[Endocarditis complicated by an aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery].

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare, polymorphic disease in children. Mycotic aneurysm is a rare condition that complicates about 2.5 to 10% of cases of endocarditis.

[Unusual complication of noninvasive ventilation: The œsogastric pneumatosis associated with a subcutaneous emphysema].

The non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a technique of ventilator support to avoid endotracheal intubation and its potential complications. However, it has some complications that are usually harmless to type of erythema and/or cutaneous ulcerations, mouth or nose dryness, conjunctival irritation and rarely lesions of barotrauma, volotrauma or gastric insufflation with nausea and vomiting. We report the case of a patient who had an unusual complication of NIV: sub mucosa gastro-esophageal pneumatosis associated with subcutaneous emphysema occurring on the second day after one hepatectomy which was settled but complicated with a postoperative pulmonary aspiration syndrome.

[Paraspecificity of antivenins: example of severe envenomation by the Sahara horned viper (Cerastes cerastes) treated with non-specific antivenin].

Snake bites are a major public health problem in Morocco. Both morbidity and mortality of ophidian envenomation remain very high in this country. Antivenin immunotherapy, the only etiological treatment of this envenomation, is often unavailable in local hospitals.

[Not Available].

Burn injuries are most commonly encountered during natural disasters or disasters related to human activity (accidental fires in public places, in time of war, or in terrorist attacks). The care and triage of a large number of burn patients is a difficult problem, which requires adequate planning and emergency preparedness in anticipation of such crises. The training and readiness of doctors and paramedics is of utmost importance.