Cold lumbar abscesses due to tuberculous spondylitis

A 33-year-old man, originating from Morocco, came to the hospital with a one-month history of right paralumbar mass. His general condition was good except for some weight loss. He had no fever. Blood tests showed a moderate inflammatory syndrome

Congenital bronchial atresia: a fortuitous diagnosis.

A 25-year-old woman is admitted in the Radiology Department to evaluate by echography a tumefaction in the right axillary region. Multiple lymph nodes are found and the examination is completed by neck computed tomography. The presence of inflammatory lymph nodes associated with a positive serology for Bartonella Henselae led to the diagnosis of «Cat-scratch disease». Fortuitously, we discovered a hypodense left upper lung. A chest CT in breathing in and out revealed bronchial discontinuity of the apicoposterior left upper lobe bronchus. Associated radiological signs were: air trapping in the culmen while breathing out (Fig. A), local hypovascularization, small bronchoceles (Fig. B, arrow) and the presence of two bronchogenic cysts in the upper (Fig. C) and lower mediastinum

Sylvius aqueduct septum

We present a case of chronic hydrocephalus discovered in adulthood through an episode of acute decompensation. Multimodal imaging revealed the cause of this hydrocephalus to be a membranous septum of the aqueduct of Sylvius, a condition for which few reports exist

Sclerostin concentration is not predictive of mortality in hemodialysis patients

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