Caustic ingestion in Tunisian children: Endoscopic findings, complications and predictors of severe injuries in a cohort of 1059 patients.

Background And Aims: The ingestion of caustic substances remains a serious medical problem in Tunisian children. This study was conducted to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and endoscopic findings of caustic ingestion in Tunisian children, and to indentify predictive factors of severe esophageal and gastric injuries.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective review of all children referred to a tertiary pediatric center for caustic ingestion who underwent esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy was conducted.

Ocular manifestations of people living with HIV in Tunisia.

Background: Ocular involvement is a common complication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Knowledge about this topic in Tunisia is limited.

Objective: To investigate ophthalmic manifestations in patients living with HIV in Tunisia.

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with metabolic syndrome in Tunisian children with obesity.

Background: A negative association between serum vitamin D levels and obesity has been reported by several studies. Data on vitamin D status in Tunisian obese children and its relationship with metabolic syndrome remain rare.

Aim: We aimed to study the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Tunisian obese children and to examine the correlation between vitamin D levels and metabolic syndrome.

A new case of congenital atransferrinemia with a novel splice site mutation: c.293-63del.

Congenital atransferrinemia is an extremely rare autosomal recessive disorder resulting in the complete absence or extremely reduced amount of transferrin. In this study, we describe the first case of congenital atransferrinemia in Tunisia and the 18th patient in the reported data. The patient was referred to our hospital to explore a severe hypochromic and microcytic anemia.

Ocular Manifestations in Late Onset Behçet's Disease.

Behçet's disease is frequent in Tunisia and potentially serious, which can endanger both the vital and visual prognosis. Late occurrence of the disease is uncommon and less frequently investigated. ; Aims: The aim of this study was to analyse the demographic characteristics and ocular manifestations of patients with late-onset Behçet disease in Tunisia, North Africa.

Delayed diagnosis of esophageal foreign body: A case report.

Introduction: Foreign body (FB) ingestion, a common and serious problem in children, can present with a wide variety of symptoms. This paper describes and discusses the case of an esophageal foreign body (EFB), in which the patient presented with primarily respiratory clinical signs causing delayed diagnosis.

Presentation Of Case: A six month old boy presented with three months history of harsh cough, stridor and pulmonary congestion.

[Infectious diarrhoea in children under five years].

Aim: to determine the prevalence of rotavirus in acute diarrhea among children under 5 years and to describe the epidemiology, clinical trials of rotavirus diarrhea and compare them with those of other gastroenteritis.

Methods: A Prospective study during 1 year (1 January 2007-31 December 2007) was conducted in the department of Pediatrics B of the Children's Hospital of Tunis. 117 children aged under than 5 years and admitted for acute community gastroenteritis were included in the study.