Paediatric burns in Kuwait: incidence, causes and mortality.

From a prospective study on burn patients admitted at the Burn Center in Kuwait during 1993-2001, 826 paediatric burn cases, in 0-14 years age group, were retrieved to study incidence, causes, and mortality among children. The demographic characteristics, clinical features, and outcome constituted our data file in Statistical Software, SPSS. Overall incidence rate was 17.

Predicting factors influencing the fatal outcome of burns in Kuwait.

A prospective study was carried out on a total of 2111 burn patients admitted at the Burn Center in Kuwait, during 1993 to 2001, with the purpose of predicting the risk factors influencing the fatal outcome. A total of 111 (5.3%) patients died, giving an annual average of 12 deaths, and a mortality rate of 0.

Infantile systemic hyalinosis.

Infantile systemic hyalinosis (ISH) is a rare familial autosomal recessive disease of unknown etiology. The clinical features are evident either at birth or within 6 months of life. The presentation is painful progressive joint contractures, thickened skin with hyperpigmentation over prominences, small pearly facial papules, gingival hypertrophy, fleshy nodules in the perianal region, diarrhea, increased susceptibility to bone fractures, infections, and failure to thrive.