Tétanos Neonatorum

Asphyxia Neonatorum.

I have presented the material in three sections, the first concerns the antenatal events leading to foetal anoxia, the second deals with the management of labour, and the third discusses methods of treatment which may be applicable in domiciliary midwifery. I have quoted fairly extensively from the National Perinatal Mortality Survey (1961) carried out in 1958 under the auspices of the National...

Ophthalmia Neonatorum

Ihis work won for its author the Middleinore Piize of the British Medical Association in 1907. It contains the most complete account there is in the English language of a preventible disease winch is still responsible for a large amount of the blindness in the world. The book abounds with instructive tables taken from all available souices illustrating the prevalence, etiology, pievention and t...

Asphyxia Neonatorum

Tétanos compliqué de septicémie sur hémoglobinopathie majeure

Rapporter un cas de tétanos compliqué de septicémie chez un enfant souffrant d'une hémoglobinopathie majeure. Enfant de 9 ans drépanocytaire (SC), non vacciné contre le tétanos, a été admis au CHU YO pour raideur de la nuque, difficulté à l'ouverture de la bouche et hyperthermie. L'examen à son admission notait un syndrome infectieux avec une hyperthermie (température à 39°1C), Pouls=100/mn, Fr...

Erythema Toxicum Neonatorum

Erythema toxicum neonatorum (ETN) only occurs in the newborn. It has the appearance of small, erythematous papules and vesicles. Occasionally pustules also occur. The lesions are often surrounded by areas of diffuse blotchy erythema, giving the appearance of a distinct halo. Individual lesions are quite transient and usually disappear quickly, only to be replaced by others in different parts of...