Infantile cystinosis : the first reported case in Seychelles

The authors report here a case of infantile cystinosis which highlights some of the difficulties encountered in securing a diagnosis over a period of five years

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