Revue médicale suisse
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Revue médicale suisse · Jun 2012
Review Case Reports[Young and migrants: a multidisicplinary approach in a youth clinic in Geneva].
Recent young migrants are a very heterogeneous population with mixed health needs. The global world mortality and morbidity of 12-25 year olds' is mostly related to accidents and other preventable causes or mental disorders. ⋯ The adolescent and young adult program of Geneva University Hospitals is a specialized, multidisciplinary integrated team contributing to improve delivery of care through an easy access to care and preventative activities. In collaboration with Geneva's health network it offers a valuable continuity of care in this population.
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Revue médicale suisse · May 2012
Review Case Reports[Diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomatosis: (corrected) case report and literature review].
A 38 year old woman with a medical history of left pleurectomy and thoracic duct ligation for a recurrent chylothorax at age 21 was hospitalized for evaluation and treatment of a right sided pleural effusion and a pericardial effusion. A diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomatosis was diagnosed based on evidence obtained from a thoracic CT scan and from pleural and pericardial biopsies. ⋯ Although both effusions initially recurred and required subsequent drainage and treatment by colchicine, evolution at 19 months of diagnosis is favorable. This case illustrates the fact that the prognosis of diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomatosis in adults may be characterized by a less aggressive evolution and by a more favorable prognosis than that observed in children.