Histopathological Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: Experience From a Tertiary Care Center in a Sub-Saharan African Country
= 30) was the second most frequent infectious disease, with 12 patients that had extra-urinary locations. All lesions of mycetoma were located on the feet (4 patients with actinomycetoma and 11 with eumycetoma).ConclusionsIn tropical countries, pathologists are usually requested in the diagnosis of various infectious diseases as patients present often with clinical suspicion of malignancy.
Authors
- Samer Habiba
- EFARED Boubacar
- Abani Bako Aïchatou Balaraba
- Douma Hamidou Zourkafili
- Boubacar Idrissa
- Nouhou Hassan
Institutions
- Université Abdou Moumouni (NE)
- National Hospital Niamey (NE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgical Pathology
- Published
- 2026-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10668969261437121
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00