[Severe bronchiolitis in the newborn (apropos of 13 cases)].

Bronchiolitis in newborns is a frequent infection, usually with a good prognosis. But there are also more severe forms, better known now, endangering the vital prognosis. The authors report the experience of an infant intensive care unit, where 13 cases of severe bronchiolitis were treated. After considering the etiological circumstances, they envisage the physio-pathological problems. Clinical and paraclinical signs are described. The authors particularly insist on the treatment of severe bronchiolitis using respiratory reanimation. In many cases, assisted ventilation with tracheal intubation helps to get over the worst part. Treatment of severe bronchiolitis remains today essentially symptomatic, but the practice of the appropriate treatment enables in most cases to cure the disease.