[Rhino- and oropharyngeal carriage of Haemophilus sp. in children]. / Portage rhino et oropharyngé d'Haemophillus sp. chez l'enfant.

The occurence of Haemophilus sp. and other potential pathogens: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes and Neisseria meningitidis has been investigated in 79 children from rhino and oropharyngeal material. H. parainfluenzae is only isolated from the oropharynx. H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae may be isolated from the rhinopharynx but are associated to signs of infection in the upper respiratory tract. The capsule of H. Influenzae represents a colonization factor of the rhinopharynx from an oropharyngeal carriage. 6.1% of H. influenzae and 28% of H. parainfluenzae isolates were found resistant to penicillin by production of betalactamase.

[Optic disk drusen and intracranial tumor]. / Druses papillaires et tumeur intra-cranienne.

A fifty-one year old woman with a Lindau sickness presented bilateral optic disc swelling and peripapillary haemorrhage. Intracranial hypertension was suspected. Perimetry, echography and fluorescein fundus angiography revealed optic disc drusen.

[A familial case of Recklinghausen's disease]. / A propos d'un cas familial de maladie de Recklinghausen.

The case report of familial Von Recklinghausen disease, allows to remind the frequency, and the polymorphism of this affection, which is provoked by the neuro-ectodermal layer dysplasia. This case, moreover, poses a difficult problem, about the appearance of asymptomatic large optic nerves in two patients.