Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is rare in children, mainly affecting male adolescents.
It is usually secondary to alveolar rupture in the pulmonary interstitium, followed by …

Objectives To describe the characteristics of children and adolescents affected by an outbreak
of Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome and to evaluate a potential temporal …

OBJECTIVE: To identify the biologic tests that best distinguish between bacterial and aseptic
meningitis in an emergency department (ED). STUDY DESIGN: All children hospitalized for …

During the winter 2005–2006, all infants <4 months of age admitted for bronchiolitis or acute
respiratory tract infection in a tertiary care pediatric hospital in Paris were tested for …

Background Group A streptococcus (GAS) accounts for 20% to 40% of cases of pharyngitis
in children; the remaining cases are caused by viruses. Compared with throat culture, rapid …

Introduction: Anemia in children is a major public health problem throughout the world. It is
often multifactorial, iron deficiency being the most frequent etiology. Consequences are …

Objective To validate procalcitonin (PCT) level as the best biological marker to distinguish
between bacterial and aseptic meningitis in children in the emergency department. Design …

Delayed diagnosis of paediatric cancers is reported regularly and is a source of remorse for
physicians and parents and a leading cause of malpractice claims. We did a systematic …

Context: Because precocious pubarche (PP) reveals late-onset congenital adrenal
hyperplasia (LO-CAH) in 5 to 20% of cases, an adrenal stimulation test is recommended in all …

Background Acute clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection are less frequent and
less severe in children than in adults. However, recent observations raised concerns about …