steroids

Dermatite periorale Tinea faciei

2025/5 — pag. 332 — DOI

Colecistite acuta da EBV

Favaretto E

2025/1 — pag. 21-22 — DOI

The paper describes a rare instance of acute acalculous cholecystitis (ACC) in a 7-year-old boy caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. Initially, he was suspected to have appendicitis, but subsequently imaging and laboratory tests revealed ACC...

"Occhi che danzano, gambe che cedono": un caso di sindrome opsoclono-mioclono

Zucconi A, Matarese S

2024/1 — pag. 18-18 — DOI

The case of a 22-month-old girl presenting with opsoclonus, irritability and tremors of her upper limbs is presented. The diagnosis of thoracic neuroblastoma was finally made....

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...

A volte ritornano: l’esordio subdolo della malattia di Crohn

Balestra E, Bramuzzo M

2022/3 — pag. 73-73 — DOI

The case of a 12-year-old boy with diffuse arthralgia initially misdiagnosed as systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis is described. The diagnosis of Crohn disease was eventually posed based on high faecal calprotectin level and suggestive ultr...

La sindrome "Cefalea e deficit neurologici transitori con linfocitosi liquorale": un’altra encefalopatia autoimmune?

Morelli ME, Carrozzi M

2021/8 — pag. 241-245 — DOI

Headache and neurologic deficits with cerebrospinal fluid lymphocytosis syndrome (HaNDL) is a rare nosographic entity, which mainly affects adults but can also occur in the paediatric age. In the literature, 31 cases in this age group are described. ...

Interessamento genitale della porpora di Schönlein-Henoch

Tovaglieri N, Amariti R, Loiacono F, De Giacomo C

2021/3 — pag. 73-74 — DOI

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a paediatric vasculitis, affecting several organs. Purpura is typically found on posterior surface of lower limbs and is more often associated with joint, abdominal and kidney involvement. The paper reports a case o...

Una celiachia con invaginazioni intestinali ricorrenti

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

2019/6 — pag. 119-122

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 ...

Una anemia congenita macrocitica refrattaria: pensa all’anemia di Blackfan-Diamond

S. Andrade

2018/3

Eritema nodoso: uno, nessuno, centomila

L. Cortellazzo Wiel, G. Ventura, I. Berti, M. Bramuzzo, E. Da Dalt, M. Londero, A. Ventura

2017/10 — pag. 637-640

Erythema nodosum is a relatively common form of panniculitis in children. The diagnosis is clinical, based upon the presence of painful erithematous nodules or plaques. Tuberculosis should be always suspected (“one”) but other infective or immunolo...

Approccio pratico al bambino con paralisi periferica del nervo faciale

G. Cozzi, E. Aru, A. Velkoski, A. Skabar, E. Barbi

2015/10 — pag. 639-643

Acute peripheral facial nerve palsy in children has an incidence of 20 new cases per 100,000 children/year. The diagnosis is essentially clinical. The etiology of the condition remains unknown in most cases. Useful blood tests are full blood count ...

Un bambino assopito con sindrome nefrosica

M. Marsciani, A. Biasini

2014/4

Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome is a disease characterized by proteinuria over 40 mg/m2/hr, hypoalbuminemia, edema and hyperlipemia. Its incidence is 2-3 cases per 100,000 children per year. The response to steroid therapy is expected in 90% of childre...

La sindrome di Kawasaki: ancora una sfida?

A. Taddio

2013/6 — pag. 367

Un caso di emofilia acquisita

A. De Cunto, P. Pasquinelli, C. Biasioli, V. Agostini, M. Pocecco

2011/6 — pag. 397-398

The case of a boy who presented with an isolated gross haematuria is reported. In the previous days he referred a muscular haematoma after a minimal trauma. Coagulation studies showed a prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (90 sec), not co...

Un caso di Kawasaki “full optional”

G. Gortani, D. Dragovich, G. Di Leo, F. Marchetti

2011/4

We describe a case of severe Kawasaki disease characterized by multiorgan involvement and rapid progression of symptoms. Severe diarrhoea with hypoproteinemia, refractory hypokalaemia and incipient cardiac failure are the main features of the present...

Influenza A H1N1: abbiamo perso degli amici Vaccinazione anti-papillomavirus Cortisone a tutti? Il ruolo dell’etica in pediatria Tipo di allattamento e asma Latti ispessiti e rischio obesità Cos’è cambiato Il Giornale del linguaggio universale: DNA e...

2010/1 — pag. 14-18

Linfoadenite laterocervicale tubercolare: terapia medica, chirurgica ed effetti paradossi

G. Tornese, A. Tedeschi, D. Codrich, C. Fabris, F. Marchetti

2008/1

Resistenza e ipersensibilità ai corticosteroidi. Dalla clinica alle basi molecolari: andata e ritorno

I. Drigo, A. Saccari, C. Bacchin, F. Bartoli, E. Barbi, F. Ceschin, A. Ventura, G. Decorti

2006/4 — pag. 241-247

Steroids are among the drugs of most common use in paediatric practice. This widespread use does not usually correspond to a thorough knowledge of the mechanisms underlying steroid pharmacology, especially of the steroid resistance and hypersensitivi...

Due casi di lichen sclero-atrofico

D. Cimino, S. Gangarossa

2005/4

Salbutamolo e cortisonici nell’accesso acuto d’asma

E. Barbi, et al.

2004/9 — pag. 559-565

There is wide international consensus around the treatment of acute asthma attack in children and the relevant guidelines are well known by paediatricians. However, there are still a few controversial aspects and aspects where it frequently occurs ...

La terapia dell’otite media essudativa

F. Marchetti, E. Zocconi

2003/1 — pag. 47-51

Otitis media with effusion (OME) has a high prevalence in school age children (15%) but in only 5% its duration is longer than a year. A systematic review shows that antibiotics are effective in reducing effusion but that their effect does not main...

Una porpora di Schoenlein-Henoch plurisintomatica

2002/4 — pag. 260-260

A case of multi-symptom Schönlein-Henoch’s purpura case which started with convulsions, and required surgery because of a torsion of the spermatic cord and steroid because of intestinal vasculitis....

Benedetta e Marco: una Malattia Infiammatoria Cronica Intestinale da subito.

C. Trevisio, S. Martelossi, G. Palla, A. Ventura

2002/1

Il trattamento topico con corticosteroide nei bambini con fimosi con indicazione al trattamento chirurgico è efficace, sicuro ed economico: uno studio in pediatria ambulatoriale

F. Marolla, P. Narni, C. Cives, T. Gazzotti, A. Lo Tesoriere, D. Morano, A. D’Erasmo, F. Ferro

2001/1

Il trattamento topico con corticosteroidi nei bambini con fimosi con indicazione al trattamento chirurgico è efficace, sicuro ed economico: uno studio in Pediatria ambulatoriale

F Marolla, P Nardini, C. Cives, T. Gazzotti, A. Lo Tesoriere, D Morano, A. D’Erasmo, F. Ferro

2001/1 — pag. 53-54

Verifying the long term (six months) efficacy and the appropriateness of treating boys, to whom circumcision had been recommended, with steroid ointment. 7 primary care paediatricians referred 49 boys with suspected phimosis to surgical examinati...

Gestione del bambino con bronchiolite: un approccio basato sull’evidenza

M. Macchiaiolo, E. Cascioli, L. Viola, PP. Mastroiacovo

1999/5 — pag. 291-298

The Authors discuss the major decision points in the case-management of bronchiolitis with an evidence-based approach. On this basis, they recommend that criteria for admissions should be restricted to at risk infants or infants with respiratory ra...