Maladie de rosai-dorfman: [a propos d'une observation]

Rosai Dorfman Disease is in most cases a benign, rare and ubiquitous entity. Its prime interest lies in the fact that it must be distinguished from other malign histiocytosis and neoplasms which simulate it on a clinical and/or histological level. The authors report one case with massive lymphadenopathy, anemia and other auto-immuns signs

Mise au point sur le profil epidemiologique de la leishaminose viscerale humaine au Maroc [1957-1989]

The infantile visceral leishmaniasis in Morocco is due to the infantum Ieishmania for wich the dog is the principal home. The insects that may carry the parasite to man are numerous. It is the same for phiebotomes: phlebotomus ariasis and phiebotomus perniciosus are the main responsable in the transmission. In this study 216 cases of visceral leishmaniasis are gathered from 1957 to october 1989. Most of them are from the moroccan northen cities. Recently, we can add what this disease affects especially the child of 3 to 4 years old. The quick extension, of this disease from north to south, the affection of the adult and the infant in his carly years incite to intensify prophylaxis and treatement of the declared cases

Sclerodermie systemique avec atteinte renale chez l'enfant [a propos d'un cas]

The authors report the case of a 13 years old girl affected by the progressive systemic scleroderma, complicated by the oesophagenal and renal affection revealed by a nephrotic syndrom. With the helf of litterature facts, we trying to discuss the prognostic value of the renal affection which exceptionnally happens over the scleroderma

Lagangrene typhique chez l'enfant: [a propos d'une observation]

The authors report one case of a symmetrical gangrene of the feet noted during enteric fever in a 10 years old female child. Such complication is rare and it has a lot of pathogenic factors which all are incriminated in creating a low perfusion phenomenon occurring to a disseminated intravascular coagulation which is amplified or created by a blood circulation failure. A personal predisposition to this kind of complication is still hypothetic

Epidemiology of pediculus humanus capitis infestation in Children Hospital of Rabat

The Authors have done an epidemiologic study of the head lice [pediculosis] il the Rabat Children Hospital. The Results of the sampling showed high rate of infestation with the head lice, approximately 34.1%. However some factors related to the socio economic status of the individuals seem to have a non negligible influence on the parasitose within the children patients. Finally this study emphasizes the High infestation risk of intra-Hospital infestation

Epidemiologic and etiologic profile of childhood cirrhosis in University Hospital of Rabat. A retrospective study of 47 cases

A retrospective study of 47 cases of cirrhosis in Morrocan children is reported. This liver disease has low frequancy with a slight predominance in males. Three peaks of age are noticed: at one year, 3 years, and 12 years. Biliary cirrhosis is the most frequent etiology. No etiology is found ir approximately 50% of cases. There are no particularities in the analytic study of indetermined cirrhosis [22 cases/47]. Authors emphasize the necessity of a prospective large study of cirrhosis in childhood

Infantile dermatomyosis. Report of 2 cases

The authors report two cases of dermatomyositis in childhood. They lay emphasis on symptomatic and evolutionary features rarely described, and point out the advantages of alternative streroid therapy with low doses, in short time, in comparison to classical therapeutic protocols

Aspects epidemiologiques des deficience intellectuelles de l'enfant: experience de l'hopital d'enfant de Rabat

Mental deficiency is frequent in paediatric practise. We have noted mental deficiency in 5,5% of the children going to the surgery for the first time, and in 1,5% of the hospitalized children. We have noted that the frequency of the antenatal causes [34%] and the perinatal causes [18%] particularly the neonatal suffering [14%], is increased. All the efforts must be done to take maesures of primary prevention of mental deficiency in our country