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A Dalous

Publications and source records attributed to A Dalous.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1989

[Severe Epstein-Barr virus infection in an infant].

A 11 month-old boy, without any informative familial pedigree, was admitted for peritonitis after intestinal perforation, associated with signs of pseudolymphoma and histiocytic activation. He developed later unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding and interstitial pneumonitis, which spontaneously improved. All infectious and immunologic studies were negative. Epstein-Barr Virus was found in throat, lungs and blood, whereas the specific antibodies production was delayed. No abnormality was detected 18 months later, except for a disappearance of vaccinal antibodies.

Humans↗
PubMed1989

[Taurine in the cerebrospinal fluid in febrile convulsions in children].

Taurine may function in brain as a neuroinhibitor, and intracerebroventricular taurine has the capacity to induce hypothermia. Its antiepileptic properties have been observed in animals and humans. On the basis of these data, we studied taurine concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid of 32 children with simple febrile convulsions (16 +/- 6 months) and of 25 children with acute hyperthermia without neurologic signs (13 +/- 8 months). Taurine concentration in cerebrospinal fluid was similar in febrile convulsion children (8 +/- 4 mumol/l) compared to a control group (7.8 +/- 3 mumol/l).

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed1982

[Exchange transfusion in a case of Kawasaki syndrome].

A case of mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome in a 7 month-old boy in whom the usual therapy (acetyl salicylic acid, dipyridamole) could not prevent impairment of the clinical evolution is reported. As the role of circulating immune complexes had been suggested, and similarly with periarteritis nodosa in adults, 4 exchange transfusions were attempted. Their spectacular result, with a follow-up of 6 months, even though no circulating immune complex was detected, is a further argument for the immunologic pathogenesis of this syndrome.

Humans↗
PubMed1980

[Oral treatment of acute infantile diarrhoea with sucrose/electrolyte solution (author's transl)].

The value of oral re-hydratation in acute diarrhoea has been demonstrated in a study of 161 infants (mean age 6.8 months, range 1 to 26 months). One litre of solution contained sodium 50 mEq, potassium 25 mEq, bicarbonate 2 g, glucose 20 g, sucrose 20 g with an osmolarity of 300 milliosmoles/kg. Using this solution, rapid replacement of water osses was possible. Dehydratation, the major complication of acute diarrhoea, was thereby prevented and treated without the use of parenteral therapy. However parenteral treatment is still necessary in severe cases (shock, acidosis or severe diarrhoea).

Acute Disease↗