In Western countries, the current trend is to use sequential quadruple therapy or bismuth-based instead of triple therapy for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). In sub-Saharan Africa, high prevalence ...
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In Western countries, the current trend is to use sequential quadruple therapy or bismuth-based instead of triple therapy for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). In sub-Saharan Africa, high prevalence area of the H. pylori infection, the effectiveness of these triple therapies widely used in routine has been little evaluated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of three patterns of first-line triple therapy based on combining a proton pump inhibitors (PPI), and 3 types of antibiotics: omeprazole (O), amoxicillin (A), clarythromycin (C) and metronidazole (M). Patients and Methods: This is a randomized clinical trial opened on 3 parallel arms: OAM (group 1 or G1), OAC (group 2 or G2) or OCM (group 3 or G3). The primary endpoint was H. pylori eradication rate after seven days triple therapy. H. pylori diagnosis infection was based on bacterium detection on the histological examination of the gastric biopsies. Histological control was performed 4 weeks after the end of treatment to assess H. pylori eradication rate. Results: The average age of our 153 patients included in the study (86 men) was 44.33 ± 11.72 years. The main reason of the endoscopy was the dyspeptic syndrome (75.16%). The gastroscopy was normal in 28.76%. A Gastric or duodenal peptic ulcer was found in 17% of cases and gastropathy in 45.75%. Histologically, the GC was active in 90.9% of cases, follicular in 35.3% of cases, atrophic in 22.5% of cases and was associated with intestinal metaplasia (IM) in 5.2% of cases. Patients of these three groups (n = 64 for G1, n = 56 for G2 and n = 33 for G3) were comparable for age, gender, endoscopy indications, alcohol consumption history or smoking, and anti-inflammatory drugs taking. Approximately 23% of patients experienced adverse reactions. The overall H. pylori eradication rate was 22.3%. There was no significant difference H. pylori eradication rate depending on the treatment used (28.1%, 21.4% and 15.1% fo
Background: Fahr syndrome associates a set of neuropsychiatric manifestations with bilateral calcifications in the basal ganglia and phosphocalcic disorders. Neuromeningeal cryptococcosis can be present in its manifes...
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Background: Fahr syndrome associates a set of neuropsychiatric manifestations with bilateral calcifications in the basal ganglia and phosphocalcic disorders. Neuromeningeal cryptococcosis can be present in its manifestations, neuropsychic disorders with or without meningeal signs. The objective was to describe a rare association between Fahr syndrome and neuromeningeal cryptococcosis which can be expressed by the same clinical symptomatology in the context of co-infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Presentation: A 37-year-old patient without pathological history, who presented behavioral disorders that led to a fight with those around her and a psychiatric consultation. Then, she was hospitalized in the infectious diseases Department upon discovery of her HIV status and viral hepatitis B. She was logorrheic with behavioral disturbances and subsequently presented with tonic-clonic convulsions. Laboratory tests and imaging have concomitantly discovered Fahr syndrome due to pseudohypoparathyroidism and neuromeningeal cryptococcosis. The correct management of these two pathologies enabled stabilization of the patient’s clinical condition with regular monitoring for HIV-HBV coinfection. Conclusion: Farh syndrome and neuromeningeal cryptococcosis are two different entities but sometimes similar symptoms and risk factors. Treatment of metabolic disorders combined with anticryptococcal therapy improved the prognosis.
Introduction: A congenital malformation is defined as a morphological abnormality of an organ or body region resulting from an abnormal developmental process during the formation of the embryo or fetus. Depending on t...
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Introduction: A congenital malformation is defined as a morphological abnormality of an organ or body region resulting from an abnormal developmental process during the formation of the embryo or fetus. Depending on their type, location and size, malformations can cause functional, psychological and aesthetic defects. The aim of this study is to document the frequency of congenital malformations, describe the characteristics of malformed newborns and their biological mothers, and identify the different types of malformations presented by newborns at the INSE. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study of clinically visible malformed newborns. It was carried out from January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2022 at the INSE neonatology unit. Epi info version 3.1 software was used for data entry and analysis. Results: Of a total of 2332 neonates hospitalized during the study period, 81 (3.5%) cases had at least one clinically visible congenital malformation. Nearly 84% had an age ≤ 7 days at the time of admission. The male sex was most concerned (60.5%). Newborns referred by a health facility accounted for 84%. Malformations of the digestive system accounted for 30.9% of cases, followed by those of the limbs (19.8%) and poly malformative syndrome (19.8%). Conclusion: This study shows that congenital malformations exist and are frequent in Guinea. Our results could therefore be the starting point for the future establishment of a national register of congenital malformations.
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