Imported malaria in children in Alicante, Spain (1994-2019).

Introduction: In recent years there has been an increase in imported malaria among children in whom it is a potentially serious and fatal disease. Objective: To describe the incidence and the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of malaria in children diagnosed in Alicante, Spain, over a 26-year period. Materials and methods: We conducted an observational retrospective study of malaria in children aged under 15 years diagnosed at the Alicante General University Hospital from 1994 to 2019.

Successful Mercaptopurine Usage despite Azathioprine-Induced Pancreatitis in Paediatric Crohn's Disease.

Background: Azathioprine [AZA] and mercaptopurine [MP] are recommended for maintenance of steroid-free remission in children with Crohn`s disease [CD]. Azathioprine-induced pancreatitis, an idiosyncratic and major side effect, has been considered as an absolute contraindication for the use of a second thiopurine in IBD patients.

Materials And Methods: We describe two children with CD in whom MP were successfully trialled after a confirmed azathioprine-induced pancreatitis, being well tolerated in both cases.