Percorsi clinici
Un lattante che fa (molta) fatica a respirare
A newborn with (serious) breathing problems
Paola Assandro1, Giovanna Ferrara1, Anna Maria Bramino Chiapello2, Elisabetta Bignamini3
1Medico in formazione, IRCCS Materno-Infantile “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste
2Pediatra ASL TO4, Torino
3Struttura Complessa di Pneumologia Pediatrica, ASO OIRM S. Anna, Torino
Giugno 2013 - pagg. 377 -384
Abstract
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, affected by a very rare
neuromuscular disease, who presented with respiratory distress and aspecific symptoms
(weakness, delayed growth, hypoglycemia, etc.) from his first days of life. The reader is
driven to the correct diagnosis by following a logical approach, in order to analyse many
different clinical hypotheses for each main symptom. Finally, some considerations about the
complexity but crucial importance of medical assistance for these children are reported.
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