[Epidemiologic, anatomoclinic and therapeutic profil of urogenital and rectovaginal fistula in TOGO]. / Profil épidémiologique, anatomoclinique et thérapeutique des fistules urogénitales et rectovaginales au Togo.

OBJECTIVE: To describe epidemiologic, anatomic and clinical characteristics of urogenital and rectovaginal fistula and the issue of their surgical management in Togo. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective study permit us to collect the operated cases during five years in the national center of obstetrical fistula. The parameters evaluated were sociodemographic aspects of patients, clinical characteristics and the issue of surgical repair. RESULTS: The number of patients who enderwent surgery was 197, during 217 surgical interventions. The middle age of patients was 40,7 years with extrems of 18 and 70 years. The main causes of fistula were obstetrical (95%) and 3,5% were caused by surgery. Concerning anatomoclinic characteristic, vesicovaginal fistula was the most comon type representing 87,3%, where vesicouterine fistula represented 4,1%. Multiparity has been a risk factor for obstetrical fistula and ceasarien section was necessary in 70% with a high rate of fœtal mortality (88,2%). Surgical management was late in majority of cases, estimated at 10 years between occurrence of fistula and its reparation. The recovry rate was 78,1%. CONCLUSION: Urogenital fistula are principaly caused by obstetric conditions in Togo and multiparity is a risk factor. Treatment is often late but has a good rate of recovery. Their prevention goes through the fight against dystocia. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.

[What remains today of neonatal conjunctivitis in prefecture of Kozah in Togo?]. / Que reste-t-il aujourd'hui des conjonctivites néonatales dans la préfecture de la Kozah au Togo ?

AIM: The purpose of this study is to screen the neonatal conjunctivitis in order to evaluate its incidence and especially to seek for the causative germs. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We have realized cross-sectional study in three health centers of the prefecture of Kozah from March 24 to May 12, 2009. All the newborns followed in these centers are examined in the search of signs of conjunctivitis. A biological diagnosis of conjunctival secretions was carried out at the suspect newborns. RESULTS: During the study period, 348 newborns were examined including 185 boys and 163 girls corresponding to a sex-ratio (M/F) of 1.1. The middle age was 3.7 days. Twenty-eight newborns presented conjunctivitis, that is to say a rate of incidence of 8%. The cases of conjunctivitis were observed the first four days of life in 39.3% of cases. Eighteen of the newborns presenting conjunctivitis were vaginal deliveries (64.3%) against ten (35.7%) by caesarian. All the mothers of the ill newborns had a syndrome of sexually transmissible infection (STI) during the third quarters of pregnancy. After biological diagnosis, Staphylococcus aureus was found in 25% of the cases. CONCLUSION: Despite the common herd of neonatal conjunctivitis prophylaxis by Crede's method, its remains in the prefecture of Kozah. In hope for neonatal conjunctivitis eradication, treatment of STI on pregnant women associated to education and communication on the prevention of the infection in neonatal health care centers and at home by hygiene rule application are necessary.

[Evaluation of the glycemia of low-weight newborns within the 24th hour of life at Lomé University Hospital (Togo)]. / Évaluation de la glycémie des nouveau-nés de petits poids avant la 24(e) heure de vie au CHU-Tokoin de Lomé

OBJECTIVE: To assess the glycemia of low-weight newborns (LWNBs) during their first 24h of life as well as their mother's glycemia. PATIENTS AND METHOD: This was a cross-sectional prospective study within a case-control group, conducted at Lomé University Hospital (nationwide main hospital) from January to May 2006. One hundred thirty-nine LWNBs and 150 eutrophic term newborns (ETNBs), 98 mothers of LWNBs (MLWNBs), and 145 mothers of ETNBs (METNBs) were screened and monitored on glycemia dosage. RESULTS: The average glycemia level of the LWNBs (0.34 ± 0.27g/l) was significantly greater than the ETNBs' glycemia level (0.30 ± 0.14 g/l); it was nearly the same for the mean glycemia level of the MLWNBs (0.82 ± 0.2g/l) and the METNBs (0.77 ± 0.1g/l). Neonatal hypoglycemia during the first 24h of life was less frequent (RR=0.8) in the LWNBs (61.15%) than in the ETNBs (80%). The positive correlation between gestational age and glycemia was higher in the ETNBs (r=0.17) than in the LWNBs (r=0.07). This positive correlation between birthweight and glycemia was lower in the LWNBs (r=0.17) compared to the ETNBs (r=0.37); this was not the case within the group of the ETNBs (r=0.02) compared to the group of the LWNBs (r=0.34) concerning the correlation between the glycemia of mothers and newborns. CONCLUSION: The early hypoglycemia was much greater in the ETNBs compared to the LWNBs. Therefore, it is necessary to systematically start breastfeeding all newborns within their first hours of life whatever their gestational age, in order to solve these metabolic disorders.