Cervicofacial Cellulitis due to Staphylococcus aureus with Jugular Vein Thrombosis and Multiple Septic Pulmonary Embolism: A Lemierre-Like Syndrome.

This is the case of a 28-year-old male patient with no particular pathological history who presented with an inflammatory swelling of the right cheek with pus in an infectious context. Cervicofacial CT with contrast injection allowed the diagnosis of a right cervicofacial cellulitis, associated with a jugular venous thrombosis extending to the superior vena cava. It also revealed septic pulmonary metastases in the form of multiple excavated pulmonary nodules. The analysis of the pus sample allowed the isolation of Staphylococcus aureus as the causative germ. This led to the diagnosis of a Lemierre-like syndrome, which is a variant of the Lemierre syndrome. Despite appropriate antibiotic treatment and anticoagulation, the patient died after 16 days of hospitalization.

Malrotation of an iliac ectopic kidney with pyelo-ureteral duplication: An incidental three-in-one congenital anomaly.

Renal ectopia is a rare congenital anomaly that mostly occurs in the pelvic area. An ectopic kidney is usually associated with other anomalies such as a malrotation. We report the case of a 15-year-old male who consulted after a blunt abdominal trauma. A left iliac renal ectopia was incidentally discovered. This ectopic kidney was associated with a malrotation, and a pyelo-ureteral duplication. Iliac renal ectopia should be dissociated from other abdominal renal ectopias, and its association with other renal malformations should be further investigated.

Apport de la TDM thoracique pour le dépistage de la COVID-19 et impact médico-économique de la pandémie à COVID-19 au service de radiologie de Fann (Dakar-Sénégal) / Contribution of thoracic CT for COVID-19 screening and medico-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the radiology department of Fann (Dakar-Senegal)

Objectifs :Évaluer l'apport de la TDM thoracique dans le diagnostic des patients suspects de COVID-19en comparaison avec la technique de référence (RT-PCR) et déterminer l'impact médico-économique de la COVID-19 au service de radiologie du CHU de Fann. Matériels et méthodes: Il s'agissait d'une étude rétrospective, descriptive sur une période de 4 mois allant du 1er avril au 31 Juillet 2020, au service de radiologie du CHU de Fann.Ont été inclus les patients reçus pour suspicion clinique de COVID-19, qui avaient eu une TDM thoracique et un prélèvement naso-pharyngé par écouvillonnage pour RT-PCR, soit au total 314 patients. Nous avons étudié les données épidémiologiques, cliniques, les images évocatrices de COVID-19 (opacités en verre dépoli, condensation, topographie lésionnelle), existence ou non d'une embolie, les anomalies en faveur de surinfection, les lésions associées, l'impact sur la fréquentation des différentes modalités etl'impact sur les recettes. Résultats:L'âge médian était de 62 ans et le sex-ratio 1,61. La fièvre a été présente chez 7 patients (2,23%); la toux chez 17 patients (5,41%); la dyspnée chez 30 patients (9,55%) et un syndrome de détresse respiratoire chez 63 patients (20,07%). La clinique n'a pas été précisée chez 163 patients (51,91%). La TDM thoracique était normale chez 20 patients (6,37%), évocatrice de COVID-19 chez 274 patients (87,26%) et non évocatrice de COVID-19 chez 20 patients (6,37%). La RT-PCR était positive chez 125 patients soit 39,80%. La sensibilité et la spécificité de la TDM étaient respectivement de 91,2% et 15,34%. La valeur prédictive positive, la valeur prédictive négative et le taux de précision étaient respectivement de 42%, 72,5% et 45,5%. La baisse du taux de fréquentation était de 59% en radiographie standard, 55% en échographie, 24% au scanner et 87% en mammographie. Dans notre étude on a noté une baisse de 40% des recettes au second trimestre de 2020 comparativement au premier trimestre. Conclusion: La TDM thoracique a une bonne sensibilité pour le diagnostic de la COVID-19. De ce fait, elle peut être considérée comme un outil principal pour la détection des lésions pulmonaires évocatrices de pneumonie COVID-19. Les impacts médico-économiques de la COVID-19 ont été considérables.

Late diagnosis of imperforate hymen with hematometrocolpos and bilateral hydronephrosis of a horseshoe kidney.

Imperforate hymen is a fairly uncommon genital disorder where the hymen completely obstructs the vaginal opening. Several authors have ruled out its co-occurrence with other congenital anomalies. In this report, we discuss the exceptional case of a late diagnosis of imperforate hymen associated with bilateral hydronephrosis of a horseshoe kidney in a 19-year-old female patient. To our knowledge, an association of imperforate hymen and horseshoe kidney has never been reported.

[Sorting and detection of COVID-19 by low-dose thoracic CT scan in patients consulting the radiology department of Fann hospital (Dakar-Senegal)]. / Tri et détection du COVID-19 par TDM thoracique low-dose chez des patients tout-venant au service de radiologie de l´hôpital de Fann (Dakar-Sénégal).

INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 has spread rapidly since its emergence in China and is currently a global health issue. Its definitive diagnosis is made by PCR on nasopharyngeal swabs. However, this diagnostic test has low sensitivity with delayed results. Hence, thoracic computed tomography represents an interesting alternative. The aims of this study were to assess the frequency of computed tomography (CT) lesions suggestive of COVID-19 and to compare the results of CT and PCR test. METHODS: a prospective study carried out over15 working days and involved 47 patients. These patients were recruited based on the presence of at least 2 clinical signs of COVID-19. Chest CT without contrast according to the "LOW-DOSE" protocol was performed. A PCR test on nasopharyngeal swabs was done in patients with signs suggestive of COVID on CT. A serological test was performed in case of a discrepancy between the CT and PCR results. RESULTS: thoracic CT was abnormal in 38 patients and normal in 9 patients. Lesions suggestive of COVID-19 have been identified in 32 patients. Two patients had lesions of non-specific pneumonia. Tuberculosis lesions were visualized in 3 patients. One patient had lesions of interstitial pneumonia. The mean DLP was 59 mGy.cm with extremes of 25 and 95 mGy.cm. Ground-glass opacity was present in 100% of COVID-19 suspects on CT. The results of the PCR test were the same than CT in 12 patients. The positive predictive value for CT was 37.5%. In 20 patients with COVID lesions on CT, the PCR test was negative with a false positive rate of 62.5%. In the patients with negative PCR test, 4 had a serological test for COVID-19 and this test was positive in 3. CONCLUSION: low-dose chest CT can reduce radiation exposure in COVID-19 patients who are at risk of cumulative dose due to repetitive exam. CT can identify lesions suggestive of COVID-19. It also enables the triage of patients by identifying other diagnoses.