ABSTRACT
We report a case of cavernous sinus thrombosis in an 8-year-old boy, following a neglected and untreated nasal furuncle. This rare entity is manifested by hyperthermia, with headache, vomiting and involvement of the III-IV & VI cranial nerves. It is usually a complication of a facial infection. The diagnosis is established by CT-Scan or MRI. Without appropriate and early treatment, the prognosis is poor, with a fatal outcome or severe sequelae.
Subject(s)
Cavernous Sinus , Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial , Child , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Prognosis , Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial/complications , Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial/diagnosis , Time Factors , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
The practice of breast-feeding was reviewed in an inquiry carried on by the nursing students in Beirut and suburbs. 170 mothers answered the questionary concerning their experience in feeding their 170 babies as well as their previous 263 children of whom 249 were breast-fed. 31.17% of these mothers were breast-feeding for the first time. 11% of the newborns were fed in the first hour of life. 29% of the newborns received breast milk as the first food. Breast milk remained exclusive for the first month of life in 37.54% of these newborns. Breast-feeding mothers changed their feeding habit in half of the cases. They increased the quantity but the quality of nutriments was still deficient. This misunderstanding of breast-feeding is due primarily to the insufficiently informed mothers and to the inadequate habits of nursery. It is important to ameliorate the quality of information for the breast-feeding mothers and their household for the success of any policy encouraging breast-feeding in Lebanon.
