[Anti-TNF: beneficial or hamful for the lung?].

The Tumor Necrosis Factor is a pro-inflammatory cytokine which plays a key role in the pathogenesis of many diseases. Therefore, the anti Tumor necrosis factors have been used for treating many inflammatory pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis or Crohn's disease with success. However, the use of these drugs has revealed during the formal years many side effects dominated by the tuberculosis.

[Non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NIP): diagnosis and prognosis].

The non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NIP) is an idiopathic diffuse interstitial pneumonia. It is recently reported by Katzenstein and Fiorelli in 1994. The clinical features are mild comparing with usual interstitial pneumonia and its histological features include a predominant degree of interstitial inflammation and a rare areas of honey combing, the lesions are temporally uniform.

[Esophagogastroduodenitis in the newborn. Report of 90 cases].

Oesophagogastroduodenitis (OGD) is a frequent situation in the newborn and run a benign course. Ninety cases of OGD were studied. Diagnosis was established by endoscopy.

[Corticotherapy for asthma in the child].

Corticosteriods have a puissant anti-inflammatory action and enjoyment a central role in the treatment for childhood asthma. Systemic steroids are used in resistant bronchodilatator exacerbations of asthma. Usually steroids are given for short courses, rarely for long term in severe asthma with high risk of side-effects.