We report the case of an old Tunisian patient hospitalized for a complicated hydatic cyst of the right lung. Primary laboratory investigation showed a microcytic hypochromic anemia with an abnormal hemoglobin pattern. Hemoglobin analysis and DNA sequencing of the -globin gene revealed a compound heterozygote, HbO-Arab/cd 39  •-thalassemia. This hemoglobinopathy was never diagnosed earlier. It spent undiagnosed until the patient presented with hydatic cyst. Coexistence of the two pathologies complicated the general state of the patient and led to a severe anemia. The patient has undergone a surgical therapy for the hydatic cyst and was advised to start a follow up for her hemoglobinopathy.
Le syndrome de Good (SG) est défini par l'association d'un thymome et d'un déficit immunitaire. Il se complique souvent d’infections bactériennes broncho-pulmonaires et rhino-sinusiennes. Cette entité ne représente que 5% des syndromes para-thymiques. Ces infections respiratoires récurrentes peuvent être à l’origine de dilatation des bronches associée au syndrome de Good. Nous rapportons l’observation d’une femme âgée de 52 ans, hospitalisée pour une pneumopathie infectieuse trainante. La tomodensitométrie thoracique a permis de mettre en évidence des dilatations des bronches associées à un thymome confirmé sur pièce opératoire. La découverte d’une hypogammaglobulinémie a permis de porter le diagnostic de syndrome de Good.
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