La Revue de médecine interne
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Wandering spleen is a rare condition that occurs when there is an acquired or congenital hypelaxity of the suspensory ligaments of the spleen, resulting in its migration to any abdominal or pelvic position. ⋯ A wandering spleen is most frequently observed in children and young women. This rare diagnosis should be considered facing a recurrent abdominal pain syndrome, a splenomegaly accompanied with pain, or a pelvic lump. A wandering spleen may lead to torsion of the vascular pedicle of the spleen, a chronic volvulus with portal hypertension, or even a splenic infarction. The diagnosis is performed by computed tomography. Wandering spleen is treated surgically, by splenopexy or splenectomy.
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Multicenter Study
Are script concordance tests suitable for the assessment of undergraduate students? A multicenter comparative study.
Script concordance tests (SCTs) have been developed to assess clinical reasoning in uncertain situations. Their reliability for the evaluation of undergraduate medical students has not been evaluated. ⋯ The use of SCTs is a feasible option for the evaluation of undergraduate students. The SCT scores correlated with those obtained on classical MCQ tests.
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Infections are a frequent cause of cerebral vasculitis, important to diagnose because a specific treatment may be required. Infection-associated vasculitis can be caused by angiotropic pathogens (varicella zoster virus, syphilis, aspergillus). They can be associated with subarachnoidal meningitis (tuberculosis, pyogenic meningitis, cysticercosis). ⋯ Cerebral vasculitis are severe conditions and their prognosis is directly linked to early recognition and diagnosis. Infectious causes must therefore be systematically considered ahead of cerebral vasculitis, and the appropriate investigations must be determined according to the patient's clinical context. We propose here an update on the infectious causes of cerebral vasculitis, their diagnosis modalities, and therapeutic options.
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We report an original observation of multifocal refractory Destombes-Rosai-Dorfman disease associated with a myelodysplastic syndrome. The treatment of myelodysplasia allowed a good and prolonged response of both pathologies. ⋯ Our observation discusses the interest of the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome for the management of associated extra-hematological manifestations.