[Envenomation accidents caused by snakebites in the surgical emergency unit of Gabriel-Touré Hospital, Bamako, Mali (1998-1999)]. / Les accidents d'envenimation par morsure de serpent dans le service des urgences chirurgicales de l'hôpital Gabriel-Touré, Bamako, Mali (1998-1999).

This study aimed at assessing envenomations caused by snakebite in the Gabriel Touré hospital between January 1998 and December 1999. We included in total 112 victims of snakebites proved by the identification of the snake, the fangs traces and envenomation signs. The bites concerned 34 women (30.36%) versus 78 men (69.64%) from the Bamako district, while 66.7% were from a rural environment. The farmers were the most affected category (35.1%). The bite concerned the lower limb in 83.3% of the cases. Snakes such as Echis ocellatus, Bitis arietans, Naja nigricollis and N. katiensis caused the envenomations. The viperine syndrome dominated the clinical picture; its severity depended on the bleeding stage and the delay of administration of the antivenom serum (AVS) after the envenomation: 19 hours for Echis sp. and 2 hours for Naja sp. This study shows that the envenomation accidents caused by snakes are frequent with a lethality rate of 9.8%.

Les peritonites aigues chez l'enfant: a propos de 66 cas a l'Hopital Gabriel Toure - Bamako (Mali)

Pour l'elaboration de ce travail une etude retrospective a ete faite sur 06 ans portant sur 66 dossiers de 1985 a 1991 dans le Service de la Chirurgie Infantile de l'Hopital Gabriel Toure. Les objectifs etaient de : etudier les facteurs etiologiques; determiner la mortalite et les facteurs pronostiques des peritonites aigues. Il y a au moins 11 cas/an et l'age des patients etait de 4 - 15 ans. Les peritonites d'origine appendiculaire et typhique sont les plus predominantes avec respectivement 89 pour cent et 42 pour cent des cas. L'ileo terminale a ete le plus souvent le siege de la perforation. Le taux de deces est de 15 pour cent