Susceptibility to coeliac disease in Tunisian children and GM immunoglobulin allotypes.

Coeliac disease is a malabsorption disorder of the small intestine resulting from ingestion of gluten. The immunogenetic component is clearly demonstrated by the association of the disease with human leukocyte antigens (HLA). Among other candidate genes are the GM allotypes, which are the markers of the constant parts of heavy chains of the subclasses IgG1, IgG2 and IgG3.

[Breast feeding effect relative to age of onset of celiac disease].

Background: Age at onset and clinical presentation of celiac disease have often been related to the age of gluten introduction into the diet. It has also been shown that breast feeding delays the onset of the disease.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective study attempts to evaluate the respective contributions of these two parameters in the determination of the age at onset of the symptoms in celiac Tunisian children.

[Clinical, therapeutic and developmental aspects of acute bronchiolitis in Tunisia].

Fourteen infants with severe acute bronchiolitis were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Tunis. This pathology represents 36% of severe bronchopulmonary infections admitted to this ICU. Their age ranged between 2 and 48 weeks (mean: 15 weeks).