Digestive manifestations of Covid-19 in children: a retrospective study.

Background: The world is currently facing a pandemic due to a new species of the Coronaviridae family called SARS-CoV-2, discovered in the city of Wuhan in China in December 2019. The WHO has named the resulting disease COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019). It has been a global health problem due to its major socio-economic damage.

Rare Association between Two Genetic Conditions: Turner Syndrome and Neurofibromatosis Type 1.

Turner's syndrome (TS) is a sex chromosome disorder due to loss of either all or part of the X chromosome, in some or all the cells of the body. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is a multisystemic genetic disorder that is only rarely observed in association with Turner syndrome. Only six cases of Turner syndrome associated with NF-1 have been reported in the literature.

Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Nephrotic Syndrome in a Child With Multisystemic Tuberculosis.

We report the case of a child who had tuberculosis associated with nephrotic syndrome. In this case, it was difficult to identify if the renal involvement was due to renal infection with mycobacterium tuberculosis, the consequence of nephrotoxicity of anti-bacillary drugs, or due to new onset of nephrosis. Management was complex as the use of high-dose steroids can disseminate the infection.

Protein-Losing Enteropathy Associated with Thrombotic Microangiopathic Features Revealing Hirschsprung's Disease in a Child.

We report the case of a 4-year-old boy with protein-losing enteropathy, leading to severe malnutrition. Associated thrombotic microangiopathic features made diagnosis difficult and challenging.