We report a fatal case due to a massive attack by a swarm of bees in a nine-year-old child. The accident was fatal because of two aggravating factors: the cephalic location and the large number of stings (about 300). Complications were coagulopathy, anemia, hemorrhage, coma, and oligoanuria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: According to the WHO, in 2002, 3.5 billion of people worldwide were infected with intestinal parasites. Every year, roundworms, hookworms and amoebae are the cause of 195,000 deaths around the world.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn 2013, the WHO considered that worldwide, the annual incidence of the tuberculosis is of 9 million cases, and prevalence at 14 million. The diagnosis of tuberculosis in children is difficult and can be at the origin of a delay of care and an under estimation of the amount of cases. The purpose of this study was to analyze the epidemiological and diagnostic aspects of tuberculosis in children.
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