Pseudohypoaldosteronisms, report on a 10-patient series.

Background: Type 1 pseudohypoaldosteronism (PHA1) is a salt-wasting syndrome caused by mineralocorticoid resistance. Autosomal recessive and dominant hereditary forms are caused by Epithelial Na Channel and Mineralocorticoid Receptor mutation respectively, while secondary PHA1 is usually associated with urological problems.

Methods: Ten patients were studied in four French pediatric units in order to characterize PHA1 spectrum in infants.

[Sudden sight impairment revealing a cat-scratch disease: report of three cases].

Unlabelled: Cat-scratch disease is a frequent but innocuous cause of chronic lymphadenopathy in children. Numerous atypical forms have been described. We report three cases of acute sight impairment revealing a cat-scratch disease.