Introduction :Infantile haemangiomas are the most common benign vascular tumours of infants. In Western countries, they have been the subject of several studies. However, in sub-Saharan Africa, few works are devoted t...Introduction :Infantile haemangiomas are the most common benign vascular tumours of infants. In Western countries, they have been the subject of several studies. However, in sub-Saharan Africa, few works are devoted to them. We initiated this work to contribute to a better knowledge of infantile haemangiomas in our work context. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study carried out in the Dermatology Department of C.H.U. Treichville from November 2014 to December 2016;All children with infantile haemangiomas have been taken into account, in the study. Results: We counted 42 cases of haemangiomas on 4600 paediatric dermatoses, a prevalence of 0.9%. The sex ratio was 0.35. The age of our patients ranged from 2 days to 5 years. 76.2% of patients consulted after the age of 2 months. 26.9% of patients were born premature. 54% of the haemangiomas started with an erythematous macula. 52.4% had a size between 1 and 3 cm. Superficial haemangiomas (52.38%) and mixed haemangiomas (42.85%) were the most common clinical forms. The ulcerated forms represented 9.5%. The lesions were preferentially located in the cervico-facial region (71.4%) and resulted in aesthetic prejudice in 47% of cases. 3 patients (7.14%) were treated with propranolol. 37 patients (88.1%) used self-medication using poultice. Conclusion: Infantile haemangiomas are infrequent in Cote d’Ivoire. They sit mainly in the cervico-facial area. The ulcerated forms are not negligible and they sometimes cause a significant aesthetic prejudice. Their management is sometimes difficult because of the unavailability of propranolol.展开更多
Introduction: Dermatopathology is a fundamental complementary examination for the diagnosis of certain skin conditions when the clinic is hesitant. We therefore initiated this work in order to determine the contributi...Introduction: Dermatopathology is a fundamental complementary examination for the diagnosis of certain skin conditions when the clinic is hesitant. We therefore initiated this work in order to determine the contribution of dermatopathology in the diagnostic management of certain dermatoses at the Treichville University Hospital Centre of Abidjan. Material and methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study with data collection from medical records in the dermatology-venereology and pathological anatomy departments of the Treichville University Hospital Centre. Results: We included and analyzed 184 patients with a sex ratio of 1.2. 46.2% of lesions were generalized with 2% mucosal localization. Erythematosquamous lesions (24.45%) and papules (22.82%) were the most biopsied lesions. The single biopsy sample accounted for 71.2% of the cases and the lesion size ranged from 0.5 cm to 10 cm. Biopsy parts of the lesion alone accounted for 65.2% versus 34.8% for those straddling healthy skin and lesion. Histological diagnosis was established in 91.3%. Kaposi disease accounted for 14.9% of cases followed by psoriasis 11.3%. In the case of three diagnostic hypotheses, the concordance was 84.8%. It was 76.6% for two hypotheses mentioned and 52.3% for a single hypothesis. Conclusion: This work shows that in more than half of the cases, the clinical hypotheses and the histological diagnosis match. It suggests however to continue the training of dermatologists to improve the skin biopsies and invites to initiate clinicopathological confrontations to better refine the diagnoses.展开更多
文摘Introduction :Infantile haemangiomas are the most common benign vascular tumours of infants. In Western countries, they have been the subject of several studies. However, in sub-Saharan Africa, few works are devoted to them. We initiated this work to contribute to a better knowledge of infantile haemangiomas in our work context. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study carried out in the Dermatology Department of C.H.U. Treichville from November 2014 to December 2016;All children with infantile haemangiomas have been taken into account, in the study. Results: We counted 42 cases of haemangiomas on 4600 paediatric dermatoses, a prevalence of 0.9%. The sex ratio was 0.35. The age of our patients ranged from 2 days to 5 years. 76.2% of patients consulted after the age of 2 months. 26.9% of patients were born premature. 54% of the haemangiomas started with an erythematous macula. 52.4% had a size between 1 and 3 cm. Superficial haemangiomas (52.38%) and mixed haemangiomas (42.85%) were the most common clinical forms. The ulcerated forms represented 9.5%. The lesions were preferentially located in the cervico-facial region (71.4%) and resulted in aesthetic prejudice in 47% of cases. 3 patients (7.14%) were treated with propranolol. 37 patients (88.1%) used self-medication using poultice. Conclusion: Infantile haemangiomas are infrequent in Cote d’Ivoire. They sit mainly in the cervico-facial area. The ulcerated forms are not negligible and they sometimes cause a significant aesthetic prejudice. Their management is sometimes difficult because of the unavailability of propranolol.
文摘Introduction: Dermatopathology is a fundamental complementary examination for the diagnosis of certain skin conditions when the clinic is hesitant. We therefore initiated this work in order to determine the contribution of dermatopathology in the diagnostic management of certain dermatoses at the Treichville University Hospital Centre of Abidjan. Material and methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study with data collection from medical records in the dermatology-venereology and pathological anatomy departments of the Treichville University Hospital Centre. Results: We included and analyzed 184 patients with a sex ratio of 1.2. 46.2% of lesions were generalized with 2% mucosal localization. Erythematosquamous lesions (24.45%) and papules (22.82%) were the most biopsied lesions. The single biopsy sample accounted for 71.2% of the cases and the lesion size ranged from 0.5 cm to 10 cm. Biopsy parts of the lesion alone accounted for 65.2% versus 34.8% for those straddling healthy skin and lesion. Histological diagnosis was established in 91.3%. Kaposi disease accounted for 14.9% of cases followed by psoriasis 11.3%. In the case of three diagnostic hypotheses, the concordance was 84.8%. It was 76.6% for two hypotheses mentioned and 52.3% for a single hypothesis. Conclusion: This work shows that in more than half of the cases, the clinical hypotheses and the histological diagnosis match. It suggests however to continue the training of dermatologists to improve the skin biopsies and invites to initiate clinicopathological confrontations to better refine the diagnoses.
