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RECTAL BLEEDING IN NEWBORNS AND INFANTS: WHEN DOING LITTLE DOES HELP
Matteo Bramuzzo1, Martina Mainetti2, Milena Azzalli2, Gianluca Tornese1, Elena Rossetto1, Mauro Pocecco3
1Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria, Università di Trieste
2Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria, Università di Ferrara
3Direttore dell’UO di Pediatria, Ospedale Bufalini, Cesena
Febbraio 2011 - pagg. 125 -126
Abstract
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 cow’s milk proteins transferred to
the baby via breast milk or assumed via artificial formulas. We
studied retrospectively all infants with rectal bleeding that referred
to our hospital and recall them after 2-11 years to assess
whether colonscopy is always necessary to make diagnosis,
whether children develop a major gastrointestinal disease
some years after and whether the exclusion of the allergen
from the diet is an effective treatment.
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Corrispondenza: bramuzzo@tiscalinet.it