Many cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis are observed during hospital consultations in Nouakchott. The objective of our study is to collect all cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Nouakchott and to study its epidemiological and clinico-biological characteristics.
METHODS: This is a prospective multicenter descriptive study conducted in two specialized hospital departments in Nouakchott from September 1st, 2016 to the end of October 2017. All patients with suspicious lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis during this period were selected. Parasitological skin sampling, PCR and histology have been performed to patients.
RESULTS: Twenty one out of 9000 patients were diagnosed during the study period, with an average age of 23 years (ranging from 3 to 70 years). A male predominance was noted with a sex ratio of 2/1. The most frequent locations are the discovered parts of the body (the 4 members). The ulcero-crusty form is encountered in 2/3 of the cases. L. major is more frequently identified (61.9%) followed by L infantum in 23.8% of cases. Meglume Antimoniate was administered intralesionally in 57.1% of patients. In Nouakchott, cutaneous leishmaniasis is not uncommon. The cases observed are related to an origin or a stay in the southern regions.
De nombreux cas de leishmaniose cutanée sont observés lors des consultations hospitalières à Nouakchott. L\'objectif de notre étude est de recueillir tous les cas de leishmanioses cutanées à Nouakchott et d\'en étudier les caractéristiques épidémiologiques et clinico-biologiques.
UNASSIGNED: Il s\'agit d\'une étude multicentrique descriptive prospective réalisée dans 2 services hospitaliers spécialisés de Nouakchott du 1er septembre 2016 à la fin du mois d\'octobre 2017. Tous les patients présentant des lésions suspectes de leishmaniose cutanée durant cette période ont été retenus. Un prélèvement cutané à visée parasitologique, une PCR et une histologie ont été effectués aux patients.
UNASSIGNED: Vingt et un patients sur 9000 consultants ont été diagnostiqués durant la période d\'étude, avec un âge moyen de 23 ans (variant de 3 à 70 ans). Une prédominance masculine a été notée avec un sexe ratio de 2/1. Les localisations les plus fréquentes sont les parties découvertes du corps (les 4 membres). La forme ulcéro-crouteuse est rencontrée dans 2/3 des cas. L. major est plus fréquemment identifiée (61,9 %) suivi de L infantum dans 23,8% des cas. L\'Antimoniate de Meglume a été administré par voie intralésionnelle chez 57,1% des patients. A Nouakchott, la Leishmaniose cutanée n\'est pas rare. Les cas observés sont liés à une origine ou un séjour dans les régions du Sud.

Mycetoma is a chronic, progressive and destructive inflammatory disease that affects the skin, subcutaneous and other tissues. The objective of this study was to identify all cases of mycetoma diagnosed in three health facilities in Nouakchott, Mauritania during 2016-2018.
This retrospective hospital-based study was conducted at the Dermatology, Orthopedics, Mycology and Pathology departments of the National Hospital Center of Nouakchott, the Military Hospital of Nouakchott and the National Institute for Research in Public Health of Nouakchott.
Eighty-seven patients were included in this study. They comprised 65 male patients (74.71%) and 22 females (25.28%) with a gender ratio of 4:1. The mean age was 41.87 y and ages ranged from 14 to 70 y. The most common age group was 40-45 y (11%). The foot was the most frequently affected site seen in 60 patients (69%), followed by ankle and hand with 6 patients each (7%). In the study, 56 patients (64%) had regional lymphadenopathy. Forty-nine patients (56%) had bone involvement. Thirty-two patients (37%) had medical treatment. Twenty-seven patients (87%) received fluconazole and four patients (13%) had co-trimoxazole treatment.
The mycetoma patients seen in these three centres were mainly male farmers from rural areas. The lesions were seen mainly in the lower limbs and the majority had bone involvement radiologically.