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T Boudhina

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[Misleading forms of visceral leishmaniasis in children. Apropos of 5 cases].

The authors report the cases of five children in whom kala-azar was undiagnosed at first instance. In these cases, the diagnosis was misled because of incomplete features (lack of fever, splenomegaly or hypergammaglobulinemia) an associated disease (hydatic cyst of the liver) or a complication dominating the clinical pattern (septicemia, staphylococcus respiratory infection). In one case, the patient was explored in order to diagnose portal hypertension.

Antimony↗

[Delayed hemorrhagic syndrome caused by hypovitaminosis K].

The authors describe two cases of delayed haemorrhagic disease by vitamin K deficiency, occurring at 28 days and 2 months 1/2 of age. The first case was revealed by an hematoma in the thoracic wall and anemia, and the second by convulsions caused by meningeal hemorrhage. The study of hemostasis and the correction of prothrombin rate after vitamin K injection show that it is a delayed haemorrhagic disease caused by vitamin K deficiency. Etiologic factors of this affection are discussed. The authors insist on the preventive role of the vitamin K injection in infants fed exclusively at breast and presenting diarrhea.

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[Protée syndrome associated with renal lithiasis and vesico-ureteral reflux].

BACKGROUND: Proteus syndrome is characterized by a range of various manifestations. The main ones are partial gigantism of hands and feet, nevi, hemihypertrophy, macrocephaly. Urinary tract abnormalities are exceptional. CASE REPORT: A 6 year-old boy was examined because he had presented numerous abnormalities from birth. His weight was 26 kg (+3 SD) and his height was 135 cm (+4 SD). The main abnormalities were ptosis, pterygium colli, nevi of the cervical area, plagiocephaly, frontal bossing, scoliosis, hemihypertrophy involving the skin, mucosa and bones, macrodactyly, varicose veins and lipomatosis. He underwent surgery at the age of 3 years for urinary lithiasis associated with an ureterovesical reflux on the left side, i.e. the side of hemihypertrophy. CONCLUSION: This case suggests that Proteus syndrome may be an example of ectomesodermal dysembryoplasy but it requires confirmation by a report of at least one other case of obstruction of the ureteropelvic junction on the same side as hemihypertrophy.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗