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M Boronat

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Boutonneuse fever.

Sixty children, aged between 2 and 10 years, had boutonneuse fever during the summer months of 1979 and 1980. They presented with fever and a generalised maculopapular rash. The tàche noire could be seen at the site of the tick bite in 38 (63%) of them. The antibody response, assayed nonspecifically, by the Weil-Felix reaction was positive in 52. A singe titre of more than 1:80 or a 4-fold increase between two paired specimens separated by a 7-day interval was considered diagnostic. Maximum titres were reached at the end of the second week of convalescence in 81% of patients. Treatment with oral oxytetracycline was effective in all cases.

Antibody Formation↗

[Acceleration of postnatal development, hypertony, enlargement of the middle phalanges and of the distal metaphyses of the femur, peculiar facies: a case of Weaver's syndrome?].

A child is described with accelerated bone maturation, large dysplastic ears, and hypertelorism. These are features of both the Marshall-Smith and Weaver's syndrome. The child was mentally retarded and had enlargement of the middle phalanges, features only seen in Marshall-Smith syndrome. However, there was also enlargement of the metaphyses, a characteristic of Weaver's syndrome. The possiblity that these syndromes may represent different manifestations of the same entity is discussed.

Bone Development↗

Pseudotumor cerebri, spinal and radicular pain, and hyporeflexia: a clinical variant of the Guillain-Barré syndrome?

A 5-year-old patient developed pseudotumor cerebri, spinal and radicular pain, and hyporeflexia. Ataxia and multiple cranial nerve involvement also were evident. With the exception of residual hyporeflexia and the abnormalities present in the electrophysiologic studies, the patient's prompt recovery suggested the diagnosis of Guillain-Barré polyradiculoneuritis.

Child, Preschool↗