Background: Lower reproductive tract infections in women are important causes of morbidity but can also lead to complications and sequelae. This study aimed to establish the prevalence and risk factors of lower genital tract infections among women of reproductive age in Dakar (Senegal). Methods: This was a prospective study conducted in 6 maternity hospitals from July to November 2015. Participants ranged in age from 18 to 49 years and presented at health facilities with signs and symptoms of genital infection. Consenting individuals who met the inclusion criteria were recruited for the study. Results: During the reporting period, 276 patients were enrolled. According to the laboratory results, the prevalence of any genital infection was 69.6% (192 of 276). The most common vaginal infections were bacterial vaginosis (39.5%) and vaginal candidiasis (29%), with the third most common cause, trichomoniasis, trailing behind in terms of prevalence (2.5%). Among the microorganisms responsible for cervical infections, Ureaplasma urealyticum was the most frequent (27.5%), followed by Mycoplasma hominis (14.5%), Chlamydia trachomatis (4.7%), and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (1.1%). Multivariate analysis showed that young women and women with low levels of education were at increased risk for vaginal/cervical infections. Conclusions: This study revealed a high prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and vaginal candidiasis and suggests that health care providers should increase awareness and communication to improve vaginal hygiene practices. If infection with Trichomonas vaginalis, C trachomatis or N gonorrhoeae is suspected, we also recommend systematically performing laboratory diagnostic confirmation.

This study highlights the limitations of the applicability of the WHO syndromic approach in settings with low prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and calls for affordable and accurate rapid tests for STIs.

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Introduction To investigate the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in pregnancy in Senegal. Methods This was a cross-sectional and descriptive study of all cases of COVID-19 including nine pregnant women who were admitted in COVID-19 treatment centers in Senegal from March 2 to May 15, 2020. SARS-COV-2 infection was confirmed by PCR. Patients’ characteristics, clinical features, treatment and outcome were obtained with a customized data collection form. Results The frequency of the association COVID-19 and pregnancy was 0.5%. The age range of the patients was 18-42 years with an average 28 years, and the range of gestational weeks at admission was 7 weeks to 32 weeks. None of the patients had underlying diseases. All the patients presented with a headache and only four of them had fever. Other symptoms were also observed: two patients had a cough, two had rhinorrhea, and two patients reported poor appetite. The median time to recovery was 13.6 days, corresponding to the number of days in hospital. None of the nine pregnant women developed severe COVID-19 pneumonia or died. Conclusion Pregnant women appear to have the same contamination predispositions and clinical features of SARS-COV-2 infection as the general population. This study shows no evidence that pregnant women are more susceptible to infection with coronavirus.

ResumenLos quistes epidermoides son lesiones congénitas benignas, de lento crecimiento, que representan el 1% de todos los tumores intracraneales. En un 25% tienen una localización intradiploica y excepcionalmente infratentorial.Presentamos un caso clínico poco frecuente de un quiste epidermoide intradiploico gigante infratentorial. El paciente consultó por una diplopia y un síndrome cerebeloso. La tomografía computarizada y la resonancia magnética mostraron una lesión gigante lítica extradural de la fosa posterior de 5,2 cm x 3,8 cm, con realce periférico con el contraste. Utilizamos un abordaje suboccipital retrosigmoideo para realizar una exéresis completa tumoral y una resección incompleta capsular, debido a la adherencia de ésta al seno lateral.La evolución posoperatoria fue favorable. Realizamos una revisión bibliográfica de la literatura y discusión de nuestro caso.PALABRAS CLAVE: Quiste epidermoide. Intradiploico. Infratentorial. Giant intradiploic infratentorial epidermoid cyst SummaryEpidermoid cysts are benign, uncommon lesions (1% of all intracranial tumors). Their localization is intradiploic in 25% of cases, and exceptionally subtentorial.We report here a rare case of giant intradiploic infratentorial epidermoid cyst. A 74-year old patient presented with recent diplopia and sindrome cerebellar. CT scan and MR imaging revealed a giant osteolytic extradural lesion of the posterior fossa (5,2 cm x 3,8 cm) with a small area of peripheral enhancement after contrast injection. Retrosigmoid suboccipital craniectomy allowed a satisfactory removal of the tumor, followed by an acrylic cranioplasty. The outcome was good. Neuropathological examination confirmed an epidermoid cyst.We review the literature and discuss our case.KEY WORD: Epidermoid cyst. Intradiploic. Infratentorial. IntroducciónLos quistes epidermoides (QE) intracraneales son lesiones congénitas de bajo grado de crecimiento e histológi camente benignas. Representan alrededor del 1% de todos los tumores intracraneales. Es conocido como "el tumor perlado" por sus características macroscópicas de color nacarado. Sus localizaciones más frecuentes son a nivel del ángulo pontocerebeloso, región supraselar y cuadrigeminal 2,15,21 .Los quistes epidermoides intradiploicos son aproximadamente el 25% de todos los QE 3 . La ubicación en la fosa posterior es poco frecuente.Presentamos el caso clínico de un paciente con diagnós-tico de QE intradiploico infratentorial gigante. Caso clínicoPaciente de 74 años, con antecedentes de miocardiopatía isquémica, que consultó por una diplopia de instalación brusca y un síndrome cerebeloso derecho. En el examen neurológico presentaba una discreta dismetría derecha y una ataxia cerebelosa. El examen oftalmológico fue normal.La tomografía computarizada mostraba una lesión expansiva extradural de la fosa posterior, hipodensa, de 5,2 cm x 3,8 cm, con calcificaciones pericapsulares, con erosión ósea occipital y con realce periférico con el contraste (Fig 1).En la resonancia magnética esta lesión se presentaba