Fortuitous discovery of ganglionic tuberculosis after conservative treatment of breast cancer: a case report and review of the literature.

Background: Ganglionic tuberculosis is the most common extrapulmonary localization in Morocco. It is still a diagnostic and therapeutic problem especially when the infection is concomitant to the management of a cancer.

Case Presentation: Here, we report the uncommon case of a fortuitous discovery of ganglionic tuberculosis in the anatomopathological analysis of an axillary node dissection after conservative treatment of breast cancer for a 29-year-old patient without medical history.

A case report of rare palmoplantar keratosis and nail dystrophy with imatinib.

A 48-year-old woman developed palmoplantar hyperkeratosis during treatment with imatinib (400mg/day) for treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia. After 5months of treatment, she developed plantar lesions with yellow-brownish plaques and palmar desquamations. The skin biopsy has eliminated psoriasis.

Tuberculosis arthritis of the metatarsal phalangeal: a rare location.

Tuberculosis TB is common in countries constituting endemic areas like Morocco, spinal sites represents half of osteo-articular locations, while peripheral locations in the limbs are rare. The authors relate in this observation the case of a particular location of tuberculosis arthritis. It is osteoarthritis of the metatarsophalangeal joint of the 2(nd) ray of the foot.

Bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation with bilateral fractures of the greater tuberosity: A case report.

Bilateral anterior dislocation of the shoulders with fractures of both greater tuberosities is very rare. A 76-year-old woman sustained a bilateral anterior dislocation of her shoulders with fractures of the greater tuberosity on both sides after a fall on stairs. Her arms were abducted and externally rotated.