A familial syndromal form of omphalocele.

Omphalocele is a relatively common developmental anomaly of the abdominal wall. Isolated omphalocele is generally regarded as a sporadic malformation with a negligible recurrence risk, although rare familial occurrences have been reported, compatible with AD, AR and XLR inheritance. Omphaloceles occurring in a syndromal context are strongly correlated with various types of chromosomal anomalies.

Unilateral agenesis of the abdominal wall musculature: An early muscle deficiency.

Prune-belly sequence (PBS) usually results from early urethral obstruction. In rare cases, PBS seems to be due to a faulty primary development of the parietal mesenchyme leading to underdevelopment of the abdominal wall musculature, and disorganization of the smooth muscles in the urinary tract. We report on two patients with segmental, unilateral wall musculature deficiency associated with homolateral agenesis of ribs.

Ectodermal dysplasia-like syndrome with mental retardation due to contiguous gene deletion: further clinical and molecular delineation of del(2q32) syndrome.

We report on a patient with an interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 2 at 2q31.2q33.2.

[Medical aspects of commercial air travel].

A high proportion of commercial plane passengers are children: two million fly every year on Air-France airlines. In this field, the physician can be called upon to authorize or prohibit travelling. He could take measures or offer his services at the request of the cabin staff.

[Morganella morganii and early-onset neonatal infection].

Unlabelled: Morganella morganii is an opportunistic gram-negative bacterium, resistant to ampicillin, and scarcely involved in early-onset neonatal sepsis.

Case Report: After a premature rupture of the membranes, a pregnant patient received prophylactic amoxicillin per os. She developed chorioamnionitis.