Efficacy of praziquantel during the incubation and invasive phase of Schistosoma haematobium schistosomiasis in 18 travelers.

The efficacy of praziquantel started during the incubation period of schistosomiasis has not been studied. Eighteen tourists were infected by Schistosoma haematobium during summer 2003 after bathing once in the same cascade in Mali. We observed the efficacy of praziquantel given at different phases.

Pneumonia among travelers returning from abroad.

Background: Although respiratory tract infections represent a frequent cause of morbidity in travelers, and pneumonia a frequent cause of medical consultation among febrile travelers returning home, the etiologic spectrum of pneumonia in travelers has not been specifically studied.

Methods: We reviewed the medical charts of all travelers hospitalized during a 12-month period in our department with pneumonia after returning home.

Results: Seventeen patients (nine men, eight women, mean age 44 years, range 26 to 67 years) were included in this study.

[When to think about neurosyphilis?].

The clinical spectrum of neurosyphilis is large. Serologic tests for syphilis are commonly indicated in diseases involving the central nervous system. The diagnosis of syphilis relies on epidemiological, clinical and biological grounds (cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities and RPR test).

[A case of association of atypical localisations of Streptococcus pneumoniae].

Streptococcus pneumoniae can be responsible for spinal, joints, pulmonary or infrequently cutaneous septic localisations. The association between different septic localisation is extremely rare with this microorganism. We describe the first case of concomitant spinal, joints and cutaneous septic localisations in a critically ill patient with S.

[Skin complications of stonefish envenomation in 6 travellers returning from the Indo-Pacific maritime region].

Stonefish (Synanceja verrucosa) sting has been known for a long time to be a medical hazard. It is a common cause of severe marine envenomation. Immediate complications (collapsus, pulmonary oedema) have been described extensively.