[Severe transient neutropenia due to parvovirus B19].

A 10-year-old girl was admitted with a 3-day history of fever, cough, abdominal pain and vomiting. Severe neutropenia (total neutrophil count 186/mm3), a mild increase in ALT and AST, and a positive titer of IgM antibodies against parvovirus B19 were found. The neutropenia resolved and liver enzymes became normal as she recovered.

[Discitis in brucellosis is not responsive to anti-brucella treatment].

A 14-year-old girl with fever and low back pain was diagnosed as having brucellosis and diskitis. Treatment with doxycycline and gentamicin had no effect nor was there any improvement when the treatment was changed to doxycycline and rifampicin. With cessation of this treatment and administration of cloxacillin fever was reduced and the back pain disappeared.

Seasonal variation in systemic onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in Israel.

Objective: To determine whether there is a seasonal peak onset of systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (SOJRA) suggestive of an infectious etiology. We examined the seasonal variability of SOJRA in Israel.

Methods: A multicenter retrospective chart review of 59 patients with SOJRA, enrolled from 10 rheumatology units or pediatric departments in Israel.

Axillary involvement in pediatric Kikuchi's disease.

We report the first Israeli pediatric case of Kikuchi's disease in a 10-year-old male. He was hospitalized for evaluation of migrating arthralgia and fever. Axillary adenopathy was the main physical finding.

The role of Helicobacter pylori in children with recurrent abdominal pain.

Objectives: Our major goals in this study were to determine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori among Israeli children with recurrent abdominal pain and to establish whether a link exists between eradication of Helicobacter pylori and the recovery from abdominal pain. The alternative target was to examine whether the serological test can replace endoscopy in children.

Methods: Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed in 80 children with recurrent abdominal pain.