Minoxidil topical solution: an unsafe product for children.

Minoxidil hair formulation is commonly used for the treatment of male or female androgenic alopecia. This over-the-counter product is wrongly considered safe. The ingestion of a few milliliters by a child can lead to significant intoxication.

A comparison of adult and pediatric measles patients admitted to emergency departments during the 2008-2011 outbreak in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France.

The present French and European measles outbreaks show a bimodal distribution: the two most affected populations are infants aged less than 1 year and adults older than 20 years. The purpose of this study was to determine wether there were differences in the clinical presentation and evolution of measles between adult and pediatric patients. We performed a retrospective study of adult and pediatric measles patients admitted to three tertiary-level university hospitals between January 2008 and May 2011.

Risk factors for high-grade envenomations after French viper bites in children.

Background: Viper bites and subsequent evolution to severe envenomations are more frequent in children.

Aim: The aims of this study were to describe the clinical, biological, and therapeutic characteristics of children bitten by vipers in France and to identify risk factors associated with severe envenomations.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted between 2001 and 2009 in the pediatric emergency department of a tertiary-level children hospital.

Influenza A(H1N1)-associated ischemic stroke in a 9-month-old child.

Aim: This study aimed to report a rare clinical course of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) infection, ischemic stroke, in a 9 month-old child.

Case: A 9-month-old girl with no previous medical problem presented to our pediatric emergency department with high fever (39°C/102°F) lasting for 48 hours. Soon after admission, she started generalized tonic-clonic seizures that ceased after 2 injections of diazepam.

Serotonin syndrome induced by tramadol intoxication in an 8-month-old infant.

Severe cases of pediatric tramadol intoxication are rarely reported. We report on serotonin syndrome after tramadol intoxication. An 8-month-old girl developed extreme agitation after accidentally ingesting a tablet of her father's medication (Monocrixo LP (Thérabel Lucien Pharma, Levallois Perret, France), 200 mg tramadol).