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Posterior facet arthritis is rarely described. The authors report a case of arthritis of the posterior lumbar facet in a woman consulting for back pain associated with relative functional impairment. Modern imaging, in slices, enables better examination of the posterior arch and better diagnosis of pathologies. Tuberculosis is one of the conditions affecting the posterior lumbar facet, and its characteristics on MRI are well-defined. This case shows that tuberculosis is a not uncommon cause of posterior facet arthritis and should be considered even before the appearance of clinical and bacteriological signs to avoid catastrophic situations for the patient.
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Artritis Infecciosa/microbiología , Tuberculosis de la Columna Vertebral/diagnóstico por imagen , Articulación Cigapofisaria/microbiología , Adulto , Artritis Infecciosa/diagnóstico , Burkina Faso , Femenino , Humanos , Dolor de la Región Lumbar/etiología , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Articulación Cigapofisaria/diagnóstico por imagenRESUMEN
A man consults for abdominal pain and fever. The diagnosis is suspected on a plain abdominal radiograph.
Un homme consulte pour des douleurs abdominales et une fièvre. Le diagnostic est évoqué sur une radiographie de l'abdomen sans préparation.
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Dolor Abdominal/diagnóstico , Enfisema/diagnóstico , Fiebre/diagnóstico , Pielonefritis/diagnóstico , Dolor Abdominal/complicaciones , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Enfisema/complicaciones , Fiebre/complicaciones , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Neumoperitoneo/complicaciones , Neumoperitoneo/diagnóstico , Pielonefritis/complicaciones , Radiografía AbdominalRESUMEN
Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is considered as rare but is probably under-recognized. It is characterized by the association of acute severe headache and/or focal neurological deficits and/or seizures and segmental vasoconstriction of cerebral arteries that resolve within one to three months. The purpose of this report is to describe the first case of post-partum RCVS from Burkina Faso. Diagnosis of RCVS was based on clinical setting (post-partum), absence of vascular risk factor, sudden onset, rapid resolution of signs and symptoms within eight days, brain scan findings (spontaneous bilateral posterior low density areas of cerebral ischemia), and elimination of other possible causes, i.e., meningeal or cerebellar hemorrhage, cerebral venous thrombosis, HELLP syndrome.
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Trastornos Cerebrovasculares/complicaciones , Trastornos Cerebrovasculares/fisiopatología , Cefaleas Primarias/etiología , Trastornos Puerperales/etiología , Vasoconstricción , Adulto , Burkina Faso , Femenino , Humanos , SíndromeRESUMEN
Le Liposarcome du mediastin est une affection rarissime. Seuls 60 a 80 cas ont ete rapportes dans la litterature. Sa frequence est d'environ 1pour cent des Liposarcomes toute localisation confondue et de moins de 1pour cent des tumeurs mediastinales. Nous rapportons l'observation d'un malade traite et suivi a l'hopital de Compiegne (France). Ce travail montre le role determinant de la tomodensitometrie dans le diagnostic et la surveillance de cette affection
