Drepanocytosis is one of the qualitative hemoglobinopathies which are the most widespread in the word. In a retrospective study on 16 drepanocytary patients observed at the Bordeaux Children's hospital, 7 patients showed medullar hyperplasia, 10 patients showed vaso-occlusive, and 4 patients showed infections. Medullar hyperplasia: bone demineralisation was the current appearance (47%), cortical thinning down (40.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Sickle cell anemia is one of the qualitative hemoglobinopathies which are the most widespread in the world. In a retrospective study on 11 drepanocytary patients (10 SS and 1 SC) observed at the BORDEAUX children's hospital. 3 Processus were identified: Hemolysis: 3 hepatomegaly, 3 splenomegaly, 1 hematochromatosis and 4 pigmentary lithiasis; Thrombosis: 1 infarctus case of spleen, kidney, lung, 1 papillary necrosis and 1 brain vascular ischemic appearance;
Infection: 1 spleen abscess and 1 pneumopathy.
A pediatric case of small bowel duplication is reported. Non-specific abdominal pain was the main complain. A fixed hypogastric mass was found.
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The authors report one case of a bilateral atraumatic circumscribed myositis ossificans (C.M.O.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEight cases of cervical teratomas in children are reported including 4 boys and 4 girls. Six patients presented within the first 10 days of life. The tumor was congenital in 7 cases.
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