Infant

Il disgusto che protegge: una steatosi silenziosa di famiglia

Maggiore G.

2026/4 — pag. 256-258 — DOI

A 10-month-old girl presents with isolated fatty liver and normal lab tests. Suspicion of Hereditary Fructose Intolerance (HFI) arose from her refusal of fruit and her father’s nausea after eating sweets. Genetic testing confirmed the diagnosis for b...

Thomas, 3 mesi: stitico e… inespressivo…

2026/2 — pag. 83-85 — DOI

Pianto e stipsi di recente insorgenza

2025/7 — pag. 427-429 — DOI

Intossicazioni acute da sostanze stupefacenti e/o psicofarmaci in età pediatrica

Ferrara D, Figuccia A, Stella A, Lagalla L, Cipolla D, Corsello G.

2025/4 — pag. 241-248 — DOI

Paediatric acute exposure to substance abuse is a significant problem. From September 2019 to January 2024, 38 visits for suspected, accidental or voluntary, ingestion of substance abuse were registered at the Paediatric Emergency Room of the Childre...

Anche il fegato ha i suoi binomi

Maggiore G.

2025/3 — pag. 183-184 — DOI

The paper describes the case of a 20-month-old girl hospitalized for acute liver failure, later diagnosed with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC). Jaundice is often a fundamental clinical sign that is frequently overlooked, not only...

Ntuj: scompenso e “colore” Marco: scompenso e “calore”

2025/3 — pag. 153-158 — DOI

L’ingestione dell’anima metallica delle nuove sigarette elettroniche: un triplice pericolo

Sciarrotta C, Pampinella D, Ajovalasit P.

2025/1 — pag. 52-55 — DOI

The ingestion of foreign objects by children poses significant risks. This case describes the accidental ingestion of a stainless-steel element from an e-cigarette by a 16-month-old child and highlights its toxic and physical dangers. The incident em...

Intossicazione severa da tetraidrocannabinolo

Orsi SM, Mallamaci MF, Carrato V, Moscatelli A.

2025/1 — pag. 52-55 — DOI

A 1-year-old girl was hospitalised with coma and seizures caused by acute THC intoxication (45 µg/l) due to hashish resin ingestion. Supportive therapy, including IV hydration and bromazepam, led to complete symptom resolution within 72 hours. This c...

L'ingestione dell'anima metalllica delle nuove sigarette elettroniche: un triplice pericolo

Sciarrotta C, Pampinella D, Ajovalasit P

2025/1 — pag. 19-20 — DOI

The ingestion of foreign objects by children poses significant risks. This case describes the accidental ingestion of a stainless-steel element from an e-cigarette by a 16-month-old child and highlights its toxic and physical dangers. The incident em...

Intossicazione severa da tetraidrocannabinolo

Orsi SM, Mallamaci MF, Carrato V, Moscatelli A

2025/1 — pag. 18-18 — DOI

A 1-year-old girl was hospitalised with coma and seizures caused by acute THC intoxication (45 µg/l) due to hashish resin ingestion. Supportive therapy, including IV hydration and bromazepam, led to complete symptom resolution within 72 hours. This c...

Manifestazioni parossistiche non epilettiche: shuddering attaks

Fusco F.

2024/9 — pag. 594-596 — DOI

The paper describes a case of shuddering attacks in an 8-month-old girl. These are benign, definitely non-epileptic manifestations characterized by rapid tremors of the head and subsequently of the shoulders and trunk. They are non-pathological movem...

Routine del sonno e risvegli notturni nei bambini durante i primi due anni di vita

Segre G, Clavenna A, Roberti E, Campi R, Rapisardi G, Bonati M.

2024/6 — pag. 365-370 — DOI

Background - Previous studies analyzed the characteristics and prevalence of sleep problems in Italian children. However, less attention is shed on the factors involved in sleep disturbances in the first two years of life. Aims - To provide a devel...

Quando la pertosse riemerge: si discute del noto e non noto

Parisi M, Marchetti F.

2024/5 — pag. 284-285 — DOI

Lattante con inappetenza in Pronto Soccorso: una sfida per il pediatra

Leotta M, Cavallaro P, De Santis A, Cioffi S, Della Vecchia N, Papini L, Cristaldi S, Musolino AM, Pisani M, Raucci U, Villani A

2024/2 — pag. 33-34 — DOI

The authors describe the case of a 2-month-old inappetent infant finally diagnosed with a left diaphragmatic hernia....

Anemia: sintomo o malattia?

Pentimalli E.

2024/1 — pag. 50-53 — DOI

The author describes an intriguing case finally diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in a 20-month-old boy presenting with severe anaemia....

Ipotonia e stipsi... Due segni per una diagnosi

Basilio P, De Martino L.

2023/10 — pag. 664-666 — DOI

The case of a 3-month-old infant presenting with hypotonia and stipsis and finally diagnosed with infant botulism is described....

Ipotonia e stipsi... Due segni per una diagnosi

Basilio P, De Martino L

2023/10 — pag. 223-223 — DOI

The case of a 3-month-old infant presenting with hypotonia and stipsis and finally diagnosed with infant botulism is described....

Allarme rosso: il sanguinamento rettale

Fracas D, Di Leo G.

2023/7 — pag. 465-468 — DOI

A 6-week-old, exclusively breastfed and well-appearing infant presented with blood in her stools. A diagnosis of food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis was promptly made by the presence of the high number of eosinophils in her blood and the prom...

La lingua batte dove il dente duole

Calosso G, Costagliola G, Mussinatto I, Orsi C, Tuscano A, Timeus F.

2023/7 — pag. 462-463 — DOI

The diagnosis of Riga-Fede disease was eventually made in a 15-month-old child presenting with persisting deep ulcer on the tip of his tongue....

Lesioni da “capello attorcigliato” in un lattante

Mincuzzi G, Alessi M, Spataro A, Corsello G.

2023/5 — pag. 319-320 — DOI

Hair thread tourniquet syndrome is a paediatric condition due to a hair or cotton thread from infants' clothes that gets tangled around the extremities of the body, tightening the skin until it causes a clean cut. The injury could develop into ischem...

Una polmonite a risoluzione troppo lenta

Pecile P.

2023/4 — pag. 261-263 — DOI

The case of a 5-month-old infant initially misdiagnosed as slow-resolving pneumonia is described. The diagnosis of tubercular pneumonia was finally made....

Una polmonite a risoluzione troppo lenta

Pecile P

2023/4 — pag. 70-70 — DOI

The case of a 5-month-old infant initially misdiagnosed as slow-resolving pneumonia is described. The diagnosis of tubercular pneumonia was finally made....

Insoliti sospetti: una diarrea intrattabile da citomegalovirus

Colombo SFG, Loiodice M, Biuso A, Carlucci P, Fabiano V, Verduci E, Zuccotti G.

2023/3 — pag. 189-191 — DOI

Intractable diarrhoea in infancy is defined as diarrhoea persisting for more than 2 weeks in infants up to 3 months of age and requiring parenteral nutrition. It is often a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for paediatricians. The following case r...

Crisi convulsive in corso di gastroenterite: una condizione benigna

Del Monte F, Viale S.

2022/9 — pag. 598-600 — DOI

The paper describes the case of a 17-month-old child presenting with gastro- enteritis with recurrent convulsions finally diagnosed as benign convulsions with mild gastroenteritis (CWG).The clinical, diagnostic and prognostic implications of this con...

Ipotonia e ipertransaminasemia: pensa alla fruttosemia

Zanetto L, Benelli E.

2022/9 — pag. 598-600 — DOI

The case of a 3-month-old acutely hypotonic and hyporeactive girl is described. The diagnosis of fructosemia was eventually posed. The clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic implications of fructosemia are also discussed....

Gli esiti dello stroke ischemico del bambino: afasia e talamo

Giardinelli S, Bianchedi I, Uva A, Marchetti F

2022/3 — pag. 65-67 — DOI

Left thalamic stroke in adults commonly results in thalamic aphasia, which is characterized by defects in lexical and semantic abilities associated with fluency and comprehension disabilities and intact word repetition. Although few cases have been r...

Peli scrotali isolati nel lattante: un segno di allarme o una normale variante?

Caprio AM, Casertano M, Longobardi G

2022/3 — pag. 61-64 — DOI

Isolated scrotal hair development in infancy is a rare disorder that has not been well-characterized. The article describes a case of transient isolated scrotal hairs in a five-month-old boy. Except for scrotal hair development, physical examination ...

È o non è blu? La metaemoglobinemia

Allegorico A, Umano G, Apicella A, Rosa M

2022/1 — pag. 25-25 — DOI

A case of methemoglobinemia in a 7-month infant due to the ingestion of improperly stored spinach is presented. The diagnostic and therapeutic implications are discussed....

Lo shock settico nei primi tre mesi di vita

Crestani S, Passini E, Spaggiari V, Toffoli C, Boncompagni A, Bedetti L, Spaggiari E, Lucaccioni L, Lugli L, Roversi F, Rossi K, Iughetti L, Berardi A.

2021/9 — pag. 567-575 — DOI

Shock is a generalized tissue hypoperfusion that leads to severe cellular distress and complicates some cases of paediatric and neonatal sepsis. Although a reduction in associated sepsis mortality has been observed in the last decades, it remains one...

Ecchimosi sospette

Brienza C, Imperatore A, Nunziata F.

2021/9 — pag. 593-594 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 3-month girl presenting with “bruising of unknown origin”. Clinical findings sustained the diagnosis of “maltreatment”....

Binomi diagnosi-terapia in un caso di infezione batterica di cute e tessuti molli

Minotti C, Guiducci S, Favret A, Donà D, Masiero S, Da Dalt L

2021/9 — pag. 287-287 — DOI

The case of a one-year-old girl with necrotizing vulvar infection is presented. The appropriate approach for these cases is also discussed....

Quando non trascurare la splenomegalia nel lattante

Zama D, Parladori R, Muratore E, Melchionda F, Baronio F, Pession A

2021/8 — pag. 501-507 — DOI

Splenomegaly in children is really common and its main cause is infectious disease. The aetiology in newborns and older children is well established, while it is less defined in suckling infants. The paper describes three cases of splenomegaly in inf...

Ipotono e iporeattività post-vaccino esavalente… piccoli problemi di HHE?

Pennisi E, Fontijn S

2021/8 — pag. 526-527 — DOI

The authors described the case of a two-month-old infant who presented with an episode of hypotonia and hyporesponsiveness (HHE) five hours after the hexavalent vaccination. The epidemiology, the pathophysiology and the prognosis of the HHEs are disc...

Proctocolite allergica DOPA precoce, lattanti al bivio

2021/8 — pag. 533-534 — DOI

Un lattante con flushing recidivante

Ursi D, Valentino MS

2021/8 — pag. 258-258 — DOI

The authors describe an infant with an isolated mast cell tumour presenting with a recurrent diffuse flushing....

Poco reattiva: miele amaro

Marsella M

2021/8 — pag. 256-256 — DOI

The authors describe a case of a four-month infant with hypotonia and difficulty swallowing who was eventually diagnosed with an infant botulism....

Un’eruzione cutanea… familiare

Romano F, Raffaldi I, Bondone C, Coppo P, La Selva R, Urbino AF

2021/7 — pag. 457-458 — DOI

Coscienza fluttuante, intestino sofferente

Agrusti A, Pederiva F, Cerrina A, Murru FM, Conte M

2021/1 — pag. 19-21 — DOI

Altered state of consciousness in infants can be the sole sign of a compromised intestinal blood flow. The article reports the case of an infant with inconsolable crying and lethargy with an omphalomesenteric duct remnant causing small bowel volvulus...

Un’opprimente tumefazione laterocervicale... da far mancare il respiro

Mellino C, Gasperini P, Conte ML, Dell’Omo V, Libertucci F, Bigucci B, Inserra A, Vergine G

2021/1 — pag. 15-18 — DOI

Lymphatic malformations are low-flow vascular anomalies of the lymphatic system that occur in one out of 2-4,000 live births. They may be classified as macrocystic (diameter > 1 cm), microcystic (diameter < 1 cm) or mixed. Lymphatic malformations tha...

Iperpotassemia in lattante Vaccino HPV 9-valente

2020/9 — pag. 605 — DOI

Malattia di Kawasaki nei bambini sotto un anno di età: una coorte italiana

G. Mastrangelo, S. Trapani, D. Lasagni, G. Calabri, R. Cimaz, M. Resti, M. de Martino

2020/6 — pag. 142-142 — DOI

Poco reattivo... con la coccarda

A. Imperatore, G. Buzzo

2020/4 — pag. 88-89 — DOI

Una dermatite nella zona del pannolino

2020/3 — pag. 191-193

Dal sapore al rossore… al sudore: la sindrome di Frey

L. Cortellazzo Wiel, L. Badina, I. Berti, E. Barbi

2019/8 — pag. 533-536

Frey syndrome consists of a synkinesis characterised by the onset of flushing and/or sweating in response to a gustatory stimulus and is due to the presence of aberrant parasympathetic fibers from the auricolotemporal nerve. Although they are rare am...

Disturbi del sonno in una lattante Infezioni respiratorie ricorrenti; difetto di IgA Ossiuriasi ricorrente

2019/5 — pag. 328

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome Emangioma infantile

2018/10 — pag. 668

Lattanti e trapianti

F. Fusco

2018/10 — pag. 662-663

L’epidemiologia che “conta” nelle scelte vaccinali: il caso della pertosse in neonati e lattanti

F. Marchetti, C. Guiducci, R. Angelini

2018/8 — pag. 495-500

From June to August 2018, 6 infants with pertussis aged between 1 and 9 months (4 were 3 months old, and the other two 1 month and 9 months old respectively) were admitted to a General Paediatrics Operating Unit. Their hospitalization period lasted...

Encefalite da Herpes virus in una lattante

A. Fumarola, P. Ricciardelli, S. Dal Bo, I. Moneta, V. Rizzo, M. Stella, P. Cenni, F. Marchetti

2018/8

The paper presents the case of an infant with HSV-1 herpetic encephalitis. The clinical symptomatology, after contact with the virus and the development of typical vesicular lesions, is characterized by involvement of the central nervous system, with...

Terapia antiacida nel presunto reflusso gastroesofageo: un’abitudine dura a morire

E. Cacciatore, M. Mainetti, F. Marchetti

2018/7 — pag. 461-464

Orticaria emorragica: eppur si muove

S. Della Paolera, M.C. Pellegrin, I. Berti, E. Barbi

2018/7 — pag. 441-444

Acute urticaria is a frequent benign disease in children and is often secondary to infections. Usually it is a self-limited histamine-dependent cutaneous condition marked by transient, erythematous, and pruritic wheals and frequently by acral angio...

Terapia antiacida nel presunto reflusso gastroesofageo: un’abitudine dura a morire

E. Cacciatore, M. Mainetti, F. Marchetti

2018/7

L’ombelico non tradisce mai

I. Giuseppin, T. Guerrera, F. Narducci, A. Tonetto

2018/6 — pag. 399-400

Quando eseguire la cistouretrografia nei lattanti alla prima infezione delle vie urinarie?

F. Marchetti, C. Farneti, S. Pusceddu, L. Casadio

2018/4 — pag. 229-233

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common bacterial infection in infants. It may be associated with the concomitant presence of a kidney malfunctioning picture, in particular vescicoureteral reflux (VUR). Voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) is...

La meningite nel neonato e nel piccolo lattante

L. Bedetti, A. Baraldi, F. Leone, L. Marrozzini, L. Iughetti, L. Lucaccioni, A. Berardi

2018/4 — pag. 223-228

Bacterial meningitis may cause long term disabilities or death, particularly at younger ages. Early diagnosis and prompt antibiotic therapy are essential for improving outcome. The diagnosis of meningitis in newborns and young infants is a challeng...

Un occhio più piccolo e uno più grande

P. Paganin

2018/4

I grandi occhi del piccolo lattante: un caso di “coma” acuto

A.G. Grasso

2018/4

Herpes zoster e lattante Una tosse psicogena

2018/3 — pag. 197

Torcicollo parossistico benigno dell’infanzia

C. Muratori, S. Strocchi, S. Mainetti, P. Ricciardelli, F. Marchetti

2018/3 — pag. 194-196

Benign paroxysmal torticollis (BPT) is a rare paroxysmal dyskinesia presenting with recurrent stereotypic episodes of torticollis. The diagnosis is primarily one of pattern recognition and exclusion of alternative conditions; other symptoms, such...

Torcicollo parossistico benigno dell’infanzia

C. Muratori, S. Strocchi, S. Mainetti, P. Ricciardelli, F. Marchetti

2018/3

Benign paroxysmal torticollis (BPT) is a rare paroxysmal dyskinesia presenting with recurrent stereotypic episodes of torticollis. The diagnosis is primarily one of pattern recognition and exclusion of alternative conditions; other symptoms, such...

Un lattante che fa i calcoli

V. Dolcemascolo, E. Miorin, E. Vidal, P. Cogo

2018/1 — pag. 55-56

The paper presents the case of a four-month-old infant with a history of crying spells, vomit and renal stones on ultrasounds. Urinary excretion of dibasic amino acids and genetic study confirm a digenic cystinuria. The presented case shows that clin...

Un lattante che fa i calcoli

V. Dolcemascolo, E. Miorin, E. Vidal, P. Cogo

2018/1

The paper presents the case of a four-month-old infant with a history of crying spells, vomit and renal stones on ultrasounds. Urinary excretion of dibasic amino acids and genetic study confirm a digenic cystinuria. The presented case shows that clin...

Callo da suzione Lichen spinuloso

2017/9 — pag. 598

IGARIS (Iatrogenic Ghost Allergy and Reflux Infant Sindrome): una nuova forma iatrogenica di rifiuto del cibo

A. Taddio, Z. Cannioto, E. Barbi, F. Marchetti, M. Maschio, S. Martelossi, L. Monasta, M. Bramuzzo, A. Ventura

2017/9 — pag. 571-576

Background - ood refusal (FR) may be related to organic conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and food allergy (FA). Recent findings have shown a GERD and FA overdiagnosis. Inaccurate GERD or FA diagnosis may lead to iatrogenic ...

Acido è bello

A. Ventura

2017/9 — pag. 551-553

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...

Melena, ematemesi e... latte materno

A. Morreale

2017/8 — pag. 530

IpermetropiaIrsutismo e alopecia androgeneticaLattanti al bivio

2017/5 — pag. 329

La fibrosi cistica 60 anni fa

2017/2 — pag. 83

Tecnologie digitali e bambini:un’indagine sul loro utilizzo nei primi anni di vita

V. Balbinot, G. Toffol, G. Tamburlini con la collaborazione di PUMP e ACP

2016/10 — pag. 631-636

Studies on the health implications of the use of digital technologies (DTs) by children justify some concern and point to the need of providing parents with appropriate information and advice. To collect data on knowledge attitude and practices of ...

C'è sempre un vegano da mangiare

E. Ferretti, M.V. Micheletti, G.I. Baroncelli, G. Federico

2016/4 — pag. 255-258

Quando una vitamina fa la differenza...!

P. Gallo, A. Lambertini, C. Landini, E. Mazzoni, F. Marchetti

2016/4 — pag. 231-236

Vitamin B12 deficiency, a rare condition in the paediatric population, can lead to serious haematological consequences and alterations in the neurocognitive development if not promptly recognized and treated. The paper reports the cases of two infa...

Un problema fra capo e collo

C. Stocco, M. Bramuzzo, M. Gregori

2016/2 — pag. 123-126

Retropharyngeal abscess is a suppurative infection of deep neck spaces that rarely complicates upper respiratory infections. It most commonly occurs in children under five years of age. The clinical picture can be aspecific, especially in infants,...

La zoppia di Amita

B. Salvatore

2016/2 — pag. 120-122

Il reflusso gastroesofageo: intendiamoci sulle parole

D. Lacorte, P. Alvisi, A. Lambertini, A. Ventura, F. Marchetti

2016/2 — pag. 98-102

Although gastroesophageal reflux in infants is physiological and resolves spontaneously, pharmacological treatment in the paediatric population is continuously increasing despite the dissemination of recent guidelines that focus on a non-interventi...

Un problema fra capo e collo

C. Stocco, M. Bramuzzo, M. Gregori

2016/2

Un lattante rosso con il batticuore

C. Lobello

2016/1 — pag. 53-54

Rosso neonato

F. Marolla

2016/1 — pag. 53-54

Riflesso di estrusione della lingua Angioedema ricorrente idiopatico Betametasone e numero di somministrazioni/die

2015/8 — pag. 526

Infezioni respiratorie severe e immunodeficienze primitive: un raro caso clinico

F. De Maddi, F. Antonelli, R. Sottile, M. Iafusco

2015/7

The hyper-immunoglobulin M syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by elevated serum IgM levels and low to undetectable levels of serum IgG, IgA. These patients characteristically present with recurrent pulmonary infections and recurrent di...

Alopecia areataCollo storto in lattante;Possibile immunodeficit comune variabile

2015/6 — pag. 396

FPIES: un’entità ancora troppo spesso sconosciutaDue atelectasie... Due eziologie diverse... Due diverse tempistiche diagnostiche!Miglioriamo le cure pediatriche primarie in Europa

2015/4 — pag. 218-219

Pranzi in famiglia

2015/4 — pag. 217

Una parotide che fa battere il cuore!

A. Lora, G. Cozzi

2015/4

Atlante dermatologico pediatrico alfabetico di Medico e Bambino Z

2014/11

Prescrizione di antiacidi, anti-H2 e IPP nei primi tre anni di vita nella Regione Piemonte

A. Borraccino, A. Ravaglia

2014/10 — pag. 647-651

Background - Despite the dissemination of guidelines and recommendations the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in the paediatric population is continuously increasing. In Italy the phenomenon is still poorly documented. Objective - Aim of...

Linfoistiocitosi emofagocitica: una complicanza che non ti aspetti

A. Grigoli, P. Farruggia, G. Bruno, S. Cannella, D. Caselli, P. D’Angelo, D. Russo, A. Trizzino, S. Tropia, O Ziino, M. Aricò

2014/10

Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a clinical syndrome caused by hypersecretion of cytokines secondary to temporary or persistent failure of the immune system. The sporadic form usually occurs in the first months of life as a result of an i...

L’outcome a distanza nei lattanti affetti da plagiocefalia occipitale posturale

D. Innocenti, F. D’Angelo, A. Davidson

2014/9 — pag. 587-592

Background - In the last fifteen years, numerous publications have reported the increase in the incidence of positional occipital plagiocephaly (POP) in babies since the recommendation of the supine position for sleep in the first months of life wa...

Un caso di osteomielite da Kingella: allora esiste davvero

L. Marolla

2014/4 — pag. 255-256

Impraticabilità del campo

2014/3 — pag. 150

Melatonina e sonno dei lattanti Dieta vegana e vitamina B12 Vaccinazione anti-varicella

2014/2 — pag. 116

Vitamina D: è indispensabile... ma non esageriamo!

E.M.G. Marrella, S.Tagliati, S. Brachi, C. Gelli, M. Giovannini, G. Turlà, C. Malaventura

2013/8 — pag. 530-531

The article presents a case of severe hypercalcemia due to hypervitaminosis D in a 5-month-old infant. The child was fed with infant formula. He received 2 drops of 25-hydroxy vitamin D3/day since he was born. His clinical features showed growth reta...

La mancata risposta della febbre agli antipiretici è indicativa di una malattia severa?

V. Murgia, F. Marchetti

2013/7 — pag. 465-466

Carie precoce dell’infanzia e batteri cariogeni materni: quale associazione? Studio retrospettivo

T. Basso, G. Campus, M.G. Cagetti, A. Senna, L. Strohmenger

2013/7

Background - The early childhood caries is a serious public health problem in most industrialized countries. Objectives - The purpose of this study was to quantify the concentrations of salivary mutans streptococci (ms) in mothers immediately aft...

Un vomitatore felice… ma non troppo!

M. Minute, E. Rossetto

2013/4

Non tutti i mali vengono per nuocere

N. Gaias, D. Bettati

2012/7

La FPIES (Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome)

I. L’Erario, D. Giglia, M. Londero, L. Badina, P. Moras, M.F. Pasquale, G. Longo

2012/5 — pag. 298-306

Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) is an uncommon and potentially severe form of non-IgE-mediated food allergy. Two clinically distinct forms have been reported. In the chronic or early form symptoms typically begin in the first mo...

FPIES ad esordio precoce e di difficile gestione

M. Albarini, A. Fiocchi

2012/5

Toccature

C. Zanella, E. Valerio, M. Cutrone

2012/4

L’eccesso di diagnosi e trattamento per il presunto reflusso gastroesofageo

F. Marchetti

2012/2 — pag. 99-101

Vaccinare i neonati contro l’influenza stagionale?

M. Bonati

2012/1 — pag. 46-48

Vaccination against seasonal influenza is recognized worldwide as the main strategy for prevention and control. However, efficacy and effectiveness of influenza vaccines, both in people aged ≥65 years and in children, are lower than believed. P...

Un capello...di troppo!

L. Eliana Gazzola

2011/8

Edema emorragico acuto infantile: vaccinazione anti-morbillo, parotite e rosolia come possibile causa scatenante

C. Ghitti, H. Sangalli, L. Pozzi, V. D’Apolito, E. Rossi, L. Gnecchi, R. Lucchini

2011/7 — pag. 465-466

The Authors report a case of acute haemorrhagic oedema of infancy (AHEI) in a 15-month-old male child, which occurred 9 days after measles, mumps and rubella vaccination and improved in one month without therapy, reaching a complete clinical reso...

Grave deficit di vitamina B12 in una lattante

F. Colonna, E. Moretto, P. Costa, F. Zennaro

2011/4

An 11-month-old female was admitted to our hospital for anorexia, pallor and developmental regression. She had been exclusively breast-fed. Mother with thyroiditis, non vegetarian. Hemogram in the baby revealed macrocytic anaemia (8.4 g/dl Hb, MCV 99...

Crying infant?... non solo coliche!

R. Cinelli, F. Lotito, G. Pipola, L. De Catals, G. Alifano, B. Coppola, G. Mazzarella

2011/2

A newborn younger than 30 days old shows a clinical picture very similar to that of colic: crying episodes, good general conditions, exclusive breastfeeding, normal weight growth, no temperature Despite normal laboratory values, a septic arthritis of...

Il sanguinamento rettale nel lattante

M. Bramuzzo, M. Mainetti, M. Azzalli, G. Tornese, E. Rossetto, M. Pocecco

2011/2 — pag. 125-126

Rectal bleeding in newborns and infants is an alarming symptom that raises parental anxiety and usually leads to rapid medical attention. In children who are apparently well, rectal bleeding can be explained by an allergic proctocolitis triggered...

Sicurezza ed efficacia dei mucolitici in età pediatrica

L. Tartaglia, F. Trotta e i componenti del Working Group Pediatrico dell’AIFA

2011/2 — pag. 110-113

Following a signal from France, which showed an increase in the cases of bronchial obstruction and worsening respiratory disorders in children under 2 years of age treated with mucolytics, the Italian Drug Agency (AIFA) has revised the risk/benefit...

Il sanguinamento rettale nel lattante

M. Bramuzzo, M. Mainetti, M. Azzalli, G. Tornese, E. Rossetto, M. Pocecco

2011/2

Rectal bleeding in newborns and infants is an alarming symptom that raises parental anxiety and usually leads to rapid medical attention. In children who are apparently well, rectal bleeding can be explained by an allergic proctocolitis triggered by ...

Mucolitici controindicati nei bambini al di sotto dei 2 anni: la nota dell’AIFA

2011/1 — pag. 15

Ma quanto dura questa febbre???

S. Ciccone, D. Lacorte, S. Brachi, A. Paladini, M. Cappella, L. Marangio, R. Serino

2011/1

Infezioni ricorrenti nel lattante: spia di un problema più complesso?

C. Calitri, F. Mignone, C. Bertaina, C. Gabiano, C. Scolfaro

2010/10

An 11-month-old girl was referred to our Paediatric Department for immunological evaluation. She has had history of recurrent infections since birth. During different hospital admissions, blood tests revealed persistent microcytic anemia, liver funct...

Convulsioni in corso di gastroenterite lieve

G. Crichiutti, I. Poskurica, A. Orioles

2010/3 — pag. 165-169

Convulsions with mild gastroenteritis (CWG) in small children have been frequently reported in the Japanese medical literature since 1982 but only recently mentioned in western countries. Although the diagnosis is one of exclusion, some peculiar cl...

Quando le vitamine servono davvero

F. Lombardi, A.L. Quitadamo, A. Pelizzoni, P. Accorsi, F. Olivetti

2010/2

La sindrome del bambino azzurro

M. Bramuzzo, M. Pasini, A. Belluzzi, M. Pocecco

2009/10 — pag. 665-666

Nitrate intoxication caused by vegetables consumption is an unusual cause of methemoglobinemia in infancy. The skin colour becomes blue and the Hb desaturation can be fatal. We report the case of a 7-month girl who was intoxicated by chards and two a...

Il trattamento delle ostruzioni congenite delle vie lacrimali

C. Fiore, C. Peruzzi, A.L. Ricci, P.S. Menduno, B. Iaccheri

2009/3 — pag. 169-171

Aims: Evaluating the timing of probing in children with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Methods: We evaluated the success rate related to the age of children at the time of probing in a retrospective study of 335 children aged 3 months to...

Primum non nocere

A. De Cunto, E. Guglia, S. Crocco

2009/1

Medicine per la tosse e il raffreddore: si può anche morire!

G. Bartolozzi

2008/7

Edema e rash

Ingrid Rabach, Laura Badina, Marzia Lazzerini, Giorgio Longo

2008/5 — pag. 325-326

Lesione nodulare retroauricolare in un lattante. Descrizione di un caso clinico e revisione della letteratura

E. Giacomoni, L. Pecorari, A. Savelli, P. Gagliano, S. Bitetti

2008/5

Valutazione e gestione iniziale della malattia febbrile nei bambini di età inferiore ai 5 anni secondo un sistema a semaforo

Federico Marchetti, Gianluca Tornese, Franco Panizon

2008/2 — pag. 95-102

Fever in young children usually indicates an underlying infection, but identifying the cause can pose a diagnostic challenge. In the absence of guidance, feverish illness is variably assessed and managed by paediatricians. In May 2007, the National I...

Il trattamento del testicolo ritenuto

E. Conte, F. Chiarelli

2007/9 — pag. 573-579

In August 2006 a group of specialists in testicular physiology, paediatric surgery/urology, endocrinology, pathology and anaesthesiology convened for two days in Sigtuna (Sweden) to allow preliminary conclusion of the most controversial issues in the...

La bronchiolite acuta del lattante

F. Panizon, A. Pulella, R. Cavaliere, A. Tisci

2007/3 — pag. 177-180

Linee-guida per l'uso del vaccino pentavalente contro i Rotavirus(RotaTec)

G. Bartolozzi

2007/3

Steroidi inalatori e storia naturale dell'asma bronchiale

D. Radzik

2006/10 — pag. 656-660

Background Airway chronic inflammation and remodelling play an important role in the pathophysiology of asthma, leading to structural irreversible changes of the airways which occur already in the early school years. Objective To determine whether a...

Le coliche gassose

I. Giuseppin, L. Ronfani, S. Bertrand, G. Longo

2006/8 — pag. 494-503

Infantile colic (IC) is characterized by uncontrollable crying or fussing in an otherwise healthy and well fed infant younger than three months of age. IC can be distressing for parents whose infant is inconsolable during crying episodes. IC is often...

Esposizione al fumo passivo di tabacco nei bambini italiani al secondo anno di vita

R. Tominz, N. Binkin, A. Perra, gruppo lavoro ICONA.

2005/10

Esposizione al fumo passivo di tabacco nei bambini italiani al secondo anno di vita

R. Tominz, N. Binkin, A. Perra, gruppo di lavoro ICONA

2005/10 — pag. 683-684

The objective of this study was to estimate Italian children’s exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). 4.602 children of 12-23 months of age were selected by cluster sampling on a regional basis. The main outcome measure was the percentage ...

Un lattante distrofico

L. Calligaris, G. Cont, D. Codrich, F. Zennaro, F. Marchetti

2005/9

Intolleranze e allergie alimentari nella prima infanzia

O. Frongia, Ar. Bellomo, G. Di Giorgio, et al.

2005/8 — pag. 533-538

The data presented in this article were obtained as part of a larger study on vaccination coverage and child health behaviours known as ICONA 2003. All regions and autonomous provinces of Italy participated in the study. The study population was re...

Un lattante con febbre persistente che non suda: pensare alla displasia ectodermica

S. Bassanese, T. Gerarduzzi, M. Maschio, F. Marchetti.

2005/4

Il vaccino anti-influenzale non è efficace nei bambini sotto i due anni

I. Bruno

2005/3

Diarrea e sonnolenza: una associazione preoccupante?

2004/11 — pag. 724-725

Sleepiness, weakness and ataxia are neurological symptoms that must be carefully evaluated in children, especially when these symptoms coexist with diarrhoea. Accurate physical examination and personal history and laboratory tests are necessary to...

La somministrazione di vitamina D nel lattanteper la prevenzione del rachitismo

G. Bartolozzi

2004/10

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%...

Epidemia di pertosse in provincia di Catania (2002)

2004/5 — pag. 325-326

In the year 2002 a pertussis outbreak was reported in the province of Catania. The sources on incident cases were pertussis notification and number of hospitalisation extracted from administrative database. Seventy-two cases of pertussis in patien...

Epidemia di pertosse - provincia di Catania, 2002

M. Cuccia, D. Cutuli

2004/4

Il pediatra e l’osservazione della poppata: un importante strumento di lavoro

I. Roncoroni, MP. Morgando

2004/3 — pag. 167-173

Incorrect positioning and latching can cause sore nipple and may lead to ineffective sucking. Incorrect positioning and latching is one of the main reasons for early interruption and failure of breastfeeding. Correct positioning and latching, as we...

Un lattante con pianto, anemia e bassi valori di immunoglobuline

M. Lazzerini

2003/10

Sette lattanti rossi: dalla dermatite atopica ai difetti congeniti dell’immunità

E. Zamuner, A. Tommasini

2003/8 — pag. 512-516

Seven infants with severe dermatitis, diarrhoea and/or infections are described. A primary immunodeficiency (PID) was considered among the diagnostic hypotheses in all cases. Thrombocytopenia, hypereosinophilia, lymphopenia and Ig deficiencies were...

Un caso di Kawasaki in un lattante

G. Bartolozzi

2003/1

Lattante febbrile, sicurezza, errore, qualità

M. Fontana

2002/7 — pag. 416

Il lattante febbrile: analisi delle linee guida

M. Fontana, M. Capizzi, C. Stringhi

2002/7 — pag. 449-452

Existing guidelines for the case-management of the infant with fever are reviewed. Distinct approaches have been recommended for different age groups: 0-1 month, 1-3 months, 3-36 months, and for temperatures below 38 °C or above 39 °C. Although all...

Diarrea acquosa in una bambina di 22 mesi

G. Bartolozzi

2002/4

Edema emorragico acuto del lattante, descrizione di un caso clinico e revisione della letteratura

E. Miorin, A. Meneghini, B. Don, C. Romanello, A. Tenore

2002/3

Edema emorragico acuto del lattante (AHEI): descrizione di un caso e revisione della letteratura

2002/3 — pag. 191

A case of a 9-month old girl suffering from Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy (AHEI), with severe acute onset and short benign course, followed by spontaneous remission, is described. Review of literature....

Botulismo infantile in Romagna: descrizione del primo caso

V. Leone, C. Milocco, S. Facchini, M. Pocecco

2002/2

Botulismo infantile in Romagna: descrizione del primo caso

2002/2 — pag. 124-124

Report of a case of infantile botulism, which appeared with the following symptoms: descending bulbar paralysis and subacute evolution....

Herpes zoster nei primi mesi di vita

G. Sarracco, F. Quarantiello, M. Ferro, F. Cusano

2001/6

Batteriologia: vie urinarie e respiratorie

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2001;155:60

2001/6 — pag. 377-378

Corpo estraneo esofageo

F. Forte, D. Servedio

2001/6 — pag. 402-402

An oesophageal foreign body in a 9 months infant remained undiagnosed for 10 days. The symptoms referred (cry, refusal of solid foods, vomiting) were discontinuous, almost occasional. Finally, direct observation of the infant being fed suggested t...

Un programma di vaccinazione accelerato aiuta a proteggere il neonato dalla SIDS

G. Bartolozzi

2001/4

Rischi attribuibili al fumo passivo in Pediatria di base

A. Veneziano, M. Mayer, L. Greco

2000/5 — pag. 300-302

Aim of the study is to evaluate the load of passive smoking at home on the incidence of common respiratory diseases in children. 464 children 0-10 years old were followed for a mean of 4 years to accrue 1821 child-years. The incidence of each disea...

La valutazione dello sviluppo psicomotorio nel primo anno di vita

G. Rapisardi

1999/1 — pag. 27-33

A neurodevelopmental assessment is proposed, based largely on Milani Comparetti’s concepts, and enriched by certain neonatal neurobehavioral items of Brazelton and Als and the Prechtl’s general movements (GMs) assessment in the first four months of...

Osservazione del neonato e prognosi neurologica

G. Cioni, F. Ferrari

1997/10 — pag. 633-637

Qualitative observation of spontaneous motility, and particularly of general movements, is a promising approach to the neurological assessment of newborns and young infants. Data on the prognostic value of abnormal spontaneous movements in the ...

La febbre alta nel lattante e nel bambino sotto i tre anni

S. Russian, C.M. Salvatore

1997/3 — pag. 171-175

The Authors review the recommendations on the management of fever in infants and children below three years of age, and compare them with the current practice of primary care paediatricians. Primary care practictioners indeed appear more confide...