title: [Pediatrics].
abstract: This article summarizes the medical progress achieved in 2 frequent and 2 rare pathologies: 1. Cryptorchidism should be operated around 12 months of age and hormonal treatment abandoned in order to maintain fertility and avoid development of testicular tumors. 2. For the treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis oral cephalosporins for 4 to 5 days are equivalent to a Penicillin treatment of 10 days. 3. Thanks to carvedilol (a beta-blocker agent), levosimendan (a calcium sensibiliser) and nesiritide (an analog to the natriuretic peptide) a new hormonal approach to cardiac failure is possible. 4. Corticosteroids allow to improve quality of live and life expectancy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, provided treatment starts early and a multidisciplinary approach is assured.
authors.affiliation: Départment médico-chirurgical de pédiatrie, Service de pédiatrie, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. sergio.fanconi@chuv.ch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fanconi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Reinberg
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gapany
authors.forename: B-J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Meyrat
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vaudaux
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Bernardo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Boulos
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sekarski
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Spehrs-Ciaffi
authors.forename: P-Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Jeannet
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020388:Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / Q000188:drug therapy; D010372:Pediatrics; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy