[Varices and pregnancy].

Pregnancy is an important factor in the onset and development of varices (30 to 40% of pregnant women), essentially related to a hormonal influences. These varices present multiple clinical manifestations and generally an important but incomplete reversibility after delivery. Effective treatment and prevention of complications requires routine training of hygienic measures, the use of an appropriate, effective elastic bandage and sometimes limited sclerosis procedures.

[Sclerotherapy of varices and protein C deficiency].

The appearance of relapsing venous thrombosis after sclerosis of varices in a woman aged 30 led us to discover a quantitative protein C deficiency, found in her father and 4 of her brothers and sisters. The transmission mode is autosomal and dominant. Within this family, 6 subjects are affected, 4 showing symptoms, clearly showing the heterogeneity of the clinical manifestation of the deficiency.

[Post-stripping telangiectasis].

These telangiectasia appear between one and six months after the operation, especially in cases of capillary fragility. The most common localizations are the antero-internal and external sides of the thighs and knees. Unnecessary strippings, of continent saphenous veins, are the most frequent cause of these.

[Fungal intertrigo and lymphangitis (author's transl)].

The pathogenic agents are normal parasites of the epidermis but which may cause local signs and microbial secondary infection. Two types of fungus are distinguished: -- dermatophytes, which develop in the 4th interdigital space and may become exacerbated. -- yeasts, which develop from the digestive and genital mucosal surfaces.