In Morocco, envenomations caused by viper bites and scorpion stings are frequent and associated with high lethality. It occurs mainly during the summer season with a peak between June and August. It is a medical emergency requiring intensive care. It is a life-threatening disease mainly due to the systemic hemorrhagic syndrome. Here, we present the clinical course of a patient in his 50s who suffered a snakebite and describe the neurological sequelae. The patient was admitted to the emergency room in a state of unconsciousness with gangrene on the right foot. An emergency brain scan showed meningeal hemorrhage and intracerebral hematomas. The biological assessment revealed disseminated intravascular coagulation. The evolution of the clinical course was rapidly unfavorable and the patient died within 24 hours of admission.
Radiation-induced sarcoma of the breast is a rare but serious complication of radiation therapy for breast cancer. Although the risk of this complication is low, patients who have undergone radiation therapy for breast cancer should have regular follow-up to detect any signs of new tumor or recurrence. Imaging tests such as CT or MRI can be used to screen for radiation-induced sarcoma. If radiation-induced sarcoma is detected, the recommended treatment includes complete surgical removal followed by postoperative radiation therapy.
Renal osteodystrophy is a common complication referring to the skeletal changes associated with the phosphocalcic disorders of chronic uremia in patients with end-stage kidney disease. Uremic leontiasis ossea (ULO) is a rare and severe form of renal osteodystrophy with characteristic overgrowth of the cranial vault and facial bones. Computed tomography (CT) findings are particularly characteristic and include serpiginous tunneling within the maxillofacial bones and cortical bone resorption. The recognition of its radiological appearance and abrupt management are essential to avoid its devastating esthetic and functional impairments. Today's better medical facilities have improved hemodialysis methods, and meticulous patient follow‐up has decreased the incidence of leontiasis. In this paper, we report three rare cases of patients with end stage renal failure who presented with multiple face swellings and were diagnosed with ULO.
Madura foot or pedal mycetoma is a chronic cutaneous fungal infection that is endemic in tropical countries but rare in temperate climates. If left untreated, this condition progresses to the destruction of soft tissues and adjacent bony structures with deformation of the affected limb, hence the importance of an early diagnosis. The aim of this work is to emphasize, through two cases of pedal damage observed in Morocco, the contribution of imaging in the diagnosis of this entity.
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