Newborn

Efficacia e sicurezza di paracetamolo nei primi 1.000 giorni di vita: opinione di esperti

Scaglione F, Lora Aprile P, Peccarisi L, Villaccio B, Agosti M

2025/8 — pag. 203-210 — DOI

Paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen or N-acetyl-p-aminophenol, APAP) is the most widely used antipyretic and analgesic during pregnancy and early childhood, although its exact mechanism of action remains not fully understood. Several publication...

Un neonato con piastrinopenia

Starita A

2025/7 — pag. 179-181 — DOI

The paper describes the case of newborn with thrombocytopenia. The final diagnosis is a rare, potentially severe disease that, therefore, should be promptly recognised....

Una trombocitopenia associata alla scabbia in un neonato: caso clinico e revisione della letteratura

Giulia La Malfa

2024/10 — pag. 220-222 — DOI

The paper presents the case of a 1-month-old infant with persistent skin lesions who was diagnosed with scabies after initial ineffective treatments. The condition was linked to thrombocytopenia and anaemia, which resolved following dermatologic ther...

Sferocitosi: una famiglia... tre malattie!

Ferrara D, Giordano C, Borsellino Z, Cuccia L, Ruffo GB, Corsello G

2024/1 — pag. 5-8 — DOI

The paper describes the cases of three siblings affected by Hereditary Spherocytosis (HS). The different clinical presentations in the same family are examples of the heterogeneity of this pathology. HS is a common inherited type of haemolytic anaemi...

Le infezioni da enterovirus nel neonato e nel lattante

Sandoni M, Ciardo L, Tamburini C, Marrozzini L, Boncompagni A, Rossi C, Guidotti I, Garetti E, Rossi K, Lugli L, Iughetti L, Berardi A.

2023/7 — pag. 437-443 — DOI

Enteroviruses (EV) are a relevant source of infection in paediatric patients. The majority of cases concerns the neonatal period and the first months of life. Due to their extreme epidemiological fluctuations, molecular epidemiology is crucial to und...

Profilassi con vitamina D nel lattante: l’importanza di capirsi bene

Addeo AM, Izzo BP, Mainetti M, Scorza S, Marchetti F

2023/6 — pag. 94-96 — DOI

The paper describes a case of intoxication from vitamin D in a 35-day infant of exclusive breastfeeding life who was administered 8000 IU of vitamin D per day over 4 weeks. There was an important linguistic barrier with her mother. The clinical pictu...

La listeriosi neonatale e materno-fetale

Scarponi D, Ranalli M, Bedetti L, Miselli F, Rossi K, Iughetti L, Lugli L, Berardi A.

2023/3 — pag. 177-182 — DOI

Listeriosis is a foodborne condition associated with the ingestion of food contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes that can cause serious health consequences in neonates and pregnant women. In these groups the incidence of the disease is higher due to...

La valutazione del neonato durante la pandemia Covid-19: un progetto di visita domiciliare

Accomando F, Varliero R, Stella M, per il Gruppo di lavoro USCA Forlì-Cesena

2022/8 — pag. 155-158 — DOI

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has represented a therapeutic and welfare challenge. Fortunately, the infection is only rarely severe in children. Home care requires an organizational investment. A home care programme was started to assess the clinical condi...

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...

Lo pseudoiperaldosteronismo nella forma dominante

Del Rizzo I

2021/2 — pag. 58-58 — DOI

A neonatal case of type 1 pseudohypoaldosteronism is described. The patient showed difficulty in sucking associated with hyponatremia, hyperkalemia and elevated plasma renin and aldosterone levels. ACTH and 17-OH-progesteron plasma levels were normal...

Una FPIES in una neonata

Risso FM, Romano S

2021/1 — pag. 56-57 — DOI

Stroke arterioso neonatale: quello che ogni pediatra deve sapere

C. Di Lucca, G.C. Fabrizio, N.F. Cicchetti, A. Derosa, T. Faillace, F. Forte, V. Targiani, P. Appio, C. Figliuolo, M. Nardella, R. Davanzo

2020/6 — pag. 371-376

Neonatal arterial stroke is a common cause of established neurological sequelae. Although several risk factors have been identified, many questions regarding in particular its causes remain unanswered. This study reports 3 cases observed in the Mater...

Un neonato con una “impronta” sul braccio e paralisi del nervo radiale

A. Troisi, V. Carrato, I. Berti, L. Travan, M. Starc, F.M. Risso

2019/10 — pag. 663

The paper describes the case of a term newborn with isolated radial nerve palsy, wrist drop and a localized area of erythema on the same arm. This condition has an excellent prognosis and its spontaneous recovery is the norm. Moreover, it must be dis...

Un neonato con una “impronta” sul braccio e paralisi del nervo radiale

A. Troisi, V. Carrato, I. Berti, L. Travan, M. Starc, F.M. Risso

2019/10 — pag. 238-240

The paper describes the case of a term newborn with isolated radial nerve palsy, wrist drop and a localized area of erythema on the same arm. This condition has an excellent prognosis and its spontaneous recovery is the norm. Moreover, it must be dis...

Una neonata che vomita...

A. Di Mascio

2018/6 — pag. 399-400

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...

STEWARDSHIP ANTIMICROBICA NEL NEONATO E NEL PICCOLO LATTANTE. Perché e come praticarla

A. Berardi, M. Ficara, E. Pietrella, A. Boncompagni, C. Toffoli, A. Bianchini, E. Della Casa, C. Spada, E. Spaggiari, M. Ciccia, G. Gargano, V. Rizzo, M. Azzalli, G. Biasucci, L. Gambini, S. Bolognesi, G. Piccinini, F. Ferrari a nome del Gruppo per la Prevenzione delle Infezioni da Streptococco B della Regione Emilia-Romagna

2017/8 — pag. 493-501

Antimicrobial resistances are increasing worldwide, due to the misuse of antibiotic therapies in humans as well as in animals. It is expected that within a few decades multi-resistant pathogens will become the leading cause of death worldwide. The ...

Prevenzione delle perdite di calore alla nascita nel neonato pretermine

N. Doglioni, G. Pavan, A. Opocher, C. Gizzi, D. Trevisanuto

2017/6

High incidence of postnatal hypothermia has been report-ed in European and Italian preterm infants and it is associated to an increased risk of mortality and morbidity. All efforts should be considered and realized to prevent heat losses at birth in ...

Le neutropenie del neonato

P. Farruggia

2017/2 — pag. 85-90

Neonatal neutropoenia is not infrequent. Its appearance can be linked to many serious or minor causes and it is necessary to provide an accurate overview in order to make the best decisions on its management. This paper takes into consideration som...

L’appendicite acuta nei primi cinque anni di vita:una sfida per il pediatra

G. Campana, P. Marzuillo, C. Germani, S. Guarino, I. Rabach, E. Barbi

2016/4 — pag. 225-230

Acute appendicitis is one of the most frequent causes of abdominal surgery in paediatric ages, with the peak incidence in the second decade of life. Acute appendicitis in the first years of life is an uncommon but not so rare event. The clinical pr...

Utilizzo di cocaina in gravidanza e perforazione intestinale neonatale

S. Dal Bo, G. Piccinini, F. Currò, A. Ratta, S. Straziuso, S. Federici, F. Marchetti

2016/4

Cocaine abuse during pregnancy is associated with a significant increase in obstetric complications: i.e. premature labour, premature rupture of membranes, abortion, eclampsia, and placental abruption. Infants of cocaine-addicted mothers present with...

Neonato asfittico e trattamento ipotermico

M.G. Scala, C. Mercogliano, L. Timpone, A. Romano, F. Migliaro, A. Umbaldo, F. Raimondi

2015/2

Infezione neonatale da Herpes simplex virus

E. Spezia, I. Guidotti, S. Fornaciari, C. Rossi, F. Ferrari, A. Berardi

2014/10 — pag. 630-636

Genital Herpes is one of the most common sexually transmitted genital infection that can be transmitted to the newborn. Neonatal Herpes simplex virus infections can be devastating, so the prevention of mother to newborn transmission is a primary go...

Un lattante che fa (molta) fatica a respirare

P. Assandro, G. Ferrara, A.M. Bramino Chiapello, E. Bignamini

2013/6 — pag. 377-384

The correct diagnosis, the treatment, and the medical care of a newborn with hypotonia and respiratory distress are difficult because several diseases can have similar clinical presentations. The article describes a case of an eight-year-old child,...

Prescrizione della vitamina D alla dimissione del neonato sano

G. Nassimbeni

2013/2 — pag. 100-104

Background - In 2008 the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) recommended the administration of 400 UI/die of vitamin D to all newborns. Aims - The aim of this study was to verify the adherence to current guidelines in birth centres of the three ...

"Il cuore non si conta"Tachicardia parossistica sopraventricolare in un neonato

M. Mainetti, G. Piccinini, C. Renzelli, F. Marchetti, G. Bronzetti

2012/6

The case of a 12-day-old boy with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is reported. SVT in newborns is a relatively rare disease with only a few cases per year at each perinatal centre. The acute treatment of a single episode of SVT has generally a...

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 caso di “collodion baby”

G. Paloni, J. Bua, V. Forleo, L. Travan, I. Berti

2011/10 — pag. 663-664

A case of ”collodion baby“, a newborn in whom the whole body surface is covered by thick skin sheets, described as “collodion membrane” is reported. The collodion membrane is the result of an epidermal cornification disorder. In almost all cases an a...

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 ...

La pelle: dalla parte del neonato

M. Cutrone, F. Panizon

2008/7 — pag. 433-439

Formation anomalies and response peculiarities of the newborns’ skin at delivery and in the following days are analysed. In detail: a) formation congenital disorders (cutis aphasia, dimples) and structural congenital disorders (ichthyosis, epidermo...

Uso del metadone e allattamento al seno

G. Bartolozzi

2008/3

Una pediatria per la società che cambia

2008/1 — pag. 48

L’ipoglicemia neonatale

R. Davanzo, E. Barth, S. Demarini

2004/11 — pag. 699-704

Neonatal hypoglycemia is defined as blood glucose higher than 45 mg/l. Blood glucose levels below this level are significantly associated with neurological damage. Normal newborn babies do not need monitoring of blood glucose, which is mandatory fo...

La promozione dello sviluppo neonatale e infantile: l’approccio Brazelton

G. Rapisardi, A. Davidson

2003/3 — pag. 171-176

The Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS) is a standardised tool to assess term newborn babies and young infants, based on the observation of the spontaneous behaviour of the baby and of his/her interaction with the caretaker. The tool is ai...

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....

Il trattamento del neonato con desametasone altera lo sviluppo della corteccia cerebrale

G. Bartolozzi

2001/4

Raccomandazioni per l’assistenza alla madre in puerperio e al neonato

2000/1 — pag. 35-43

The document is the final product of a process which comprised bibliographic search, discussion and consensus development among the various professionals involved in post-partum care to mothers and to newborn babies, in both hospital and primary he...

Dimissione appropriata del neonato sano

G. La Gamba, G. Rapisardi

1999/9 — pag. 574-578

The Authors discuss risks and negative side effects of early discharge of the newborn baby. Studies carried out in USA show that less than 3% of babies who had been discharged witin 24-48 hours needed to be readmitted. Most of the readmissions were...

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 ...