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Palatal foreign body: Beware of diagnostic delay – A three-case series

Nogognan Ignace Lengane, Zaghre Noe, Ad Bafa Ibrahim Ouattara, Bertin Priva Ouedraogo

Palatal foreign bodies are rare and may mimic mucosal lesions, leading to diagnostic delays. We report three paediatric cases involving foreign objects located on the hard palate. In two cases, the lesions were initially misdiagnosed and managed with empirical antibiotic therapy. The third patient was referred following the accidental insertio(...)

palatal, foreign body, paediatric

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Les décès liés aux traumatismes du trafic routier au Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo

Ouedraogo, I., Dabire, N.M., Tinto, S., Korsaga, A.S., Ouedraogo, A.J.I., Ouangre, A., Sawadogo, M. & Tall, M.

Introduction : Les accidents de la route sont la première cause de mortalité chez les enfants et les jeunes âgés de cinq à 29 ans. Comparés à des fléaux tels que le VIH/SIDA, la tuberculose et les maladies diarrhéiques réunies, les accidents de la route font plus de victimes surtout dans les pays à faibles revenus. L’objectif de cette étude es(...)

Décès, traumatismes, trafic routier, épidémiologie

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Cognitive Disorders in Adults Treated for Epilepsy at University Teaching Hospitals in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Lompo D Labodi, Ouattara Souleymane, Kyélem Julie Marie AW, Napon Christian, Millogo Athanase

Objective: To study cognitive impairments in adult patients with epilepsy followed at university teaching hospitals in Ouagadougou. Methodology: This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study with prospective data collection, conducted from January 31 to August 30, 2024, in the neurology departments of Ouagadougou’s university(...)

Epilepsy; Adults; MMSE; Cognitive impairment; Age ≥ 45 years; Post-stroke sequelae

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Profil étiologique et pronostic de l'insuffisance cardiaque du sujet jeune dans un pays à ressources limitées

Anna Thiam, Jules Ramdé, , Géorges RC Millogo, Larissa Kagambéga,,Jonas Kologo Laurence Benon , Elisé Kaboré , NValentin Yameogo, André K Samadoulougou,Patrice Zabsonré

Objectifs: Etudier lesfacteurs etiologiques etlepronosticdel’insuffisance cardiaquechezlesujetjeune ^age de15 a 45 ansdansleservicedecardiologieduCentreHospitalierUniversitaireYalgadoOuedraogo. Patients etmethodes: il s’agit d’une etude decohorteretrospective du1er mars 2020au28fevrier 2022incluantsur 130 patientsjeunes, ^ages de1(...)

insuffisance cardiaque ,sujet jeune, étiologies , pronostic

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Epidemiology, clinical features, and management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the neurology department of the Bogodogo University Hospital in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Bademain Jean Fabrice Ido , Alfred Anselme Dabilgou , Abdou Salam Doulgou , Emeline Agathe Carama , Mazongue Kanlanfe Lamine Ganame , Christian Napon

Abstract Objective: To describe the epidemiology, the clinical features, and the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the neurology department of the Bogodogo University Hospital. Methods: This was a retrospective study including patients followed in the neurology department of the Bogodogo University Hospital between April(...)

Africa; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Burkina Faso; Epidemiology; clinical features.

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Caractéristiques des patients vivant avec le VIH perdus de vue suivis au Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Diallo I, Ouédraogo AG, Sawadogo N, Sawadogo A, Sawadogo M, Boncoungou K, Niamba P, Sondo AK.

Objectif : Décrire les caractéristiques des personnes vivant avec le Virus de l’immunodéficience humaine (VIH) perdus de vue et les raisons de cette perte de vue au Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo (CHUYO) à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Patients et Méthodes : Nous avons mené une étude transversale descriptive à collecte ré(...)

Perdus de vue, PVVIH, CHU-YO, Burkina Faso.

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Thyroid hematoma after blunt neck trauma

Nogognan Ignace Lengane, Milkisedek Some, Charles Ilboudo, Solo Traoré, Bertin Priva Ouedraogo

Thyroid gland hematoma following blunt neck trauma is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition due to the risk of airway compromise. While it most commonly occurs in goitrous glands, unusual mechanisms of trauma can still make such cases exceptional. We present a case of thyroid haematoma following scarf-related neck strangulation(...)

Thyroid, Hematoma, Trauma Neck

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Fournier's Gangrene Complicating Varicella in a B Cell Lymphoma Adult: A Case Report

Arouna Gnamou, Gafourou Arsène Ouédraogo, Salamata Sanfo, Abdoulaye Sawadogo, Hamadé Zonon, Annette T. Ouédraogo, Abdoul K. Dao, Saidou C. Nassirou, Adama Ouattara, Ouédan Idogo, Fatao A. C. Maiga, Eric A. Diendere, Ismaël Diallo, Mamoudou Savadogo and Apoline K. Sondo.

Introduction: Varicella (chickenpox) is generally a benign disease, but it can have serious consequences in immunocompromised individuals. Fournier’s gangrene as a consequence of varicella is rare. We report a rare case of Fournier’s gangrene complicating varicella in a young adult with B cell lymphoma. Case Presentation: We report a 22-year(...)

Varicella; Fournier's gangrene; immunocompromised; sepsis; case report.

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Facteurs associes à la survenue d’un premier épisode d’accident vasculaire cérébral ischémique dans le service de neurologie du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo (CHUYO)

SANGUISSO Souleymane

Introduction : Les AVC constituent un problème de santé publique avec une incidence élevée en Afrique subsaharienne. L’objectif de l’étude était de déterminer les facteurs associés à la survenue d’un premier épisode d’accident vasculaire cérébral ischémique (AVCI) dans le service de neurologie du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado(...)

1er épisode, AVCI, facteurs associés, CHU-YO, Burkina Faso

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Disorders of Consciousness in the Acute Phase of Cerebral Infarctions in a Low-Income Country: The Case of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

LOMPO Djingri Labodi, IDO Fabrice, OUATTARA Souleymane, IL BOUDO Moussa, KERE Fabienne, ZOUNGRANA Alassane, KYELEM Adeline Julie Marie, GNAMPA Melody Zeinab, NAPON Christian, MILLOGO Athanase

Introduction Disorders of consciousness (DOC) during the acute phase of cerebral infarctions (CI) are a strong predictor of in-hospital mortality, particularly in settings like ours, where healthcare infrastructure and therapeutic resources are limited. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and identify factors associat(...)

Cerebral infarction; disorders of consciousness; Glasgow Coma Scale; NIHSS; Ouagadougou

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Giant Cervical Lipomas: Case Series and Literature Review

Nogognan Ignace Lengane, Ibrahim Savadogo, Judicaël Marouruana Milkisedek Somé, Arsène Coulibaly, Noe Zaghre, Bertin Priva Ouedraogo

Abstract Background: Giant lipomas of the neck are rare, slow-growing benign tumours of adipose tissue that may pose significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Their large size may result in cosmetic deformities or compression of adjacent vital cervical structures, making early diagnosis and appropriate surgical management essential.(...)

Lipoma, Giant, Neck, Cervical Tumour

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Current Landscape of Children's Surgery in Africa: A Multicenter Analysis of 16,000 Cases

ABSTRACT Background: Although prior studies have estimated the burden of pediatric surgical disease in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) through statistical modeling and hospital‐ or household‐based surveys, few large‐scale descriptions of procedures and outcomes have been published. We aimed to describe the epidemiology and outcomes(...)

epidemiology | LMIC | outcomes | pediatric surgery

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Osteosynthesis of the humerus: Indications, techniques and results in a precarious environment

I Ouedraogo, MN Dabire, S Tinto, AS Korsaga, Aji Ouedraogo, M Sawadogo and M Tall

Introduction: Lesions of the humerus are relatively frequent and pose no diagnostic problem with the help of radiography. The real controversies concern the therapeutic indications, pitting the advocates of orthopaedic treatment against those of surgical treatment. Despite the risk of complications, surgery is an effective treatment for humera(...)

Humerus, Osteosynthesis, results, Indications, technics, Ouagadougou

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Trismus as a clinical manifestation of tetanus: A case report and literature review

Wendpouiré Patrice Laurent Guiguimde, Souleymane Bougoum, Elvire Marie Nokam Abena, Wendpoulomde Aime Desire Kabore, Tarcissus KonseM

Rare in developed countries because of vaccination, tetanus remain public major problem of health in poor countries and each agecan be affected. If newborn tetanus is one of the first causes of babies’ death in these countries, its prognosis depend onseveral parameters. Incubation duration, quick generalization of signs, signs gravity, possibi(...)

Tetanus, Trismus, Armengaud's "captive" tongue depressor, Complications, Case report

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Factors Associated with Incomplete Vaccination of Children Aged 0 to 23 Months in the Koutiala Health District, Mali 2019

Dado Farota, Cheick Abou Couibaly, Hanine Keita, J. Kabore, Djibril Barry, Yacouba Koné, Herman Yoda, P. Yanogo, Bouyagui Traoré, Y. Sidibé, S. Diarra, S. Keita

Context: Vaccination, an efficient health intervention, prevents 2.5 million child deaths each year. Despite past vaccination successes, in 2019; worldwide, 19.7 million children, partially vaccinated. Faced with the occurrence of measles epidemic outbreaks in 2019 in the Koutiala district, we conducted the present study to study the factors a(...)

Associated Factors, Incomplete Vaccination, Children, Koutiala

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