Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4571/1710061
Heterotopic Ossification in a 2-year-old girl: Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
Mridul Singh, Anushka Aggarwal, Sneha Bhosale, Meera Shah, Renu Kumawat, Anita Mahajan and Sundeep Upadhayaya
Article Type: CASE REPORT | First Published: April 12, 2025
We report a case of a two-year-old girl presenting with progressive multiple bony swellings over the neck and back, diagnosed as Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) based on radiological and genetic tests. FOP is an extremely rare disorder of heterotopic ossification which leads to progressive immobility. Efforts to correct deformities by surgical resection further stimulate new bone formation and lead to clinical worsening. Classically, FOP presents as malformation of the great toes and...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510137
The Assessment of Five Years Results for Congenital Talipes Equinovarus Treatment at Saint Francis Rural Referral Hospital in Kilombero, Mororgoro Tanzania
Theresia Andrea Karuhanga, Br Joseph Swai, Fassill Tekie, Wilfred Gingo, Prosper Sitta, Rahabu Morro, Ashura Ramadhani, Bartazari Sakuran and Casian Magori
Article Type: CLINICAL PEDIATRIC RESEARCH | First Published: April 14, 2025
Congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) may be defined as a fixation of the foot in adduction. It is one of the common developmental malformations of the musculoskeletal system. To date, there is no global appropriate medical care. On addition to poverty, ignorance and inadequate health system are the major risk factors to the CTEV burden to developing countries. The Pirani scoring system is an instrumental tool for assessing both the severity of the deformity, and the progress of treatment....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510136
Experience of Mothers of Children with Down syndrome at the Cocody University Hospital (Côte d’Ivoire)
Kouamé Cyprien Kouakou, Ane Leon Guillaume, Djivohessoun Augustine C, Andre Marius Gro-Bi, Isabelle Djoman, Komenan Amoro Mansou, Dainguy M and Amorissani Folquet
Article Type: ORIGINAL ARTICLE | First Published: April 09, 2025
Down syndrome or trisomy 21 is the most common chromosomal aberration and the leading cause of intellectual disability in the world. It has complex repercussions on the lives of children and their families. This was a prospective descriptive study from April 1, 2019, to January 31, 2021 (22 months) in the medical genetics unit of the Cocody University Hospital on children with trisomy 21 and their mothers. The descriptive qualitative approach was used. Data were collected using clinical intervie...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510135
Therapeutic and Evolutionary Aspects of Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) for Children in Libreville
Lembet Mikolo AM, Eyi Nzong C, Midili TL, Mekame Méyé A, Mabery Ngrodet Adryana, Kiba Live Gael, Mintsa Mi Nkama JE, Koumba Maniaga R, Manga Koumba A, Mayombo Moutsatsa J, Nguemou Mba N, Kuissi Kamkaing E and Ategbo S
Article Type: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | First Published: April 09, 2025
HIV remains a major public health problem worldwide. Without treatment, the disease progresses rapidly in children, half of whom die before the age of 2. The aim was to study the therapeutic and evolutionary aspects of HIV infection in children followed up in the various care centres....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5807/1510162
Spindle Cell Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma (SC-PTC): A Rare and Challenging Case in Thyroid Pathology
Mellouki Abderrahmane, Evrard Niyonkuru, Reda Chelly, Meriem Regragui, Mehdi Karkouri and Mohamed Mahtar
Article Type: CASE REPORT | First Published: April 12, 2025
Spindle cell PTC (SC-PTC) is an exceedingly rare PTC subtype believed to have a favorable prognosis. However, a clear and precise definition of SC-PTC is still lacking. Currently, spindle cells in SC-PTC are regarded as a form of metaplasia, wherein follicular carcinomatous cells transform into mesenchymal-like cells devoid of papillary nuclear features. We report the case of a 45-year-old woman diagnosed with spindle cell PTC. The patient presented cervical swelling that progressed gradually ov...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5742/1510095
Observational Analysis of A Retrospective Cohort on Indications and Complications of Double-J Ureteral Stents
Saleh Nedjim A*, Hissein Hagguir, Adil Kbirou, Amine Moataz, Mohamed Dakir, Adil Debbagh and Rachid Aboutaieb
Article Type: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | First Published: April 09, 2025
This was a cross-sectional prospective study conducted over twelve months in the urology department of the Ibn Rochd University Hospital in Casablanca, Morocco. Included in the study were patients who were hospitalized for complications related to double J ureteral stents. The parameters studied were age, sex, indication for JJ placement, duration of stent placement, diagnosis, renal function, urine microscopic analysis, imaging (plain abdominal radiograph or uro-CT), and therapeutic approach. D...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510248
Morphea in Plate
Youssef Zemmez, Abdourahman Moussa, Rachid Frikh and Naoufal Hjira
Article Type: Image | First Published: March 30, 2025
A 45-year-old woman with no previous pathological history of any kind consulted us for skin lesions on the trunk, which had started on the back and extended to the left breast. Dermatological examination revealed three skin lesions on the back, in the form of plaques, the largest of which was located on the left lumbar region and measured 6 centimetres in diameter. The other two were located on the middle dorsal region and measured 2 centimetres in diameter, as well as on the left breast....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410159
Recurrence of Benign Orbital Solitary Fibrous Tumor
Muhammad Awan, BS, Lea Carter, DO, Heidi Mina, MD and Jorge Agi, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 27, 2025
Orbital solitary fibrous tumors are rare, accounting for less than 1% of all orbital tumors. These tumors are typically benign and surgical excision is curative, although recurrence of the neoplasm may occur after surgery. We report a case of a recurrent orbital solitary fibrous tumor in a 30-year-old female patient. The patient initially underwent an orbitotomy with partial resection for a right periorbital lesion in April 2024 but presented it to the clinic in September 2024 with worsening rig...