[Analysis of a recent laryngitis outbreak]. / Análisis de la reciente epidemia de laringitis.

In the present paper the incidence and severity of croup during the months of september, october and november of the last three years is analyzed. The existence of an important outbreak of laryngitis in the autumn of 1987, with a peak of incidence during the month of october is shown. A prospective study about the children with croup admitted in a pediatric center during the epidemic period in 1987. Was done after serologic and cell-virus culture tests it became clear that the parainfluenza virus type 1 was the cause of the outbreak, as excepted. We suggest the possibility of another laryngitis outbreak in 1989 if there is not change in the epidemiologic pattern of the virus.

[AIDS-related disease in an infant. A new entity to consider in pediatrics]. / Enfermedad relacionada con el SIDA en un lactante. Una nueva entidad a tener en cuenta en pediatría.

Recently some cases of AIDS and AIDS-related disorders in children have been published. Some of them had received blood transfusions, others were secondary to AIDS in the mother (vertical transmission). Authors report a case of an 18-month old male infant who became seriously ill when he was 13-month old, and which proved particularly difficult to diagnose until specific serology for HTLV-III, was performed at the age of 16 months. Authors believe that due to growing incidence of AIDS and AIDS-related diseases it is essential to dismiss this diagnosis in infants with a history of transfusion, maternal transfusions or family drug abuse or promiscuity.