Type 1 diabetes mellitus in Gabon: A study of epidemiological aspects.

Background And Objective: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is the most frequent endocrinopathy in children. Its replacement therapy requires insulin, without which, death is inevitable. This treatment is expensive and a financial burden for diabetic children and their families, especially in Africa.

[Assessment of the management of acute otitis media in children by family practitioners in the North of France].

Objectives: To assess the management of acute otitis media in children by paediatricians and general practitioners in the North of France compared with the AFSSAPS (Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé) guideline's recommendations of 2005.

Methodology: All eligible family paediatricians (n=68) and a group of general practitioners (n=200) first received a phone call invitation to participate to the study. The volunteers responded to a questionnaire by phone call.

Is agranulocytosis following infectious mononucleosis caused by autoimmunity?

A patient developed agranulocytosis after Epstein-Barr infection. Bone marrow examination revealed normal myelopoiesis with reduced mature neutrophil polymorphonuclear cells. IgG-specific antineutrophil antibodies (anti-HNA-1a) were found in serum and on polymorphonuclear cells, suggesting that the agranulocytosis after infectious mononucleosis was caused by an autoimmune mechanism.

Atypical varicella with palm and sole involvement.

Varicella is a common disease characterized by a typical presentation. We report a case of an atypical presentation of varicella with a centrifugal distribution, eruption with many vesicles, no pustular stage in evolution and distal involvement. There were none of the known modifying factors (immunosuppression, skin disease, injury or sun exposure).