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Prostatic lithiases are characterized by the development of stones in the prostatic tissue (acini, channels). They rarely occur in children but they are frequent in men. We report the case of a 24-year old patient with a few month-history of micturation disorders including dysuria and pollakiuria followed by perineal urinary leakage during minction. Reno-vesico-prostatic ultrasound showed voluminous prostatic calcification. Standard radiographic evaluation of the urinary tract and fistulography of the perineal orifice showed a communication with the bladder and showed large calcification projecting over the pubis. The diagnosis of prostatic lithiasis was retained. The patient was treated with antibiotic therapy before, during and after surgical extraction of the voluminous lithiasis. Surgical outcomes were favorable.
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Fistula/diagnosis , Lithiasis/diagnosis , Perineum/pathology , Prostatic Diseases/diagnosis , Age Factors , Fistula/pathology , Humans , Lithiasis/pathology , Lithiasis/surgery , Male , Prostatic Diseases/pathology , Prostatic Diseases/surgery , Treatment Outcome , Young AdultABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis is the most common mycobacteriosis in sub-Saharan Africa. Cutaneous tuberculosis is rare and underdiagnosed due to its clinical polymorphism and to the smallness of technical equipment. This study aims to describe the epidemiological, clinical, histopathological aspects of cutaneous tuberculosis in Bamako (Mali). METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study from January 1991 to December 2008. The study was performed in the Department of Dermatology at the National Center for Disease Control and in the Department of Pneumophtisiology at the Hospital of Point G. The patients with tuberculosis confirmed by histological and/or biological examination were included in the study. RESULTS: Out of 4269 patients? medical records, 61 cases of cutaneous tuberculosis were identified (1.43%). Men accounted for 59% of the cases (36 patients) and women 41% (25 cases); sex-ratio was 1.44. The age of the patients ranged from 3 months to 61 years, with an average age of 27.56 ± 36 years. The average length of follow-up was 10.9 ± 10 months. The identified clinical forms were scrofuloderma (41 cases), ulcerative form (13 cases), verrucous form (4 cases), and tuberculous Lupus (3 cases). Tuberculosis was associated with HIV in 7 cases, with leprosy in 3 cases. CONCLUSION: Cutaneous tuberculosis is underdiagnosed in Mali. Efforts are needed to improve the accessibility and the technical equipment available in the Departments, in order to conduct an extensive interdisciplinary study on this pathology.
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HIV Infections/epidemiology , Leprosy/epidemiology , Tuberculosis, Cutaneous/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Follow-Up Studies , HIV Infections/complications , Humans , Infant , Leprosy/complications , Male , Mali/epidemiology , Middle Aged , Sex Distribution , Tuberculosis, Cutaneous/diagnosis , Tuberculosis, Cutaneous/pathology , Young AdultABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Skin diseases in the aging population vary and are a key concern for clinicians in terms of diagnosis, management and follow-up. This study aims to describe the epidemiological and clinical aspects of skin diseases among geriatric patients hospitalized in the Department of Dermatology at the National Center In Support Of Disease, Bamako. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional case study of patients with geriatric dermatoses hospitalized in the Department of Dermatology at the National Center In Support Of Disease from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2014. Out of 398 patients hospitalized, 76 patients aged 60 years and over were included in the study. Data entry was accomplished using Epidata 3.1 software, while data analysis was performed using stata 14 software. RESULTS: The prevalence of skin diseases among hospitalized geriatric patients was 19.10%. The age of the patients varied from 60 to 95 years, with an average age of 68.85 years. We enrolled 29 men and 47 women, with a sex-ratio of 0,60. The main diseases reported were dermohypodermitis (44.74%), autoimmune bullous dermatitis (13.16%), toxidermia (10.53%), venous ulcers (6.58%), arterial ulcers (3.95%), malignant tumors (5.27%), diabetic wounds (3.95%). Four patients died (5,26%). CONCLUSION: This study has assessed a high prevalence of subjects aged 60 and over hospitalized in the Department of Dermatology in Bamako. Moreover, it has confirmed that dermohypodermitis are the most frequent skin diseases among geriatric patients hospitalized in Mali.
