Phaeohyphomycosis refers to uncommon infections due to a large group of heterogeneous organisms called "dematiaceous fungi". Here, we report a rare case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in an immunocompetent carpenter, presenting as multiple verrucous and confluent papulo-nodules of the right leg, and likely due to traumatic inoculation. The pathogenic fungal species was identified as Aureobasidium pullulans, according to macroscopic and microscopic morphological characteristics of the colonies. Surgical excision of the entire lesion and adjunctive antifungal therapy was curative.
The psoas muscle is an uncommon location for hydatid cyst. Our study reports the case of a 32-year-old patient with hydatid cyst located at the left psoas muscle. Ultrasound, CT scan as well as a positive hydatid serology contributed to the preoperative diagnosis. The patient underwent left pararectal incision (Jalaguier). Microscopic examination of the hydatid liquid pellet highlighted scolices and many hooks confirming the diagnosis. The evolution was good with no recurrence after surgical treatment.
Echinococcosis/diagnosis , Muscular Diseases/diagnosis , Psoas Muscles/parasitology , Adult , Echinococcosis/parasitology , Echinococcosis/surgery , Humans , Male , Microscopy/methods , Muscular Diseases/parasitology , Muscular Diseases/surgery , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods , Ultrasonography/methods
The domestic wastewaters of the city of Kenitra (North-East of Morocco) are rejected without preliminary processing by six emissaries into the Sebou river, the Atlantic Ocean and the Fouarate lake. The present study is based on a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the wastewater parasites load of the "Ville Haute" urban district of Maamora (Kenitra, Morocco). Untreated wastewater samples taken at the exit of the urban emissary are pretreated and analysed by the modified Bailenger method at the parasitological and hydrobiological laboratory of the Sciences Faculty of Kenitra (Ibn Tofail University). For diagnostic confirmation purposes, other complementary analysis were made at the parasitological laboratory of the National Institute of Hygiene (Rabat) The results obtained pointed to the existence of the helminths parasites eggs of Ascaris spp., Toxocara spp., Trichuris spp., Hymenolepis spp., Taenia spp and Fasciola hepatica species with respective concentrations of 3 eggs/L, 17 eggs/L, 7 eggs/L, 2 eggs/L, 1 eggs/L and 1 egg/L. The mean concentration is about 31 eggs/L of untreated wastewater. Furthermore, on the samples examined, the percentages of positives tests is 86% for nematodes, 10% for cestodes, and 4% for trematodes. At the end of this preliminary study we insist on the very high level of parasitic helminths transported by untreated wastewater and we recommend that those wastewater be processed before there are recycled in the Sebou river.
Helminths/isolation & purification , Waste Disposal, Fluid , Water Microbiology , Animals , Cities , Environmental Monitoring , Helminths/pathogenicity , Humans , Morocco , Ovum , Public Health , Rivers , Water Purification
