[The analysis of the incidence of meningitis in children].

The aim of the study is to present the results of epidemiological investigation in 142 infants and young children who suffered from meningitidis in the years 1987-1995. The most frequent cause of the disease was bacterial infection. The bacterial factors have been identified in 49% of those cases.

[Lead poisoning in children from the industrial region of Silesia--hematologic indices].

In the paper, the basic parameters of blood morphologic pattern were assessed in school children exposed to toxic heavy metal emission. The studies included 323 children aged from 7 to 14 years, living in the region of emissions of the Mining-Ironworks Complex "Bolesław" in Bukowno. In these children haemoglobin concentration, haematocrit and erythrocyte and leucocyte counts were determined using routine laboratory tests.

[Lead poisoning in children from the industrial region of Silesia--markers of chronic intoxication].

In the paper the degree of lead micro-intoxication was assessed in school children from the region of emissions of the Mining-Ironworks Complex "Bolesław" in Bukowno. The study included 323 children of either sex aged from 7 to 14 years. In these children the levels of selected lead intoxication markers were determined--concentration of zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP) in the erythrocytes and concentration of delta-amino-laevulinic acid (ALA) in urine.

[Effect of treatment at a health resort in a plains climate on peak expiratory flow values in preschool children with respiratory disorders].

PEF is the most widely used parameter to assess airflow limitations of the airways. The aim of the study was to assess the value of climatic treatment in the sub-mountainous region on PEF values in pre school age children with various respiratory diseases, inhabitants of the upper silesian industrial region. In 113 children (age 4-6) PEF values were recorded at the beginning and end of the 21 day stay at the sanatorium.

[Ullrich-Feichtiger syndrome in a 3-year-old boy].

A case of a 3 year old boy with Ullrich-Feichtiger syndrome is presented, because of the rarity of this syndrome. Ullrich-Feichtiger syndrome diagnosis was based on the following clinical signs and symptoms: a) micrognathia with several teeth developmental abnormalities; b) polydactyly (six toes); c) varied genital malformations; d) multiple ocular abnormalities. Cause of these multiple malformations remains unclear.