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Un caso di LES con decorso atipico "cerebellare" in una bambina di 7 anni

Alizzi CG, Guccione G, La Malfa G, Maggio MC, Cernigliaro M, Corsello G

2026/4 — pag. 88-92 — DOI

Neuropsychiatric manifestations of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), yet rare, are often severe and may precede the systemic diagnosis. Their diagnosis and recognition may represent a significant challenge due to clinical overlap w...

Il ritorno della varicella che "destabilizza"

Bloise S, Buffon S, Iacono A, Nano G, Marchetti F

2025/8 — pag. 196-199 — DOI

Chickenpox is generally considered a benign childhood disease caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV). However, in some cases, the infection may be associated with potentially serious complications, such as neurologic manifestations. The main forms of...

L’otite esterna acuta: dalla diagnosi al trattamento

Lavezzo G, Pietrolati G, Iacono A, Marchetti F.

2024/5 — pag. 289-295 — DOI

Acute otitis externa (AOE) is an infection of the external auditory canal with peak incidence between 5 and 9 years of age. Predisposing factors are the summer period, water sports and duct injuries (e.g. cotton buds). The diagnosis is clinical and t...

Lesioni perianali

Burlo F, Ballaben A, Bramuzzo M, Lega S.

2023/10 — pag. 647-652 — DOI

Anorectal diseases are quite common in children, but their management often raises uncertainty. The most frequent lesions are anal fissures, which are mainly linked to constipation. Intense strain may also lead to rectal prolapse or haemorrhoids. Per...

La diagnosi differenziale del dolore osseo in età pediatrica: quando preoccuparsi

Barolo R, Asaftei SD.

2023/9 — pag. 581-587 — DOI

Bone pain is a common cause of admission to the Paediatric Emergency Department. Although in most cases it is associated with benign processes, this symptom should be investigated thoroughly when anamnestic and clinical features suggest the possible ...

Un corpo estraneo nel naso

Serruto M.

2023/6 — pag. 399-402 — DOI

Nasal foreign bodies are common in children. Through the experience of a clinical case, it is possible to describe the clinical signs of suspect nasal foreign bodies to intervene promptly and avoid short and long-term complications....

Gestione del contatto con animali nei bambini oncoematologici

Fiumana G, Botta D, Dalla Porta MF, Macchi S, Soncini E, Santaniello A, Paciello O, Cellini M, Cesaro S

2023/4 — pag. 61-69 — DOI

Contact with animals in oncohaematological children is associated with many benefits, but the risk of contracting zoonosis, even if low, must be taken into consideration. To evaluate awareness on this topic a survey between the Italian paediatric onc...

Il dupilumab nell’esofagite eosinofila: una nuova frontiera?

Mainetti M, Troisi A, Turlà G, Fontijn S, Rametta G, Buzzi A, Mussetto A, Marchetti F.

2022/9 — pag. 583-587 — DOI

Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) is a chronic, immune-mediated or antigen-mediated oe-sophageal disease. Therapeutic first-line options currently available for EoE are elimina-tion diets, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and steroids. The ultimate goal o...

Intossicazione da piombo: una nefropatia dalla diagnosi pesante

Toniutti M, Vidal E

2022/6 — pag. 119-123 — DOI

Lead poisoning is an increasingly important public health issue. In children the central nervous system is the most severely affected with cognitive and neurobehav-ioural impairment, but lead can affect a variety of organ systems. In kidneys it can c...

Esposizioni radiodiagnostiche in età evolutiva

Corbella D, Tinelli D, Righini A.

2022/3 — pag. 161-167 — DOI

An increase in the quantitative lifetime radiation risk in the paediatric age, correlated with an exponential rise in computed tomography (CT) examinations, has been observed worldwide. Moreover, a positive association between the exposure to radiati...

Stroke ischemico e terapie iperacute nel bambino e nell’adolescente visti da un Pronto Soccorso pediatrico e da uno dell’adulto

Occhipinti AA, Degrassi F, Diplomatico M, Di Mascio A, Caruso P, Barbi E, Cozzi G.

2022/3 — pag. 153-160 — DOI

The use of hyperacute therapies, such as thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy, has revolutionized the care of adult patients with arterial ischemic stroke. In this context, one of the most effective Diagnostic Therapeutic Assistance Pathways (PDT...

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Abate MV (a cura di)

2022/3

Giù le mani dai bambini lo dico io! Cosa ci salverà, se qualcosa ci salverà Sei ore di scuola senza pranzo, nessuno ne parla

2021/10 — pag. 624-626 — DOI

I morsi di vipera

Romano F, Rossi L, Raffaldi I, Bondone C, Garelli D, Carmellino V, Schicchi A, Lonati D, Locatelli CA, Urbino AF

2021/8 — pag. 246-253 — DOI

Viper bites are rare but represent a medical emergency that should not be underestimated both in the paediatric and adult population. The clinical presentation can vary from mild symptoms limited to the venom inoculation site to serious cases with e...

“Mi sembra tanto depresso”… aveva tutte le ragioni per esserlo!

Iacono A

2021/7 — pag. 463-466 — DOI

The paper reports - in the form of a dialogue between paediatricians - the case of an 8-year-old boy who presented with about 10 days of sporadic episodes of vomiting, profuse asthenia and change in behaviour. Brain MRI showed the presence of a crani...

Gestione del Covid-19 in età pediatrica: documento di consenso

Gruppo di Lavoro su Covid-19 in Pediatria della Regione Emilia-Romagna (RE-CO-PED)

2021/2 — pag. 85-101 — DOI

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly spread, becoming the first pandemic of the 21st century by death toll. Children appear to be less affected than adults, with a milder clinical presentation and a significantly lower...

Tromboembolismo e malattia infiammatoria cronica dell’intestino

Bramuzzo M

2021/2 — pag. 29-30 — DOI

Un riscontro occasionale di aritmia cardiaca

Oliveto R

2021/1 — pag. 53-54 — DOI

The paper describes a clinical case of asymptomatic intermittent Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome detected in an 8-year-old boy on the occasion of a sports medical certificate for non-competitive sporting activity. Recent guidelines suggest a personali...

L’inchino dei supereroi

2020/10 — pag. 623 — DOI

La diagnosi e la gestione del prolasso rettale

S. Ventresca, M. Bacchini, G. Graziani, F. Marchetti

2020/7 — pag. 453-457 — DOI

Rectal prolapse is an overall rare occurrence in children in the first 4 years of age. It typically tends to relapse. In the majority of cases it is not possible to highlight a single cause that determines prolapse, even if it is more frequent in chi...

Covid-19 e salute mentale in età evolutiva: l’urgenza di darsi da fare

G. Abbracciavento, M. Cognigni, G. Riccio, M. Carrozzi

2020/4 — pag. 237-240

The coronavirus outbreak has shocked health systems worldwide. It is a serious situation that will pervade the entire population in their bodies and minds. Long-term implications on mental health will persist even when the outbreak will have worn off...

“Il re è nudo”, ma non basta solo saperlo

F. Marchetti

2019/8 — pag. 483-485

Una celiachia con invaginazioni intestinali ricorrenti

M. Mainetti, V. Graziani, C. Radice, M. Serafini, G. Turlà, F. Marchetti

2019/6 — pag. 391-392

The paper presents the case of a 22-month-old child with an acute onset of coeliac disease and recurrent intussusception. A prevalence of around 1% of intestinal intussusception in children with a new diagnosis of coeliac disease is described in the ...

Cannabis ed epilessia in Pediatria: mito o realtà?

C. Forest, E. Fiumana, R. Faggioli, A. Suppiej, G. Maggiore

2019/5 — pag. 303-309

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest for the use of medical Cannabis in Paediatrics. Several pharmacological properties are attributed to Cannabis by preclinical studies, but the most important application is related to the treatm...

Broncopolmonite, Mycoplasma, macrolidi Ginecomastia prepuberale nel maschio

2019/1 — pag. 55

Trattamento dello stroke nell’adulto e nel bambino: due mondi paralleli e differenti, sulla via di incontrarsi…

P. Manganotti, P. Caruso

2018/7 — pag. 415-416

“Più matti che malati”? La SINPIA denuncia lo stato di sempre maggiore criticità delle risposte per gli utenti con disturbi neuropsichici dell’infanzia e dell’adolescenza e per le loro famiglie

2018/3 — pag. 150-152

Ascesso appendicolare in lattante come causa di febbre di origine sconosciuta

A. Zavallone, F. Comaita, L. Azzoni, L. Cantalupi, D. Luotti, I. Santini, A. Ramon Gonzalez, V. Mondino, F. Rossi, V. Gabriele

2017/9

Evaluation of abdominal pain in children can be often difficult. Acute appendicitis is the most frequent disease in children population that often requires a surgical intervention. Only 2% of operated children belong to the group younger than 3 years...

L’efficacia della melatonina nel trattamento dei disturbi del sonno nei pazienti con disabilità intellettiva

C. Farneti, P. Ricciardelli, F. Marchetti

2017/8 — pag. 531-532

Calprotectina elevata e polipi intestinali: quale relazione?

M. Mainetti, A. Zucchini, G. Turlà, A. Buzzi, F. Marchetti

2017/4 — pag. 256-258

n clinical paediatric practice faecal calprotectin, a protein derived from white blood cells, is a reliable, non-invasive and easy-to-perform marker, with a high positive predictive power to identify intestinal inflammation. It is very useful for the...

CUORE E BATTICUOREIl bambino con il batticuore

V. Gesuete, B. D’Agata, M. Bobbo, A. Ventura

2017/4 — pag. 219-226

Palpitations mean the perception of the heartbeat that is usually a cause for concern for patients. In adults, palpitations occasionally herald serious underlying cardiac events. However, palpitations in children typically arise from physiologic st...

Kawasaki disease shock syndrome: una rara modalità di presentazione della malattia

N. Sardi, C. Galletto, L. Besenzon

2017/3

Kawasaki disease shock syndrome is a rare and severe condition related to Kawasaki disease (KD), frequently difficult to diagnose, defined as the presence of any of the following conditions: systolic hypotension (< -2 SD blood pressure defined for ag...

Un prolasso senza estro

A. Lora, A. Taddio

2017/2

La sindrome di Cornelia de Lange

V. Decimi, A. Cereda, M. Mariani, L. Bettini, A. Selicorni

2016/6 — pag. 373-380

Which are the distinctive features of Cornelia de Lange syndrome? When should it be suspected? Which of these features are of interest for a paediatrician who assists a young patient with this syndrome? Which tools can the paediatrician use in orde...

“Storia di P”: ectima gangrenoso da Pseudomonas aeruginosa

F. Lombardi, I. Neri, E. Mazzoni, R. Francavilla, A. Lambertini

2016/6

Perdersi... per un bicchiere d’acqua

G. Patti, A. Mascio, E. Godano, A. Allegri, M. Maghnie

2015/8 — pag. 529-530

Entero-artrite reattiva da Clostridium difficile:relazione casuale o causale? Descrizione di un caso clinico

F. Pugliese, A. Zucchini, P. Ricciardelli, M. Cappella, F. Marchetti

2015/5

In adults reactive arthritis (ReA) following Clostridium diffıcile-enterocolitis has been documented. In children only five case of C. diffıcile-associated ReA has been reported. The paper describes a case of ReA in a six-year-old boy treat...

Una lista di farmaci condivisa per la pediatria territoriale di famiglia: uno studio osservazionale

D. Piovani, A. Clavenna, M. Bonati e il Gruppo PeFAB

2014/5 — pag. 315-321

Objectives - To identify a list of shared drugs on the basis of those prescribed by a group of paediatricians during the daily clinical practice. The group were involved in initiatives concerning health care for years. Materials and methods - A to...

Reazioni al veleno d’imenotteri nel bambino: vaccinare o non vaccinare?

M. Starc, A. Ventura, G. Longo

2014/5 — pag. 291-298

Hymenoptera venom allergy is a rare occurrence in children, so paediatricians are frequently unprepared and thus incapable of giving adequate answers. The allergy has usually a benign natural history: systemic reactions characterized only by cutane...

Tosse acuta e miele

S. Miceli Sopo, S. Monaco, M. Greco, G. Varrasi, G. Simeone

2014/1 — pag. 41-46

Recent Australian guidelines on cough in children recommend the use of honey as cough suppressant. Conversely, the same guidelines, just like other documents previously published, advise against the use of drugs like antitussives, such as codeine a...

Anisocoria acuta da ipratropio bromuro: basta pensarci

M. Giovannini, E. Zamuner, L. Biserna, G. Vieni, A. Di Caro, F. Marchetti

2013/9 — pag. 585-587

The article reports the case of a 9-year-old boy who presented with fixed dilated pupil secondary to areosol inhalation of nebulised ipratropium bromide. While a fixed dilated pupil is an alarming sign, if it is caused by inhalation of ipratropium ...

Competenze musicali del bambino 0-3 anni

C. Panza, E. Flaugnacco

2013/9 — pag. 571-576

Recent and amazing discoveries of neurosciences on musical abilities of the foetus and the newborn baby show that refined ability and musical competence are developed very early and can be used by parents to provide opportunities for early developm...

Prescrizione di antibiotici equivalenti nella popolazione pediatrica in Lombardia

A. Iommarini, M. Sequi, M. Cartabia, D. Piovani, A. Bortolotti, I. Fortino, L. Merlino, A. Clavenna, M. Bonati

2013/3 — pag. 173-178

Aims - To evaluate the prescription profile of generic antibiotics in paediatric outpatient population in the Lombardy region. Methods - All reimbursed prescriptions (class A) dispensed to children < 14 years old in 2008 resident in 15 Local Health ...

Una malattia...“da grandi”

I. Vannozzi, F. Dini, C. Tuoni, S. Ghione, G. Maggiore

2013/1

Una strana dermatite dell’area del pannolino: quando lavare troppo fa male

F. Savoia, G. Gaddoni, A. Patrizi, P. Sgubbi

2012/8

The case of a 3-month-old boy that was visited because of a brownish, hyperkeratotic and slightly desquamative dermatitis of the inguinal folds, perineum and perianal area is reported. The patient was healthy, asymptomatic and the remaining physi...

Il bambino con mastocitosi

G. Paloni, I. Berti

2011/3 — pag. 155-159

Mastocytosis is a quite rare but not exceptional condition that affects also children. In most of the cases it affects only the skin, has a favourable prognosis and resolves spontaneously. It is characterized by an anomalous increase in mastocytes,...

ADR (reazione avversa ai farmaci) da ibuprofene: descrizione di un caso

N. Sardi, P. Fusco, S. Fungi, A. D’Amato, L. Besenzon

2010/10

We report a case of a 7-year-old girl developing an haemorragic duodenitis as a consequence of the administration of a single standard dose of ibuprofen for the symptomatic treatment of an upper respiratory tract infection. The aim of the case report...

Un bambino con noduli tiroidei

L. Nanni, T. Slabadzianiuk, M.C. Manoni, S. Seminara

2009/5 — pag. 327-328

We report a case of a 8-year-old boy with a palpable mass on the anterior part of the neck. The thyroid nodules present a high risk of malignancy in pediatric patients. The child was admitted to our clinic for clinical analyses and instrumental i...

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a cura Irene Bruno e Alessandra Perco

2009/2

Trattamento della dermatite atopica nella popolazione pediatricaLo stato dell'arte (Parte prima)

G. Bartolozzi

2008/9

Profilo prescrittivo dei farmaci antiasmatici nella popolazione pediatrica della ASL di Lecco

M. Bianchi, A. Clavenna, L. Labate, A. Bortolotti, I. Fortino, G.W. Locatelli, G. Giuliani, M. Bonati

2007/10 — pag. 653-659

Antiasthmatic drugs are often prescribed for conditions different from asthma and many patients are exposed to therapy for which there is no evidence of efficacy. The aim of this study was to test whether antiasthmatic drug prescription rates refle...

Diritto alla vita pre-giudicata

G. Tamburlini

2006/7 — pag. 415-418

Sconfinamenti nel territorio della bioetica (rimbalzi a pagine 424 e 466)...

Herpes zoster breakthrough

F. Napolano

2006/1 — pag. 53-54

The latent varicella vaccine virus is a rare cause of herpes zoster in childhood. We report the case of a healthy 2 years old boy who developed an herpes zoster infection 6 months after vaccination, localised in one chest dermatoma. Varicella zoster ...

La prescrizione di farmaci soggetti a nota nella popolazione pediatrica italiana.

S. Maschi, A. Clavenna, E. Rossi, A. Berti, M. De Rosa, M. Bonati

2005/7

Il profilo prescrittivo della popolazione pediatrica italiana nelle cure primarie: il rapporto ARNO 2003

A. Clavenna, M. Bonati, E. Rossi, et al.

2005/5 — pag. 305-311

Objective: to evaluate the pattern of drug prescription reimbursed by the national health system in the Italian paediatric population. Prescriptions involving 982.035 children ...

Sedazioni profonde ripetute in Emato-oncologia: vissuto dei bambini affetti da leucemia e delle loro famiglie

2004/11 — pag. 723-725

Painful procedures are a major source of distress for children with leukaemia and for their parents. Procedural sedation, and possibly deep sedation, is recommended for these patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of patient...

La famiglia del bambino con bisogni speciali

B. Sacher

2004/8 — pag. 492-498

Children with disabilities and their families experience a wide array of problems. In order to better respond to their needs, 81 families have been studied, by collecting and analysing both quantitative and qualitative information. A number of prob...

Il Pianeta disabilità

F. Marchetti

2004/8 — pag. 500-501

Ten years ago, a study carried out by the Associazione Culturale Pediatri (ACP) among parents of children affected by mental retardation showed widespread dissatisfaction about the quality of public services, frequent use of private services and lo...

Il bambino e l'inquinamento atmosferico: la percezione del problema da parte dei genitori nella provincia di Piacenza.Risultati del questionario 'Aria Pulita'.

R. Sacchetti, G. Gregori, O. Righi, P. Armani, P Balduzzi, R. Boccellari, M. Bolla, E Boselli, D. Chitti, M. Corna, C. Ferrari, A. Ferzetti, C. Fragnito, A. Galli, M. Ghisoni, M. Libè, C. Marenghi, R. Marzolini, L. Rizzi, P. Salami, L. Suzzani, F. Touchi, A. Turni, M. Vercesi, L. Zanolli, O. Hainess, C. Marini, C. Rigolli, A. Petronio, R. Marvasi

2004/6

NEUROPSICHIATRIA QUOTIDIANA PER IL PEDIATRA DI FAMIGLIAPsicosomatica: molecole, strutture, interpretazioni

F. Panizon

2004/6 — pag. 368-381

The relationship between physiological responses to stressful stimuli and the onset of psychosomatic illnesses has been an area of intense interest for many years. Subtle disregulations of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis have been pro...

Il bambino e l’inquinamento atmosferico: la percezione del problema da parte dei genitori nella provincia di Piacenza

2004/6 — pag. 399-400

Little is known about parents’ perception of children respiratory diseases and their risk factors compared to daily practice and risk behaviours. A questionnaire was designed and distributed to evaluate: a) epidemiological data on respiratory dise...

Pielonefrite acuta nel lattante: eziologia e sensibilità agli antibiotici

2004/5 — pag. 325-326

Acute pyelonephritis (APN) involves a risk of irreversible renal injury. There is no consensus on which therapy is most effective. In this study, we evaluated 108 infants aged 0-18 months, enrolled from 1/5/98 to 31/1/03, for APN. 35 patients (37%...

Indicazioni e strategie terapeutiche per i bambini e gli adolescenti con ADHD

2003/6 — pag. 383-386

A National Consensus Conference was held in Cagliari (Sardinia) on March 6-7, 2003, promoted by the “Mario Negri” Research Institute of Milan and the University of Cagliari, Department of Neurosciences. The conference was aimed at up-dating the ava...

Il bambino che non ha niente, ovvero della paura di avere qualcosa

F. Panizon

2000/9 — pag. 571-575

Moving from a description of a variety of “no disease” syndromes, all frequently encountered in the paediatric practice, the Author provides an overview of the neuropsychology and physiology of fear, and suggests to incorporate this knowledge to pr...

Cambiamento

M&B

2000/2 — pag. 76