Invasive Pneumococcal Infections Among Moroccan Children: Pneumococcal Vaccination Challenges in the Mature Vaccine Era.

Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae, a major contributor to global morbidity and mortality, disproportionately affects children, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. Despite vaccination efforts, the challenge of serotype replacement highlights the ongoing struggle against invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD) in Morocco, emphasizing the need for updated public health strategies and vaccine efficacy assessments.

Methods: This study was conducted at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center and the Mohammed VI University Hospital Center from 2019 to 2022, focusing on hospitalized children.

Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation in a toddler: Unusual presentation with pleural effusion.

Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation encompasses a series of cystic malformative lesions characterized by aberrant bronchiolar formations of varying size and dispersion. Most cases of this illness are detected in the first few years of life, usually affecting infants. We report a case of CCAM presenting as pleural effusion in a 15-month-old boy who presented with acute respiratory distress.

Dysphagia Revealing a Pharyngeal-cervical-brachial Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Pediatric Cases.

We report the case of a 13-year-old child presenting an unusual case of Guillian-Barre Syndrome (SGB). Its presentation is usually a progression of symmetrical muscle weakness that ascends from the lower extremities, moves toward a more proximal pathway, and is accompanied by absent or depressed tendon reflexes. Here, the patient presented with a rare presentation of Pharyngeal-Cervical-Brachial (PCB) variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome, where the symptomatology began with dysphagia and dyspnea, and the weakness was descending paralysis.

Digestive manifestations of Covid-19 in children: a retrospective study.

Background: The world is currently facing a pandemic due to a new species of the Coronaviridae family called SARS-CoV-2, discovered in the city of Wuhan in China in December 2019. The WHO has named the resulting disease COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019). It has been a global health problem due to its major socio-economic damage.