[Epidemiology and mortality factors of acute intoxication in intensive care in Bouaké (Ivory Coast) from 2015 to 2018].

Introduction: Acute poisoning is a common reason for admission to intensive care.

Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile, to analyze the mortality factors of patients admitted to intensive care for acute intoxication.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective, descriptive and analytical study covering four years (from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2018) .

[Fatal Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Induced by Diclofenac Re-Administration in the Teaching Hospital of Bouaké (Côte d'Ivoire)].

Lyell's syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis is an acute and severe cutaneous adverse drug reaction with a significant morbidity and mortality. It is a very rare condition but a vital emergency with a poor prognosis. The diagnosis is clinical and confirmed by a cutaneous biopsy showing a necrosis of the epidermis.

[Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome In Black African: Clinical And Therapeutic Particularities About One Cas Report].

The authors report a case of a syndrome of KlippelTrenaunay revealed by the venous malformations and osteoalodystrophyof the rightlower limb in the Teaching Hospital of Bouake. Surgery consisted in a vast stripping associated with a right crossectomy. The histological examination of the venous maze was favorable to an angioma.

[Acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to a viper envenomation in children].

Viper envenomation is responsible for inflammatory disorders, hemorrhagic complications, and local or extended necrosis. The occurrence of respiratory complications such as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is exceptional. We report on the case of a 15-year-old with no particular history who had, 24h after a viper bite, swelling of the right lower limb associated with blood dyscrasia.

[Viper bite at the external genitalia in a child].

We report on a case of severe envenomation due to viper bites at the external genitalia in an 8-year-old child. The grade III poisoning involved hemostatic disorders and severe swelling. The patient consulted in a timely manner and recovered rapidly after antivenom FAV Africa(®) administration.