[Knowledge and practices of the mothers of children from 6 to 18 months relative to the conduct of weaning: cases from the general hospital of Marcory].

Unlabelled: Weaning is a high-risk phase in the life of infants around the world, because poorly managed, it raises protein-energy malnutrition to levels causing crucial problems to the health of infants.

Aims: The purpose is to estimate the knowledge and the practices of the mothers regarding the conduct of food weaning of their children aged 6 to 18 months.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional survey at the general hospital of Marcory in Abidjan-CI on a sample of 100 mother-child pairs who came to consult.

[Hypothyroid goiter with tracheal compression in a child in Cote d'Ivoire].

The purpose of this report is to describe a case involving a primary form of hypothyroid goiter with tracheal compression discovered late in a four-year-old child. Slowing of height and weight gain and mental retardation was irreversible. The child was treated using L-thyroxin.