Joel Yannick Tchuanga1 Author
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Affiliation
Wnt/?-Catenin; , Retinoid , Sufficiency Economy
Department of Hematology, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Inonu University, Turkey
Joel Yannick Tchuanga1, A 45-year-old female patient was evaluated in our outpatient clinic with a complaint of recurrent bruising on her legs. The patient’s initial complete blood count revealed a hemoglobin count of 14.4 g/dL, a white blood cell count.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Clotaire Danho Nanho1, Dieu-le-veut Saint-cyr Sylvestre Packo1*,
Joel Yannick Tchuanga1, N ’ dogomo Meité1, Emeraude Comoe
N ’ Dhatz1, Kouakou Boidy1, Ismael Kamara1, Mamady Diakité2,
Aissata Tolo-Diebkilé1 and Ibrahima Sanogo1
Background: No studies have been conducted concerning
Multiple Myeloma (MM) associated Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) in Côte d'Ivoire.
Aim:
To describe the peculiarities of association MM-HIV.
Materials and methods: We conducted a retrospective and
descriptive study with duration of 8 years, from January 2009 to
December 2017 in Abidjan. We included the case of MM with
HIV serology positive. 10 patients among 101 cases of MM
were infected by HIV, prevalence of 9.9%.
Results: There were 6 mens and 4 females. The average age
was 53 years with extremes 31 and 75 years. Clinical signs
were bone pain (10 cases), anemia (10 cases), pathological
fractures (6 cases) and tumor syndrome (3 ca... view more»