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ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Bariatric surgery may be indicated in patients with morbid obesity. Peripheral and central neurological complications can occur after bariatric surgery. OBSERVATION: We report a 47-year-old woman who presented with a tetraparesis related to copper deficiency after sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity. CONCLUSION: Neurological complications related to copper deficiency can occur after bariatric surgery.
La Revue de Médecine Interne 02/2013; · 0.61 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Objective. To study the morbidity and mortality of HIV-infected patients at the military hospital in Libreville (Gabon). Materials & Methods. A retrospective study of the clinical records of 289 HIV-positive patients hospitalized in the department of internal medicine between January 2008 and December 2010. Results. The patient's median age was 40 years (range: 18-70). The principal presenting complaints were fever (82%), weight loss (76.47%) and coughing (26.64%). Median time from symptom onset to consultation was 150 days (1-365). The predominant opportunistic diseases were oropharyngeal candidiasis (71.62%), all forms of tuberculosis (26.29%) and cerebral toxoplasmosis (23.87%). The median CD4 lymphocyte count was 177/mm(3 )(1-590). In-hospital mortality was 27.68%. The factors associated with death were long time to consultation and severe immunosuppression (CD4 count <100/mm(3)). Conclusion. Despite increased awareness, lateness of diagnosis and thus of treatment persist, and AIDS remains one of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality in Gabon.
Medecine et sante tropicales. 11/2012;
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ABSTRACT: The purpose of this report is to describe the first case of infection with Histoplasma capsulatum variety duboisii in Gabon, in a patient with HIV infection.
Médecine et santé tropicales. 02/2012; 22(1):82-3.
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ABSTRACT: Pyomyositis is an acute primary bacterial infection of striated muscle. It affects mainly but not only immunocompromised patients, especially in tropical areas. The responsible microbe is often found to be Staphylococcus aureus. We report here the case of an immunocompetent 17-year-old with multifocal pyomyositis from which S. aureus was isolated two weeks after he was hit with a truncheon.
Médecine et santé tropicales. 02/2012; 22(1):95-6.
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ABSTRACT: According to WHO estimates, between 1 and 20% of tuberculosis cases in the world are multiresistant. In Gabon, this prevalence is estimated at 1.9%. In this forward-looking study from March 2006 to August 2010, we report 16 cases of multi-resistant tuberculosis out of 24 suspected resistant samples (persistence of the clinical and radiological signs after three months of well conducted treatment with first-line anti-tuberculous drugs). This study is realized in association with the laboratory of mycobacterium of the Percy military teaching hospital, Clamart, France.
Bulletin de la Société de pathologie exotique 12/2011; 105(1):1-4.
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ABSTRACT: The purpose of this report is to describle the first documented case of pneumocystosis in Gabon. Diagnosis was confirmed based on microbiological methods in a 59-year-old immunodepressed HIV-positive man. Diagnosis was further documented by observation of Pneumocystis jiroveci cysts in the broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) after Gomori-Grocott color reaction. The patient responded well to treatment with Cotrimoxazole, corticoids and oxygen.
Médecine tropicale: revue du Corps de santé colonial 12/2011; 71(6):631.
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ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this report is to describe the clinical and radiological features of tuberculosis during HIV infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective comparative study was based on review of patients treated between 2006 and 2010 in the Department of Medicine of the Military Hospital in Libreville, Gabon. A total of 156 patients with all types of tuberculosis were included, i.e., a study group of 78 tuberculosis patients co-infected with HIV and a control group of 78 seronegative tuberculosis patients. Analysis was carried out on demographic, clinical and radiological data. RESULTS. Most patients in both groups were male. Mean patient age was 37.1 +/- 10.3 in the seropositive group and 29.5 +/- 11.5 in the seronegative group. Deterioration in general health was quantitatively higher in the seropositive group. Tuberculosis was confined to the lungs in 41% of patients co-infected with HIV and 55% of seronegative patients. Chest x-rays showed more extensive cavitation in seronegative patients. Mixed pulmonary and extrapulmonary disease was observed in 20.5% of seropositive patients and 10.3% of seronegative patients. The CD4 lymphocyte rate was not statistically different between patients with pulmonary versus extrapulmonary tuberculosis. CONCLUSION. Tuberculosis during HIV infection often has an atypical or banal clinical presentation. Radiological findings may be non-distinctive or even normal. For this reason, diagnosis of tuberculosis may be difficult.
Médecine tropicale: revue du Corps de santé colonial 06/2011; 71(3):253-6.
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ABSTRACT: The purpose of this report is to describe the case of a 28-year-old woman in whom acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) following cholecystectomy led to the discovery of eosinophilic lung disease. Outcome was favorable after oxygenotherapy and medical treatment using ivermectin and corticosteroids. The case shows that hypereosinophilic syndrome can be the underlying cause of ARDS.
Médecine tropicale: revue du Corps de santé colonial 04/2011; 71(2):181-2.
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ABSTRACT: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common helminth infection of the central nervous system. It is caused by the larval form of the tapeworm Taenia solium and is increasingly recognized as a major cause of neurologic disease worldwide. Epilepsy is the usual mode of revelation. Neuroimaging, including computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, combined with serodiagnostic techniques have led to this increased recognition. We report on two cases (one co-infected with the HIV) of NCC diagnosed in 2006 and 2008 at the Omar Bongo Ondimba Army Teaching Hospital. New-onset epilepsy revealed the two cases. Medical treatment with albendazole, anti-epileptic drugs and corticosteroids led to full recovery. NCC should be considered in tropical countries as a leading cause of epilepsy. Moreover, NCC should be included in the differential diagnosis of neurologic infections in HIV patients in endemic populations.
Tropical Doctor 10/2010; 40(4):235-7. · 0.66 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Neuromeningeal cryptococcosis occurs mainly in immunodepressed patients and especially AIDS patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical and prognostic features of this severe brain infection.
This retrospective study was carried out on HIV-infected patients hospitalized for cryptococcal meningitis in the internal medicine unit of a military hospital in Libreville, Gabon from January 1, 2006 to November 31, 2009.
Eleven cases of cryptococcosis were identified among a total of 290 cases of AIDS. Mean patient age was 39 years. The main clinical manifestation was headache that was either isolated or associated with other cerebral signs. In all cases, cerebrospinal fluid analysis demonstrated a clear aseptic aspect with direct examination after addition of India ink showing the presence of encapsulated yeast cells identified as cryptococcus. The patient was treated with amphotericin B and fluconazole. The mortality rate was 81.8% (9/11 cases).
Since the manifestations of cryptococcosis during clinical AIDS are non-specific, systematic screening is recommended in AIDS patients. Early treatment could reduce mortality.
Médecine tropicale: revue du Corps de santé colonial 08/2010; 70(4):406.
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ABSTRACT: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a rare disorder sometimes associated with systemic lupus. It has rarely been reported in the black African population. The purpose of this report is to describe the first two cases in Gabon. In patients presenting enlarged cervical lymph nodes, it is first necessary to rule out infectious disease. Histology can allow diagnosis by demonstrating necrotizing histiocyte lymphadenitis.
Médecine tropicale: revue du Corps de santé colonial 04/2010; 70(2):175-6.
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Médecine tropicale: revue du Corps de santé colonial 01/2009; 68(6):658.
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ABSTRACT: B lymphoproliferative disorders (B-LPD) are the most frequent types of lymphoid malignancies encountered in Gabon where HCV, HBV, HTLV-I and HIV are highly prevalent and all known for lymphotropism. Prevalences of HBs Ag, antibodies to HCV, HTLV-I and HIV were compared in 40 patients (21 men, 19 women; 17 < age < 75 years) with newly diagnosed B-LPD (low grade lymphoma = 6, intermediate grade = 21, high grade = 8: chronic lymphocytic leukaemia = 5) and 160 age and sex-matched controls. None of the B-LPD patients had got transfusion or parenteral care from the onset of symptoms to the inclusion day. In the B-LPD group, 13 patients had HBs Ag and antibodies to HCV, HIV and HTLV-1 were detected in 11, 6 and 10 subjects. In monovariate analysis, HBs Ag, antibodies to HIV or HTLV-1 were risk factors for B-LPD but antibodies to HCV were not associated with such diseases. Multivariate analysis showed only a relationship between HBs Ag and B-LPD (OR = 3.86; IC: 1.11-13.48). In such patients, reactivation of B hepatitis by treatment of B-LBD may be an important concern. If a background poor immune system could explain both susceptibility to long standing virus carriage and lymphoma development, a participating action of the HBV in lymphomagenesis could not be excluded.
Bulletin de la Société de pathologie exotique 12/2003; 96(4):275-8.
