[Epidemiological profile of children burns admitted at the National Center for Brules, Morocco].

This retrospective study was performed in order to analyse the epidemiology and aetiology of 543 cases of paediatric burns and to determine the elements that might have contributed to their prevention, which remains the treatment of choice for this pathology. The paediatric hospitalization rate for burns was 45.7% (mean age, 4.

[Post-burn cervical retractions: 45 cases and a survey of the literature].

Post-burn cervical contractures are the consequence of deep burns, which are often neglected or badly managed. They affect the patients' general functioning, aesthetic appearance, and psychological state of mind, and treatment can be difficult. We conducted a retrospective study that lasted six years (January 2002-January 2008), analysing epidemiological and clinical features as well as the indications and therapeutic results of 49 patients presenting post-burn cervical contractures treated at the Moroccan National Burns Centre and in our surgery department.

[Burn patients and their respiration problems].

The characteristic features of respiratory disorders in burn patients are presented in a review of the literature. Respiratory disorders in burn patients are related to a direct mechanism, when the bronchial tree is injured by the transfer of thermal energy due to the burn, and/or by an indirect mechanism, when the lung's respiratory and ventilatory function is impaired by localized, regional, or general burns-related phenomena. These respiratory disorders are aggravated by the inhalation of gases contained in smoke.