[Tracheo-bronchial foreign bodies in the child. Analysis of 43 cases (author's transl)].

The authors report 43 cases of the presence of foreign bodies in the respiratory tract seen over a 20 year period in the University Pediatric Clinic of Kinshasa (Republic of Zaïre). In the light of these cases, it would appear that this pathological condition has apredilection for the infant, with a peak in the 1 to 2 year age group. There is a marked predominance for the male sex (60 %).

[Mediastinal emphysema in measles].

A review of 14 cases of cervico-mediastinal emphysema, recorded during 18 years, demonstrates that 87,5 p. 100 of the cases are caused by measles. This accident is sometimes discovered after exanthema has come out.