[Congenital deficiency of fibrin stabilizing factor [factor XIII)].

The authors report a new case of congenital deficiency of fibrin stabilizing factor. The defect is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. The earliest symptom is umbilical bleeding when the cord separates.

[Iron deficiency in hospitalized infants: study of the incidence of the nutritional factor].

We report an investigation on the iron status of 209 hospitalized 3-month--2-year-old infants over a 6-month period. Hematological parameters and infant feeding practice were determined: a total of 105 infants (50.2%) were found to be iron-depleted, with (24.

[Current forms of toxicomania in adolescents].

The authors analyse current aspects of toxicomania in young persons. Addiction to licit or illicit drugs usually originates in the conjunction of the use of a substance and a personality crisis, in a propitious socio-cultural context. Except in cases of overdoses which are the ultimate emergency, the follow-up care of adolescent drug addicts does not require specialist therapy.