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Résumé :Introduction : The sense of taste informs the organism about the quality of ingested food. This sense is exposed to many external pathogens and its dysfunction impacts negatively the quality of life. Although immune cells are rarely found in taste bud cells, while high levels of cytokines are observed in taste buds. Yet, the […]

Résumé : Introduction : It is admitted that COVID19 pneumonia (C-19P) can impair respiratory function which could impact patient’s Quality of Life (QoL). Thus, our objective was to look for eventual correlations between QoL and respiratoryfunction after recovering from C-19P.Patients and methods : Our prospective study involved 177 C-19P patients, 3 to 6 months after […]

Résumé : Characterization of glomerulus structure is of critical importance to understand the pathophysiological involvements of the kidney in renal and systemic diseases such as cardiovascular dysfunction. The aim of our study was to establish an accessible methodology for the objective identification and three-dimensional morphological characterization of renal glomeruli in mice. Experiments were done on […]

Résumé : Introduction : The hospital environment is not only occupied by the medical profession. In Senegal, the profession of surface technicians is practiced with a lack of respect for the recommended health precautions. The aim of our work was to study ventilatory disorders among cleaning staff at the Thies regional hospital.  Material and methods […]

Résumé : Background and Aims : Le gradient cortico-médullaire est d’une très grande importance puisqu’il permet à l’Homme de concentrer ses urines. Actuellement le seul outil disponible pour explorer cette capacité de concentration est la mesure de l’osmolarité. Le but de notre étude était d’explorer l’évolution du gradient après charge hydrique comparé à la mesure […]

Résumé : Introduction: Little attention has been given to esophageal disorders in diabetes mellitus. Pathophysiology of esophageal motility disorders (EMD) in patients with diabetes mellitus is multifactorial. Therefore, the aims of the present study were: i. to evaluate the prevalence of EMD in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and ii. to determine the relationship […]