Background Ganglionic tuberculosis is the most common extrapulmonary localization in Morocco. It is still a diagnostic and therapeutic problem especially when the infection is concomitant to the management of a cancer. Case presentation Here, we report the uncommon case of a fortuitous discovery of ganglionic tuberculosis in the anatomopathological analysis of an axillary node dissection after conservative treatment of breast cancer for a 29-year-old patient without medical history. Her file was discussed in a multidisciplinary consultation meeting during which several decisions were made. We decided to start her antituberculosis treatment then after three weeks her adjuvant chemotherapy with radiotherapy and hormone therapy. Furthermore, giver her young age, she had an oncogenetic consultation. Despite difficulties of therapeutic compliance, the patient completed her cancer treatments after two years, she also cured of her tuberculosis. Being in remission, she is still on hormone therapy and consults every 3-months as part of her follow-up. Conclusions Cancer and tuberculosis presenting simultaneously creates clinical and histopathological difficulties for differential diagnosis and for therapeutic decisions. Anticancer chemotherapy is not an obstacle in anti-tuberculosis treatment but the compliance of patients to receive both at the same time with the associated side effects is one to consider.
Le syndrome de Ballantyne ou syndrome en miroir qui a été décrit pour la première fois en 1892 est une pathologie maternelle désignant un syndrome d´anasarque fœtale compliqué d´œdèmes maternels plus ou moins généralisés accompagnés d´albuminurie et parfois d´une anémie. C´est une entité clinique rare. Le diagnostic repose sur une triade qui consiste dans la coexistence d´hydrops fœtal, œdème maternel généralisé et placentomégalie. Il peut être en relation avec l´hydrops fœtal de n´importe quelle cause. Son diagnostic doit être évoqué devant un syndrome œdémateux maternel associé à un état d´anasarque fœtale. Le pronostic fœtal réservé auquel peut s'associer une forte morbidité maternelle expliquent l'intérêt de poser un diagnostic précoce en identifiant son étiologie afin d'établir un traitement anténatal pouvant améliorer ainsi le pronostic materno-fœtal. Nous rapportons un cas unique, jamais décris dans la littérature, d´un syndrome de Ballantyne chez une patiente de 32 ans dont l´étiologie de l´hydrops fœtale était une tumeur cardiaque fœtale type rhabdomyome cardiaque.
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