[Kingella kingae osteomyelitis]. / L'ostéomyélite à Kingella kingae.

A case of Kingella kingae osteomyelitis characterized by an early onset of cellulitis, positive blood culture and negative bone scintigraphy is reported. Exclusive of vertebral involvement, eleven cases have been described in the pediatric literature. The bacterial nature of this disorder may prove hard to demonstrate since fever, leucocytosis, and increased CRP levels are inconstant. The difficulties of isolation and growth of Kingella kingae as well as its likely resistance to antistaphylococcal agents constitute the main features of this type of infection.

[Menkes' disease (new skin and hair ultrastructural abnormalities) (author's transl)]. / Maladie de menkes anomalies ultrastructurales cutanéophanériennes nouvelles.

The authors report the sixth case of Menkes' kinky hair disease. This boy has been observed for as long as 16 months, and he his still alive at the time of publication. This genetic, X linked disorder of copper metabolism is always fatal in childhood. Diagnosis is evoked when is noted the conjunction of progressive cerebral degeneration, seizures, with pili torti and monilethrix. It can be asserted with the very low copper and cerulo-plasmin blood levels. Recognition of the disease in utero might be possible. New findings in skin' electron microscopy and hair' scanning electron microscopy are reported here. And two RX scanner of the brain have been performed.