[The abused and neglected child in Switzerland].

Pediatricians form part of children's and young people's most important extra-familial relations. They are thus especially well placed: first, to discover abuse of any kind, and second to put in motion the first years of measures of assistance for the children and their families. The first years of life are decisive for effective prevention of abuse and neglect, and for the development of a healthy personality.

[Prognosis and treatment of Hodgkin's disease in children (author's transl)].

Observations on 29 children with Hodgkin's disease confirm that the initial spread, presence or absence of general symptoms, and histological type all have prognostic significance. The results of lymphangiography in 27, and laparotomy with multiple biopsies and splenectomy in 14 children demonstrated that - except in stage IV - both procedures are necessary for adequate classification as to stage of the disease. On the basis of these personal cases (5-year-survival rate of 53%) and published reports a therapeutic schema is suggested which is particularly appropriate for children.