[Association of trichobezoard, gastric polyposis and splenomegaly]

Gastric trichobezoar is a rare disease, usually present as a mass of hair in the stomach, and rarely associated with a gastric polyposis. We report the case of a twenty year old girl admitted in our service to explore a chronic anaemia. Clinical exam reveals an epigastric mass and Splenomegaly. Endoscopy and radiology concluded to a giant trichobezoar with gastric polyps treated by gastrotomy and excision of the mass

[Erysipelas at the upper limb about 3 cases]

Erysipelas is an acute bacterial infection of the dermis and hypodermis generally caused by streptococcus. This affection is rare at the upper limb. The authors report the observation of three patients of the 4[th] and the 7[th] decade presenting an erysipelas at the upper limb having evolved favorably under antibiotic treatment and hospitalisation in two cases. The erysipelas is of clinical diagnosis basing on general and local signs. The portal of entry must be always looked for and treated. It represents with the diabetes, the obesity and the lymphedema a factor of gravity of this pathology