Salmonella meningitis. [case report]

Salmonella infections in children occur mainly as gastroenteritis which is a self limiting disease. Typhoid is the next common form; where antiiotics are warranted. Rarely; localised infections can occur especially in the younger age groups. The patient in this case had salmonella meningitis which is a rare form of salmonella infection with a bad prognosis

Myasthenia gravis in a child. [case report]

A ten year old girl presented with a three month history of diminished vision and tiredness towards the end of the day. There were no other complaints. On examination; the patient had ptosis of the left eye which improved after a period of sleep. She was also myopic. Clinical examination was otherwise normal. There were no evidence of weakness of any ather muscles. The diagnosis with the tensilon test and the sleep test had shown that the patient had a myasthenia gravis

Myiasis due to Cardylobia anthropophaga, the 'Tumbu fly' in a Sri Lankan infant.

A case of myiasis due to Cardylobia anthropophaga (Blanchard) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), the 'Tumbu fly', is reported for the first time in Sri Lanka, in a 10 month old infant. The infection was acquired in Zimbabwe. The child had appeared 'unwell' for nearly a week before the detection of the skin lesions. The main clinical features were irritability, restlessness and the appearance of three small lumps on the scalp behind the right ear. Identification of the fly larva and the management of myiasis are discussed.