According to the WHO, the incidence of leptospirosis in man is not well known, it would probably be between 0.1 to 1 per 100 000 inhabitants per year in temperate climates and 10 or more per 100 000 inhabitants per year in tropical and humid climates. 6 The main reservoir of leptospires is the renal tubules of animals (rodents, cattle,
Les métastases ombilicales des tumeurs viscérales sont très rares et graves vu leur pronostic péjoratif. Elles constituent parfois le seul signe d'appel vers la tumeur primitive, ce qui rend la démarche diagnostique difficile. À cet égard, il nous semble intéressant de vous rapporter deux cas de métastases cutanées ombilicales de tumeurs gastriques colligés dans le service de gastroentérologie du CHU Mohammed-VI. Pour citer cette revue : J. Afr. Hépatol. Gastroentérol. 5 (2011).
Mots clés Métastase ombilicale · Cancer gastrique · Chimiothérapie palliativeAbstract Umbilical metastases of the visceral tumours are very rare and associated with a poor prognosis. They sometimes appear as a result of primary tumour, making the diagnosis difficult. In this article, we report two cases of umbilical cutaneous metastases of gastric tumours in the Gastroenterology Department of Mohammed VI Hospital.
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