Ibuprofen Lyell's Syndrome In An Eight-Year-Old Child.

Lyell's syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare but serious drug-like toxiderma. Treated as a recent extensive burn in intensive care, its management must be urgent, and adapted in order to improve the vital prognosis of patients and reduce their mortality. We report a severe case of Lyell's syndrome occurring 24 hours after oral administration of an anti-inflammatory drug (ibuprofen) as a self-medication in an eight-year-old child.

Le syndrome de Lyell (nécrolyse épidermique toxique - NET) est une toxidermie médicamenteuse rare mais grave. Son prise en charge, urgente, doit être réalisée en CTB car elle s'approche de celle d'un brûlé. Nous rapportons le cas d'une NET survenue 24h après la prise orale, en automédication, d'ibuprophène.

[Viper bite at the external genitalia in a child]. / Morsure de vipère des organes génitaux chez un enfant.

We report on a case of severe envenomation due to viper bites at the external genitalia in an 8-year-old child. The grade III poisoning involved hemostatic disorders and severe swelling. The patient consulted in a timely manner and recovered rapidly after antivenom FAV Africa(®) administration.