Introduction: Joint manifestations are common in systemic lupus, affecting multiple joints or just one. These manifestations are present in 95% of patients. Pseudo-septic arthritis is a subset of systemic lupus that m...Introduction: Joint manifestations are common in systemic lupus, affecting multiple joints or just one. These manifestations are present in 95% of patients. Pseudo-septic arthritis is a subset of systemic lupus that mimics septic arthritis caused by the deposition of lipid droplets in the joint. We present the case of a patient hospitalized for mono-arthritis, which revealed systemic lupus. Observation: The patient is a 19-year-old woman, single, without children, and with no previous medical history, who was hospitalized for fever and inflammatory polyarthralgia. The clinical examination revealed an inflammatory swelling of the right knee with patellar ballottement, yellow citrine synovial fluid, an inflammatory tumor on the left arm, which was round, mobile, and fluctuating with purulent content, edema of the lower limbs, and facial puffiness, along with a systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Paraclinical examination showed hyperleukocytosis with neutrophil predominance, microcytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, antistreptolysin O (ASLO) 3, suggesting inflammatory arthritis. Bacteriological tests did not isolate any pathogens. An arthrotomy with synovial biopsy was performed, and the histopathological examination supported non-specific synovitis. A joint ultrasound showed signs of arthritis with a septic appearance. During the third hospitalization for persistent fever, she presented with facial puffiness, anemia syndrome, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and a malar rash across the bridge of the nose. Antinuclear antibodies returned positive with a titer of 1280 and a speckled fluorescence pattern, and anti-native DNA antibodies were positive at 60.1 (normal Conclusion: Pseudo-septic arthritis is a feature of lupus that can mimic septic arthritis. Monoarticular involvement is rare but possible. The absence of pathogens and the inflammatory nature of the synovial fluid should prompt consideration of a lupus-related etiology.展开更多
Introduction: The frequency, severity, cost of treatment, morbidity and mortality of stroke make it a real public health problem. In industrialized countries, strokes are the leading cause of physical disability in ad...Introduction: The frequency, severity, cost of treatment, morbidity and mortality of stroke make it a real public health problem. In industrialized countries, strokes are the leading cause of physical disability in adults, the second leading cause of dementia (after Alzheimer’s disease), and the third leading cause of death (after cancer and cardiovascular disease). It’s also a major cause of depression. The objective of our study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical and evolutionary aspects of stroke in the internal medicine department of Tivaouane Hospital. Material and Method: This is a retrospective study carried out from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2018 on the files of patients hospitalized for stroke in the medical department of the EPS1 in Tivaouane. We took into account all the patients who had a brain CT (computed tomography) scan. We collected data related to socio-demographic characteristics, history, risk factors, reasons for admission, clinical signs, paraclinical examinations, as well as evolution. Results: Out of 1999 patients, 206 files of patients with stroke were collected, i.e. a proportion of 10.3%. Our study population had a mean age of 65.53 years [16 - 97 years]. We noted a clear predominance of women (50.5%). The majority of the population came from the outskirts of Tivaouane (56.7%). Risk factors for stroke were dominated by hypertension (90.3%), dyslipidemia (19.4%), previous stroke (18.9%), and diabetes (16%). The clinical signs were dominated by a motor deficit (94.1%), speech disorders (67.4%) and consciousness disorders (47%). Ischemic strokes were predominant (65%) over hemorrhagic strokes (34.5%). The outcome was generally unfavorable with 14.6% total recovery, 58.7% recovery with sequelae and a case fatality of 26.7%. Conclusion: It emerges from this study that strokes still remain a real public health problem. Knowledge of populations of risk factors as well as their proper management is fundamental in primary prevention strategies, the only guarantee for a reduction in the still very high morbidity and mortality of this disease.展开更多
Introduction: Malaria, the first parasitical endemic disease in the world, is a serious disease with 407,000 deaths in Africa in 2016. It is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in Senegal [1] [2]. Methods: Our r...Introduction: Malaria, the first parasitical endemic disease in the world, is a serious disease with 407,000 deaths in Africa in 2016. It is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in Senegal [1] [2]. Methods: Our retrospective study carried out from 1st January 2010 to 31 December 2013, at the department of internal medicine in the regional hospital of Thies was aimed at studying the epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical and prognostic profile of severe malaria in the autochthonous adults with 15 years and more. Results: Over this 3-year period, 57 patients were hospitalized in 1275 patients due to severe malaria that is to say a hospital prevalence of 4.47%. The average age was 64.21. A clear male predominance has been observed, around 61% (34/57) against 39% (23/57) with a sex ratio of 1.6. The highest malarial infestation rate was found at the end of the rainy season and at the beginning of the dry season (September to November). The clinical picture which predominates is the neurological affection which represented 33.3% of the cases. The different aspects of this neurological affection were of coma type, convulsion and prostration in 87%;21.7% and 8.6% respectively. The cerebral malaria was associated or not with other symptoms of severity that are anemia in 41.6%;icterus was represented in 21% of the cases, cardio-vascular collapse in 15.8% and hypoglycemia in 5.5% of the cases. The complications were observed during the hospitalization in 73.6% of the cases with the type of bacterial pneumonia (47.6%) and urinary infections (26.2%). The curative treatment was based on quinine salts through intravenous track in 100% of the case with a shift to the Artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) associated with intense care measures. In our study the whole lethality is 17%. Conclusion: The results of our study shows that the severe forms of malaria are still affecting our tropical endemic area, in spite of the prevention efforts made to fight against this plague. This research illustrates the difficulties to provide optimum medical care when combining antimalarial treatment and resuscitative measures in the decentralized reception facilities.展开更多
文摘Introduction: Joint manifestations are common in systemic lupus, affecting multiple joints or just one. These manifestations are present in 95% of patients. Pseudo-septic arthritis is a subset of systemic lupus that mimics septic arthritis caused by the deposition of lipid droplets in the joint. We present the case of a patient hospitalized for mono-arthritis, which revealed systemic lupus. Observation: The patient is a 19-year-old woman, single, without children, and with no previous medical history, who was hospitalized for fever and inflammatory polyarthralgia. The clinical examination revealed an inflammatory swelling of the right knee with patellar ballottement, yellow citrine synovial fluid, an inflammatory tumor on the left arm, which was round, mobile, and fluctuating with purulent content, edema of the lower limbs, and facial puffiness, along with a systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Paraclinical examination showed hyperleukocytosis with neutrophil predominance, microcytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, antistreptolysin O (ASLO) 3, suggesting inflammatory arthritis. Bacteriological tests did not isolate any pathogens. An arthrotomy with synovial biopsy was performed, and the histopathological examination supported non-specific synovitis. A joint ultrasound showed signs of arthritis with a septic appearance. During the third hospitalization for persistent fever, she presented with facial puffiness, anemia syndrome, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and a malar rash across the bridge of the nose. Antinuclear antibodies returned positive with a titer of 1280 and a speckled fluorescence pattern, and anti-native DNA antibodies were positive at 60.1 (normal Conclusion: Pseudo-septic arthritis is a feature of lupus that can mimic septic arthritis. Monoarticular involvement is rare but possible. The absence of pathogens and the inflammatory nature of the synovial fluid should prompt consideration of a lupus-related etiology.
文摘Introduction: The frequency, severity, cost of treatment, morbidity and mortality of stroke make it a real public health problem. In industrialized countries, strokes are the leading cause of physical disability in adults, the second leading cause of dementia (after Alzheimer’s disease), and the third leading cause of death (after cancer and cardiovascular disease). It’s also a major cause of depression. The objective of our study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical and evolutionary aspects of stroke in the internal medicine department of Tivaouane Hospital. Material and Method: This is a retrospective study carried out from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2018 on the files of patients hospitalized for stroke in the medical department of the EPS1 in Tivaouane. We took into account all the patients who had a brain CT (computed tomography) scan. We collected data related to socio-demographic characteristics, history, risk factors, reasons for admission, clinical signs, paraclinical examinations, as well as evolution. Results: Out of 1999 patients, 206 files of patients with stroke were collected, i.e. a proportion of 10.3%. Our study population had a mean age of 65.53 years [16 - 97 years]. We noted a clear predominance of women (50.5%). The majority of the population came from the outskirts of Tivaouane (56.7%). Risk factors for stroke were dominated by hypertension (90.3%), dyslipidemia (19.4%), previous stroke (18.9%), and diabetes (16%). The clinical signs were dominated by a motor deficit (94.1%), speech disorders (67.4%) and consciousness disorders (47%). Ischemic strokes were predominant (65%) over hemorrhagic strokes (34.5%). The outcome was generally unfavorable with 14.6% total recovery, 58.7% recovery with sequelae and a case fatality of 26.7%. Conclusion: It emerges from this study that strokes still remain a real public health problem. Knowledge of populations of risk factors as well as their proper management is fundamental in primary prevention strategies, the only guarantee for a reduction in the still very high morbidity and mortality of this disease.
文摘Introduction: Malaria, the first parasitical endemic disease in the world, is a serious disease with 407,000 deaths in Africa in 2016. It is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in Senegal [1] [2]. Methods: Our retrospective study carried out from 1st January 2010 to 31 December 2013, at the department of internal medicine in the regional hospital of Thies was aimed at studying the epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical and prognostic profile of severe malaria in the autochthonous adults with 15 years and more. Results: Over this 3-year period, 57 patients were hospitalized in 1275 patients due to severe malaria that is to say a hospital prevalence of 4.47%. The average age was 64.21. A clear male predominance has been observed, around 61% (34/57) against 39% (23/57) with a sex ratio of 1.6. The highest malarial infestation rate was found at the end of the rainy season and at the beginning of the dry season (September to November). The clinical picture which predominates is the neurological affection which represented 33.3% of the cases. The different aspects of this neurological affection were of coma type, convulsion and prostration in 87%;21.7% and 8.6% respectively. The cerebral malaria was associated or not with other symptoms of severity that are anemia in 41.6%;icterus was represented in 21% of the cases, cardio-vascular collapse in 15.8% and hypoglycemia in 5.5% of the cases. The complications were observed during the hospitalization in 73.6% of the cases with the type of bacterial pneumonia (47.6%) and urinary infections (26.2%). The curative treatment was based on quinine salts through intravenous track in 100% of the case with a shift to the Artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) associated with intense care measures. In our study the whole lethality is 17%. Conclusion: The results of our study shows that the severe forms of malaria are still affecting our tropical endemic area, in spite of the prevention efforts made to fight against this plague. This research illustrates the difficulties to provide optimum medical care when combining antimalarial treatment and resuscitative measures in the decentralized reception facilities.
