Tubulo-interstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome associated with mastitis: a case report.

Unlabelled: A new case of tubulo-interstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) syndrome in a 14-y-old girl is described. In this patient unilateral mastitis was an associated feature. The aetiology of this rare syndrome, the prognosis for which is usually good, is still unknown.

[Pulmonary decortication through thoracoscopy in pediatric age].

The authors present the case of a 14 year old child who was successfully treated by pulmonary decortication with video-assisted thoracoscopy. Thoracoscopy caused less postoperative pain then open thoracoscopy, although it allows visualization of the entire pleural cavity. In our opinion an early use is indicated.

Familial Sotos syndrome: longitudinal study of two additional cases.

We describe two siblings with Sotos syndrome, probably inherited from their father. The diagnosis was made early in both children, who presented psychomotor delay from early on as well as a strikingly similar phenotype (macrocrania, coarse face, accelerated growth). The prolonged follow-up of both children shows severe but non progressive motor and language developmental delay, followed by improvement with age in the girl.