Use of gabapentin in the treatment of chronic pain in an adolescent with sickle cell disease.

Vaso-occlusive crises are the most common manifestation of sickle cell disease (SCD) and the main cause of hospital admission in these patients. There is emerging evidence that vaso-occlusive pain has both nociceptive and neuropathic components. However, the treatment of SCD-related pain with neuropathic drugs has not yet been systematically studied, particularly in children.

[Acute gastroenteritis by Cambylobacter spp: a retrospective study of a paediatric emergency department].

Introduction: Infection by Cambylobacter occurs worldwide and represents the main cause of acute bacterial gastroenteritis within the European Union.

Aims: Determine the prevalence of Campylobacter in stool cultures from patients with gastroenteritis and study their microbiological, epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic profiles, as well as associated complications.

Material And Methods: Review of clinical files of patients presenting to the paediatric emergency department of a general district hospital over a 30 month period with an acute gastroenteritis and a Campylobacter isolated in a stool specimen.