Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures

Mangiarsi dal dolore

Persoglia M.

2026/3 — pag. 184-187 — DOI

A 16-year-old boy with Cornelia de Lange syndrome and severe sensory disabilities presented with a sudden worsening of self-injurious behaviour. After ruling out common gastrointestinal complications associated with his condition, a thorough dental e...

Quando la porpora arriva dopo il bisturi

Fachin A.

2026/3 — pag. 184-187 — DOI

The case shows that Henoch-Schönlein purpura may present with isolated abdominal symptoms and mimic a surgical acute abdomen and may sometimes lead to exploratory surgery before the typical skin manifestations appear....

Paura in gola… ARFID in azione!

Menghi A, Biserna L, Barbini D, Mainetti M, Marchetti F.

2026/3 — pag. 170-174 — DOI

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is a recently defined eating disorder characterised by an apparent lack of interest in eating, avoidance based on sensory characteristics of food or concern about potential adverse consequences of eat...

Guida essenziale alla gestione nutrizionale nello scompenso metabolico acuto in Pediatria

Cimador V, Candela E, Pancaldi C, Biasucci G, Bortolamedi E, Ortolano R, Baronio F, Lanari M.

2026/3 — pag. 161-166 — DOI

Background - Inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs) are a heterogeneous group of rare disorders in which nutritional management is the cornerstone of therapy, both in chronic and acute phases. In cases of acute metabolic decompensation, the timely imple...

L'avulsione della spina iliaca anteriore

Zerjal K

2026/3 — pag. 80-81 — DOI

The paper describes the case of a 14-year-old male presenting to the Emergency Unit with continuous pain in the right iliac fossa and a slight limp. Initially suspected to be acute appendicitis, the clinical picture was reconsidered due to negative i...

Ipotono e inappetenza in un lattante di 4 mesi

Pezzuto M, Di Stefano M, Rigamonti A, Zambon A, Natali Sora MG, Rossana Fiori, Piselli G, Fontana K, Guarneri MP, Barera G

2026/3 — pag. 79-79 — DOI

Infection with Clostridioides botulinum in infants is a rare but potentially fatal condition characterised by descending flaccid paralysis. The study reports the case of a four-month-old female infant admitted to the Emergency Unit with non-specific ...

Due casi di malformazioni cavernose cerebrali

Mannarà UM, Migliore A, Marino S, Tardino L, Marino S, La Spina M

2026/3 — pag. 77-78 — DOI

Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) are vascular lesions that in children often present with diverse and misleading symptoms. This report examines two clinical scenarios: the case of a 12-year-old boy with progressive headache and that of an 11-ye...

Uno stridore persistente in un lattante

Ippoliti A, Lovati C.

2026/2 — pag. 123 — DOI

Stridor in infants is a frequent but non-specific clinical sign, indicating partial upper airway obstruction. The causes vary according to age and include congenital anomalies, infections, trauma or space-occupying lesions. Among the rare aetiologies...

Quando lo scroto si gonfia... e poi ci ripensa: uno strano caso di edema scrotale

Mosole L.

2026/2 — pag. 122 — DOI

Recurrent idiopathic scrotal oedema is a rare condition in the paediatric population, characterised by episodes of spontaneous, self-limiting scrotal swelling with no apparent cause....

La sindrome di Malan

Ramazzotti S, Nuvoli V, Baldo F.

2026/2 — pag. 114-117 — DOI

Un approccio clinico all’ipotono neonatale attraverso i casi

Castaldo B, Cossovel F, Starc M, Bua J, Travan L.

2026/2 — pag. 109-113 — DOI

Neonatal hypotonia may be a sign of different serious conditions (metabolic and genetic diseases, infections, neuromuscular disorders, intracranial haemorrhage or malformations). However, it may also be a common consequence of early gestational age. ...

Le pere sono pere, le mele sono mele…

Barabino A.

2026/2 — pag. 87-90 — DOI

“Piedi a papera”: disinformazione, anatomia e clinicaUn approccio razionale all’andatura in extrarotazione nei bambini

Volpe E

2026/2 — pag. 49-50 — DOI

Out-toeing gait in children, commonly referred to by parents as “duck feet,” is a very frequent reason for paediatric consultation. This expression often leads to the suspicion of a foot problem, while in most cases the condition is benign and relate...

Dietro le quinte dell’otite media acuta

Piccinin G, Cattarossi A, Marzari L, Servidio AG, Andrare S

2026/2 — pag. 47-48 — DOI

This report details two paediatric cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) as a complication of acute otitis media. Patients presented with subtle symptoms including strabismus, vomiting and behavioural changes. Angio-MRI confirmed extensive...

Non un semplice stridor

Rossi D, Sadou Y, Gilardi C

2026/2 — pag. 45-46 — DOI

A 4-year-old neonate presented with inspiratory stridor and respiratory distress due to tracheal compression. Echocardiography and CT scans documented a double aortic arch with a dominant right arch and hypoplastic left arch. Cardiac surgical correct...

L’indizio nel rene, la chiave negli occhi

Gulisano C, Lugani F, De Benedetti E, Chiarenza DS, Verrina EE

2026/2 — pag. 41-41 — DOI

A 20-month-old boy with severe growth failure and Fanconi syndrome was diagnosed with nephropathic cystinosis, confirmed by corneal deposits and CTNS gene analysis. Despite septic complications, cysteamine therapy successfully stabilised his conditio...

Dolore addominale e stipsi funzionale: non sempre tutto coincide

Galli L, Bernardini R, Lo Piccolo R, Allegro M

2026/2 — pag. 38-38 — DOI

A 6-year-old girl presented with chronic abdominal pain and constipation, initially treated as functional disorders. Persistent symptoms eventually revealed a pelvic fluid-cystic mass via ultrasound. Emergency surgery addressed ovarian torsion caused...

Arterite di Takayasu in paziente con febbre persistente sine focus

Demontis C, Stagi C.

2026/1 — pag. 56-56 — DOI

A 10-year-old boy was hospitalized for fever of unknown origin (FUO) and elevated inflammatory markers. After ruling out oncological causes, a total-body MRI revealed ‘cuff-like’ inflammation of the aorta that led to a diagnosis of Takayasu arteri...

Il fiuto della caposala

Barabino A.

2026/1 — pag. 27-29 — DOI

Uno Scriba per amico

2026/1 — pag. 13 — DOI

Una PRESsione da indigestione

De Peppo Cocco M, Mattia I, Fabi M, Gennari M, Lanari M

2026/1 — pag. 27-29 — DOI

This report describes the case of a 9.5-year-old boy admitted for tonic-clonic seizures following a non-febrile gastroenteritis. Brain MRI revealed areas of altered signalling consistent with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES). Detai...

Diagnosi e gestione precoce del neonato con familiarità per disordine congenito dell'immunità

Laudante U, Falco G, Ferrandino C, Romano AC, Turchetti F, Romano R, Giardino G

2026/1 — pag. 23-23 — DOI

This study examines the role of early diagnosis in managing inborn errors of immunity, which are often characterised by early onset and high mortality. By analysing data from 15 patients with a positive family history, the research evaluated the util...

Febbre e dolore toracico? Quando il cuore batte... e sbatte

Giancarli G

2026/1 — pag. 20-22 — DOI

The paper describes the case of a 15-year-old competitive swimmer who presented to the Emergency Unit with a persistent fever and chest pain exacerbated by deep inspiration, following a recent flu-like illness. Although initial examinations were unre...

"Un cuore in fiamme". Un caso di sindrome di Kawasaki complicata da dilatazioni coronariche severe e necessitante di terapia con anakinra

Gerosa GM, Fantasia M, Ramponi G, Balduzzi AC

2026/1 — pag. 5-9 — DOI

A 4-month-old infant residing in a foreign country, presented with high fever associated with poor general condition, bilateral conjunctivitis and livedo reticularis. Tests showed elevated inflammation markers with negative blood cultures, chest X-ra...

Cefalea frontale con tumefazione: un raro caso di pneumoencefalo di origine infettiva

Raffaldi I, Dall'Olio E, Mogni R, Castagno E, Cerchio R, Garazzino S, Pruccoli G, Denina M, Peradotto F, Bondone C

2026/1 — pag. 1-4 — DOI

Intracranial complications of acute sinusitis in children are uncommon but may lead to serious neurological impairment. These intracranial complications include pneumocephalus, cerebral abscess, empyema, meningitis, cellulitis, orbital abscess and ca...

Una ematuria da "schiacciamento" della vena renale sinistra: la sindrome di Nutcracker

Pecile P.

2025/10 — pag. 661-663 — DOI

A boy presented with episodes of a single macroscopic haematuria after intense physical activity. The ultrasound result was highly suggestive of Nutcracker syndrome....

Screening genomici neonatali: opportunità e sfide etiche

De Curtis M.

2025/10 — pag. 643-645 — DOI

Neonatal screening is one of the most significant achievements in preventive medicine that enables the early detection and treatment of many rare metabolic and genetic disorders. The introduction of exome (WES) and genome (WGS) sequencing now offers ...

Una serata d’inverno

Barabino A.

2025/10 — pag. 639-642 — DOI

Tarcisia: da troppo a troppo poco

2025/10 — pag. 625-628 — DOI

Pott puffy che? Una bambina unicorno

Tolone R, Minute M

2025/10 — pag. 274-274 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 10-year-old girl presenting with frontal swelling, headache, purulent rhinorrhoea and fever, all symptoms consistent with Pott’s puffy tumor, a rare complication of frontal sinusitis. CT and MRI revealed frontal and et...

Un neonato globoso

Roncoli A

2025/10 — pag. 267-268 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a ten-day-old infant presenting to a primary care paediatric clinic with bilious vomiting, abdominal distension and inadequate weight gain. Initial evaluations and daily rectal irrigations led to clinical improvement, wh...

Crisi celiaca in un bambino di 19 mesi: l'importanza di ripetere i test sierologici in caso di forte sospetto clinico

Di Febo CM, Borali E, Roviglione B, Rabbone I, Felici E.

2025/9 — pag. 601-603 — DOI

Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder that may present with non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms. A serious, potentially lethal complication of CD is celiac crisis (CC), marked by severe diarrhoea, vomiting, dehydration and metabolic disord...

Un bambino che zoppica: quando meno te lo aspetti

Cunsolo M, Gazzitano L, Alizzi C, Panzuto F, Corsello G.

2025/9 — pag. 598-600 — DOI

A 19-month-old boy arrived at the emergency room with inconsolable crying and refusal to walk. MRI revealed bone changes consistent with vitamin C deficiency (scurvy). His history showed a diet almost exclusively based on milk and gingival bleeding. ...

Sifilide congenita: è ancora un problema?

Abbagnato L, Nicolini N, Selicorni A.

2025/9 — pag. 593-595 — DOI

The paper reports the clinical case of a 5-month-old girl with possible syphilis not identified during pregnancy or at birth, but diagnosed following the discovery of the disease in her parents. The case highlights the criticality of early diagnosis ...

Kinari: origini indiane, ma non c’entra Ilaria: febbre e segno della mano (molto) gialla

2025/9 — pag. 569-572 — DOI

Volvolo da malrotazione intestinale in un lattante: una sfida diagnostica

Ferrari M, Perre E, Lombardo VF, Di Florio F, Ghizzi C

2025/9 — pag. 251-252 — DOI

A 1-year-old boy presenting with irritability, lethargy and vomiting was diagnosed with small bowel volvulus due to intestinal malrotation. Prompt surgical intervention prevented severe complications. The case highlights the importance of considering...

Cefalea e vomito, a pensar male spesso ci si azzecca

Zanin F

2025/9 — pag. 247-248 — DOI

An 11-year-old boy presenting with occipital headache and vomiting was diagnosed with a posterior fossa pilocytic astrocytoma. This case underscores the need to promptly identify red flag symptoms in paediatric headaches and to perform timely neuroim...

Emoglobinuria parossistica a frigore: è davvero così rara?

Esposto MP, Genesini S, Chinello M, Pezzella V, Bonetti E, Zaccaron A, Caddeo G, Vitale V, Guardo C, Cesaro S

2025/9 — pag. 231-235 — DOI

Paroxysmal Cold Haemoglobinuria (PCH) is considered the rarest form of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA), although it is likely underdiagnosed. It is caused by biphasic haemolysins, known as Donath-Landsteiner antibodies, which bind to erythrocyte...

Una fossetta sacrale atipica

Masini B, Verucci E, Giampietri M, Danieli R, Noris A, Peraio S, Di Rita A, Pasquariello R, Montanaro D, Giordano F

2025/9 — pag. 226-230 — DOI

Spina bifida is a common congenital anomaly caused by the incomplete fusion of the caudal neural tube, classified as spina bifida aperta (open) with a visible lesion and spina bifida occulta (closed) without external lesions. Its causes are diverse, ...

Un caso anomalo di stridor alla nascita: raccomandazioni per diagnosi e prevenzione delle complicanze del neonato con doppio arco aortico

Valencic I, Tarì EM, Moccia E, Vitali F, Corvaglia L.

2025/8 — pag. 531 — DOI

Double aortic arch (DAA) is a rare congenital vascular malformation that forms a ring around the oesophagus and trachea, with a prevalence of 0.005% and chromosomal abnormalities associated in only 24% of cases. The most common symptoms are noisy bre...

La sindrome Coffin-Siris (CSS)

Prada E, Mariani M, Scarano G, Selicorni A.

2025/8 — pag. 525-527 — DOI

Anche il naso vuole la sua parte: quando l’odore può essere diagnostico

Candela E, Tagliaferri F, Baldo F.

2025/8 — pag. 503-506 — DOI

The distinctive body smell of a newborn or a child may be the sign of an underlying inherited metabolic disorder, and sometimes even the sole diagnostic key to identify severe genetic conditions in life or death situations (such as a coma). A quick r...

Se mi sfiori... urlo dal dolore

2025/8 — pag. 499-501 — DOI

HEADSSS-up (… su la testa, ma col cuore)

2025/8 — pag. 487 — DOI

Le drusen del nervo ottico

Fusco F

2025/8 — pag. 213-213 — DOI

The paper describes the case of a 5-year-old child presenting with acute headache and bilateral papilledema on fundus examination. Brain MRI was unremarkable, while subsequent ophthalmologic evaluations identified optic nerve drusen as the cause of t...

Una stipsi ostinata

Calareso L, Milioto S, Principio E, Milad Mousavi S, Meli F, Bongiovanni A, Smilari P

2025/8 — pag. 216-217 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 9-year-old girl with persistent faecal incontinence lasting approximately five months, on a background of chronic constipation. Clinical and instrumental investigations revealed faecal impaction and marked rectosigmoid...

Il ritorno della varicella che "destabilizza"

Bloise S, Buffon S, Iacono A, Nano G, Marchetti F

2025/8 — pag. 196-199 — DOI

Chickenpox is generally considered a benign childhood disease caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV). However, in some cases, the infection may be associated with potentially serious complications, such as neurologic manifestations. The main forms of...

Fibrosi cistica 2025: stato dell’arte e novità

Maschio M, Grazian F, Traunero A, Ghirardo S, Amaddeo A.

2025/7 — pag. 430-440 — DOI

Cystic Fibrosis is caused by the mutations in the CFTR chloride channel protein and is still one of the most common fatal genetic disease worldwide. It is a multisystem disease but, to date, most of its morbidity and mortality is due to muco-obstruct...

C’è scoliosi e scoliosi…

Pontrandolfo M.

2025/7 — pag. 462-464 — DOI

A 6-year-old girl was diagnosed with scoliosis during a routine check-up. Imaging revealed a paravertebral mass at the D5-D8 level, diagnosed as a mature ganglioneuroma, which was successfully removed. The scoliosis, considered secondary to the mass,...

Una storia a chiazze: la vitiligine

Zerjal K, Mazzola S, Calligaris L, Berti I.

2025/7 — pag. 457-459 — DOI

Sclerosi epatoportale

Sparaventi C, Zago A, Di Leo G, Barbi E, Bramuzzo M.

2025/7 — pag. 453-455 — DOI

Hepatoportal sclerosis is a rare and underdiagnosed liver condition characterised by histological alterations of the portal venules and hepatic sinusoids, with periportal fibrosis and vascular narrowing. Its diagnosis is histological and requires liv...

Il disturbo dello spettro autistico: lo screening precoce e il ruolo chiave del pediatra

Lecciso F, De Giovanni L, Gurrado R, Innocente M, Dellarosa AC, Margiotta ML, Levante A.

2025/7 — pag. 422-423 — DOI

Bradicardia neonatale da mutazione del gene KCNQ1: revisione della letteratura della sindrome del QT lungo congenita

Valencic I, Angelucci C, Ancora G

2025/7 — pag. 170-178 — DOI

Congenital Long QT Syndromes (LQTS) are a heterogeneous group of channelopathies that cause an alteration in the repolarization phase, leading to a prolonged QT interval on the electrocardiogram. This condition provides the substrate for the developm...

Multiple Office Blood Pressure Monitoring: un nuovo approccio per la diagnosi di ipertensione in età pediatrica

Dato L, Mancuso MC, Ria T, Viola L, Salice P, D Rossetti, Tamburini G, Munteanu T, De Luca F, Gualtieri A, Sacchini E, Ardissino G

2025/7 — pag. 164-169 — DOI

Introduction - Obtaining reliable blood pressure (BP) values in children may be challenging. Neither office blood pressure measurement (OBPM), as recommended by current guidelines, nor 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) fully address...

Sapere riconoscere l’epilessia mioclonica giovanile

Rossetti V.

2025/6 — pag. 394-394 — DOI

A 15-year-old girl experienced episodes characterised by blurred vision accompanied by limb spasms, during which she would drop objects from her hands and, on some occasions, fall to the ground while remaining conscious. Initially interpreted as mani...

Una micobatteriosi non così tanto “atipica”

Sfeir R.

2025/6 — pag. 393-394 — DOI

In the presence of unilateral lymph node swelling that has persisted for more than 3 weeks, in the absence of suspicious signs of malignancy, unresponsive to first-line antibiotic therapy, it is appropriate to consider a non-tuberculous mycobacterial...

I disturbi respiratori ostruttivi del sonno

Basilicata S, Traunero A, Borrelli M, Maschio M, Ghirardo S, Amaddeo A.

2025/6 — pag. 359-365 — DOI

Obstructive sleep disordered breathing encompasses different clinical entities, the most severe of which is obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Children with severe adenotonsillar hypertrophy, obesity, congenital malformations or specific syndro...

Trombocitopenia immune: quando le immunoglobuline non funzionano

Iannicelli A, Vorini MV, Beneduce G, Giagnuolo G, Parasole R, Menna G

2025/6 — pag. 162-163 — DOI

A 9-year-old boy was initially evaluated for macrocytic anaemia, neutrophilic leukocytosis and thrombocytopenia, with spontaneous ecchymoses but with no significant medical history. After ten months of follow-up, hematologic worsening occurred alongs...

Un'invaginazione intestinale insidiosa

Di Noto F, La Russa R, Genduso M, Trizzino A, D'Angelo P

2025/6 — pag. 158-159 — DOI

The paper presents the case of a 2-year-old boy who arrived at the Emergency Room with acute abdominal pain; ultrasound revealed an intestinal intussusception. After recurrence and bowel resection, histology confirmed Burkitt lymphoma. Further invest...

Eritema nodoso, una sfida per il pediatra

Catalano MF, Memoli MC, Tambaro D, Laudante U, Russo R, Acampora E, Tartaglione N, Mosca C, Tarallo L

2025/6 — pag. 156-157 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 9-year-old girl presenting with bloody diarrhoea, fever and pretibial nodular lesions suggestive of erythema nodosum and arthritis of her left wrist and fingers. Initial investigations were inconclusive, but faecal cal...

Faringite

2025/5 — pag. 313-314

Un caso di neurinoma del III nervo cranico in paziente cefalgico noto

Ciurlia C, Romani F, Peruzzi C, Sala D, Lazzerotti A, Biondi A.

2025/5 — pag. 329-330 — DOI

Acquired third nerve palsies are rare in children but are often associated with significant underlying pathologies. This article describes a paediatric case of isolated third nerve palsy due to a schwannoma. A 10-year-old boy with a history of migrai...

Bassa statura, disarmonia staturale e deficit del gene SHOX Telarca altalenante e ipoplasia mammaria.

2025/5 — pag. 331 — DOI

Facciamo il punto sull’anemia falciforme

Tessitore A, Cuzzubbo D, Russo G.

2025/5 — pag. 296-298 — DOI

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an increasingly relevant condition in Italy due to rising immigration from high-prevalence regions. Early diagnosis through newborn screening and comprehensive management - including hydroxyurea, antibiotic prophylaxis, t...

Alla faccia di Bell: un caso clinico di paralisi bilaterale in una paziente di sei anni

Di Febo CM

2025/5 — pag. 107-111 — DOI

Bilateral facial palsy (BFP) is an uncommon condition characterised by the involvement of the opposite side within 30 days from the onset in the first side. If paralysis occurs simultaneously on both sides, it is termed simultaneous BFP. Otherwise, i...

Diarrea intrattabile e neuroblastoma

Contratto c, Casabona F, Avanzini S, conte M, Gandullia P

2025/5 — pag. 127-128 — DOI

A previously healthy three-year-old girl presented with persistent diarrhoea, progressive abdominal distension and weight loss. After negative infectious and anatomical workup, abdominal imaging (ultrasound, MRI and CT) revealed a retroperitoneal mas...

Drepanocitosi e osteonecrosi avascolare della testa del femore

Perfetto F, Pasquali E, Biserna L, Iacono A, Farneti C, Radice C, Marchetti F

2025/5 — pag. 123-124 — DOI

A 10.5-year-old girl with homozygous sickle cell disease on chronic treatment with hydroxyurea, blood transfusions and erythroexchange presented with sudden right thigh pain and limping, without trauma or fever. Imaging and lab results indicated avas...

Questa volta la sigla è PNES: crisi psicogene non epilettiche

Brienza C, Caputo OO, Ranucci G, Nunziata F

2025/5 — pag. 122-122 — DOI

A 13-year-old girl with a prior diagnosis of epilepsy presented to the emergency room following a prolonged generalized seizure. Despite ongoing antiepileptic therapy, she experienced recurrent seizures requiring hospitalization. During admission, sh...

Wilson Wilson Wilson

Carciofi A, Pugliese F, D'alba I, Coccia P, Lionetti ME, Gatti S

2025/5 — pag. 120-121 — DOI

A 13-year-old boy was admitted with abdominal pain, vomiting and unexplained cytopoenia. Initial investigations showed splenomegaly, ileal wall thickening, hepatic structural alterations and persistent pancytopenia. Extensive infectious, haematologic...

Alla faccia del corpo estraneo (vaginale)

Bleve C

2025/5 — pag. 117-119 — DOI

A 16-year-old girl with a history of partial liver transplant at the age of 5 due to autoimmune hepatitis undergoes a routine follow-up abdominal ultrasound that reveals bladder wall thickening and pseudopolypoid lesions. Cystoscopy and biopsy initia...

Herpes zoster Allergia alimentare e test diagnostici

2025/4 — pag. 261 — DOI

Desametasone nella meningite batterica Celiachia ai tempi dell’AI Torsione ovarica, sempre in guardia Diarree intrattabili 2025 sul NEJM Acalasia POE(M)-SIA? Skin of Colour

2025/4 — pag. 217-218 — DOI

Una macrocrania subacuta

Incandela V, Mazza S

2025/4 — pag. 97-98 — DOI

A six-month-old infant was admitted to the Emergency Room for loss of consciousness, vomiting and eye deviation. Clinical findings included macrocephaly, bulging fontanelle and repeated episodes of loss of consciousness and vomiting. Brain CT and MRI...

L'adolescente non è un "bambino cresciuto": quando il pediatra si dimentica di pensare alle malattie sessualmente trasmesse

Bellani I, Petrela S, Colella G, Zuin G, Lazzerotti A

2025/4 — pag. 93-94 — DOI

Sexually transmitted infections (STI) are an important global public health problem, affecting adolescents and young adults in 50% of the cases. Considering their wide clinical variability, they are often misdiagnosed and, unfortunately, might be res...

"Amici per la pelle": un caso di leishmaniosi

Fantasia M, Vecchi M, Cavalleri L, Bruni F, Provenzi M

2025/4 — pag. 81-85 — DOI

Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by protozoa of the Leishmania genus, parasites of humans and several domestic and wild animals, and transmitted via vectors. The authors describe the case of an 18-month-old girl, presenting to the Emerge...

Cardite subclinica e corea di Syndenham

De Pra S

2025/4 — pag. 96-96 — DOI

An 11-year-old boy presented with orofacial pain and involuntary movements. Elevated ASO titer and echocardiography showing mitral insufficiency led to the diagnosis of rheumatic fever with Sydenham’s chorea and subclinical carditis. Treatment with s...

Infezioni herpetiche invasive neonatali

Valencic I, Moratti M, Conti F, Nanni N, Ancora G.

2025/3 — pag. 171-175 — DOI

Herpetic infection is a condition with high rates of neonatal morbidity and mortality; to date, there is no universally recognized strategy for the perinatal management of the risk of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) transmission based on the prognostic va...

La linfoadenopatia laterocervicale che non ti aspetti... Un caso di malattia di Rosai-Dorfman

Gibellato E, Melzi ML, Buonsante A, Dell'Acqua F, Lazzerotti A.

2025/3 — pag. 186-190 — DOI

A healthy four-year-old Italian boy was hospitalized due to a skin superinfection of an isolated right laterocervical lymphadenopathy (7x4cm), which had appeared four months earlier. In the previous months, he had normal haematochemical examinations ...

La linfoadenopatia laterocervicale che non ti aspetti... Un caso di malattia di Rosai-Dorfman

Gibellato E, Melzi ML, Buonsante A, Dell'Acqua F, Lazzerotti A

2025/3 — pag. 59-63 — DOI

A healthy four-year-old Italian boy was hospitalized due to a skin superinfection of an isolated right laterocervical lymphadenopathy (7x4cm), which had appeared four months earlier. In the previous months, he had normal haematochemical examinations ...

Ematuria e non solo... a volte è questione di famiglia: la sindrome di Alport

Sarno E, Alberici I, La Scola C, Pillon R, Pasini A

2025/3 — pag. 72-72 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 4-year-old girl with recurrent episodes of macrohematuria. Her family history revealed renal and ocular anomalies. Clinical and genetic analyses confirmed X-linked compound heterozygosity for Alport syndrome, with two ...

C'è mal di testa ...e mal di testa

Barachino A

2025/3 — pag. 68-69 — DOI

The paper reports two paediatric headache cases with initially negative clinical findings but vastly different outcomes. The first regarded a girl subjected to excessive medical evaluations, reflecting parental anxiety and overmedicalization. The sec...

Un lattante con respiro rapido e opacità a vetro smerigliato: è NEHI

Donna L

2025/3 — pag. 64-65 — DOI

An 8-month-old infant was evaluated for persistent polypnea with crackles and wheezing that had occurred 4 months earlier after bronchiolitis. Clinical and radiological findings led to the diagnosis of infant neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (NEHI), a...

Giocare con i binomi assieme all’intelligenza artificiale: una nuova rubrica tra esperienza e innovazione

Tommasini A.

2025/2 — pag. 75 — DOI

Leishmania e linfoistiocitosi emofagocitica (HLH)

Bratta A, Arcuri L, Micalizzi C

2025/2 — pag. 51-52 — DOI

Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare life-threatening hyperinflammatory syndrome. The paper reports the case of a 5-month-old infant hospitalised with persistent fever, splenomegaly and significant inflammatory activation. After an ini...

L'atassia cerebellare acuta

Iacono A, Forte F, Magno C, Stella A, Fichera F, Cassata N

2025/2 — pag. 49-50 — DOI

Acute cerebellar ataxia is a rare but well-described paediatric condition, often post-infectious. The paper reports the case of a 4-year-old boy with sudden onset of tremors, ataxia, speech disturbances, and urinary incontinence. Laboratory tests, ne...

Malformazione polmonare congenita di tipo I con macrocisti Un caso di intervento prenatale e successiva lobectomia toracoscopica

Alboreto E, Borgia P, Florio A, Gallizia A, Perri K, Salvati P, Torre M, Paladini D, Sacco O

2025/2 — pag. 34-36 — DOI

Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations (CPAM) are rare lung development anomalies characterised by varying-sized cysts. The majority of affected newborns are asymptomatic at birth, while a small percentage may experience respiratory difficulties. ...

La tosse di Arnold

Giuseppin I.

2025/1 — pag. 49-50 — DOI

A 9-year-old boy presenting with a persistent dry cough for 3 weeks is examined without any lung-related findings. When inspecting the ear, a pink pencil lodged in the earwax was discovered and removed. As a consequence the cough, which was caused b...

Vomito acuto e Helicobacter pylori

2025/1 — pag. 57 — DOI

Non tutte le tumefazioni cervicali sono linfoadenopatie

Spacco G, Santaniello M, Bondi E, Castagnola E.

2025/1 — pag. 52-55 — DOI

Cervical masses are predominantly due to lymphadenopathy secondary to infectious or inflammatory processes, with congenital anomalies being less common. The paper describes the case of a 15-year-old girl presenting with a progressively enlarging, ten...

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...

Il bambino che zoppica: quando bisogna… pensarle tutte

Tumminelli C, Pastore S, Taddio A.

2025/1 — pag. 18-24 — DOI

Limping is a common clinical symptom in childhood and the diagnosis of the underlying cause may often be a challenge for the paediatrician. The paper describes the clinical manifestations, radiological pictures and disease course of other causes of l...

Non tutte le tumefazioni cervicali sono linfoadenopatie

Spacco G, Santaniello M, Bondi E, Castagnola E

2025/1 — pag. 23-23 — DOI

Cervical masses are predominantly due to lymphadenopathy secondary to infectious or inflammatory processes, with congenital anomalies being less common. The paper describes the case of a 15-year-old girl presenting with a progressively enlarging, ten...

Distress respiratorio del neonato: dall'Apgar all'ecografia polmonare. Manuale di istruzioni per il pediatra

Carnazzo SM, Balconara D, Calareso L, Pecora G, Papale M,Parisi GF, Leonardi S

2025/1 — pag. 8-15 — DOI

The use ultrasound for diagnosing lung diseases is relatively recent: it was around the 1960s when the first observations of the utility of chest ultrasound in pulmonary diseases were made. This article examines the findings of lung ultrasound in new...

Un caso di encefalopatia posteriore reversibile a tre giorni dalla diagnosi di leucemia linfoblastica acuta B

Gerosa GM, Kullmann GA, Leoni V, Alessandra Sala A, Gotti G, Rizzari C, Biondi A

2025/1 — pag. 1-3 — DOI

Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinical radiographic syndrome of heterogeneous etiologies characterised by acute neurological symptoms of brain dysfunction with MRI abnormalities, primarily in posterior cerebral white a...

Neurofibromatosi e ipertensione arteriosa: alla ricerca della causa

Ricci S, Spagnoli C, Caponi L, Pugliese F

2024/10 — pag. 661-663 — DOI

The paper describes the case of a 6-year-old girl with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who was diagnosed with significant arterial hypertension during a routine check-up. After initial ineffective therapy and inconclusive investigations, an angio-CT r...

Screening per il diabete mellito di tipo 1: la parola ai pediatri di famiglia

Solidoro S, Tamaro G, Mari J, Braida C, Faleschini E, Tornese G.

2024/10 — pag. 641-647 — DOI

The screening programme for type 1 diabetes mellitus shall be implemented nationwide in Italy in 2025 with the goal of early identification of at-risk individuals through the detection of anti-beta cell autoantibodies. This study explored the knowled...

Sir Anthony Epstein (1921-2024)

Guala A, Leutner M.

2024/10 — pag. 626-627 — DOI

Bambini adottati all'estero nell'esperienza piemontese

Petri A, Barbaglia M, Burzio V, Partenope C, Minelli G, Avataneo C, Signorile F, Garazzino S, Rabbone I, Guala A

2024/10 — pag. 207-213 — DOI

Internationally adopted children present specific health and social needs that deserve a dedicated care. In Italy, in the majority of cases, their medical evaluation is conducted by specific outpatient units belonging to a group of the Italian Societ...

Una paralisi del nervo facciale che ricorre

Sandei M

2024/10 — pag. 219-219 — DOI

The paper describes the case of a 16-month-old girl with suspected neurofibromatosis I who was evaluated for recurrent episodes of peripheral facial nerve palsy and severe hypertension (160/110 mmHg). Tests revealed bilateral renal artery stenosis, t...

Neurofibromatosi e ipertensione arteriosa: alla ricerca della causa

Ricci S, Spagnoli C, Caponi L, Pugliese F

2024/10 — pag. 214-214 — DOI

The paper describes the case of a 6-year-old girl with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who was diagnosed with significant arterial hypertension during a routine check-up. After initial ineffective therapy and inconclusive investigations, an angio-CT r...

Manifestazioni parossistiche non epilettiche: tonic upgaze

Tratta E, Piacentini F, Pelosi P, Cupone R, Mirri S, Bini R, Mirri G, Ferrara G.

2024/9 — pag. 594-596 — DOI

A 2-year-old girl was hospitalized for suspected febrile seizures, but after a neurological reassessment, the episodes were classified as non-epileptic paroxysmal manifestations of the tonic upgaze type and required no treatment. ...

Sindrome di Brugada: guida pratica per il pediatra di base

Speranzon A, Chicco D, Bonazza P, D’Alfonso R, Bobbo M, D’Agata Mottolese B, Barbi E, Caiffa T.

2024/9 — pag. 561-567 — DOI

Brugada syndrome is an autosomal dominant inherited channelopathy affecting the sodium channel and is characterized by predisposition to syncope and sudden death. It typically presents in young adults, but it also presents in the paediatric populatio...

Bassa statura non sindromica e ritardo puberale: non solo ritardo costituzionale di crescita e pubertà

Campanile C, Improda N, Incoronato S, Ferrara A, Gentile G, Colantuoni M, Mandato C, Licenziati MR.

2024/9 — pag. 597-600 — DOI

A 14-year-old boy with suspected constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) presented with short stature, absence of secondary sex characteristics, bone age delayed by one year and family history of CDGP in his mother. The external genitalia w...

Un caso di FPIES in paziente alimentata con latte di formula per galattosemia

Fumagalli R, Crescitelli V, Barzaghi S, Pretese R, Lazzerotti A, Gasperini S.

2024/9 — pag. 597-600 — DOI

Soy-derived proteins are a known trigger for Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome. The authors present the case of a sly onset of chronic FPIES in a newborn fed by soy-based formula. The baby’s nutrition was switched to infant formula to avoid...

La sindrome cardio-facio-cutanea

Scupilliti S, Selicorni A

2024/9 — pag. 589-591 — DOI

Infezioni delle vie urinarie: dalla diagnosi alla terapia

De Pra S, Benvenuto S, Pennesi M.

2024/9 — pag. 557-560 — DOI

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common occurrence in the paediatric population and are often paucisymptomatic in children under two years of age. A definitive diagnosis is obtained through urine culture, which should be collected using invasive...

FPIES

Barachino A

2024/9 — pag. 189-190 — DOI

A 2-month-old girl presented with diarrhoea and skin rash. Initially suspected of having a viral infection, she was hospitalized because of persistent symptoms, dehydration and weight loss. Despite intravenous antibiotics, she only improved after swi...

Sovrappeso e obesità in età pediatrica: un intervento pragmatico nelle cure primarie

Davoli AM, Ferrari E, Bonvicini L, Bosi S, Greci M, Ilari B, Palomba A, Panza C, Pinotti M, Sartori C, Storani S, Volta A, Giorgi Rossi P

2024/9 — pag. 175-182 — DOI

Paediatric clinics are in a unique position to detect chronic diseases, identify at-risk individuals, educate families and implement early preventive interventions. This article aims to provide evidence on how and with what strategies the AUSL of Reg...

Bassa statura non sindromica e ritardo puberale: non solo ritardo costituzionale di crescita e pubertà

Campanile C, Improda N, Incoronato S, Ferrara A, Gentile G, Colantuoni M, Mandato C, Licenziati MR

2024/9 — pag. 171-174 — DOI

A 14-year-old boy with suspected constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) presented with short stature, absence of secondary sex characteristics, bone age delayed by one year and family history of CDGP in his mother. The external genitalia w...

Un caso di FPIES in paziente alimentata con latte di formula per galattosemia

Fumagalli R, Crescitelli V, Barzaghi S, Pretese R, Lazzerotti A, Gasperini S

2024/9 — pag. 168-170 — DOI

Soy-derived proteins are a known trigger for Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome. The authors present the case of a sly onset of chronic FPIES in a newborn fed by soy-based formula. The baby’s nutrition was switched to infant formula to avoid...

Fidarsi o non fidarsi del test prenatale non invasivo. Riflessioni a partire da un caso di falso negativo

Neirotti A, Bombaci S, Rubino C

2024/9 — pag. 183-186 — DOI

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is a screening for foetal chromosomal abnormalities that identifies at-risk pregnancies and is used to propose a possible invasive genetic confirmation testing in case of its positive results. For Down syndrome (t...

Dengue: il vaccino

2024/8 — pag. 535 — DOI

Un torace che suona

Sutera M.

2024/8 — pag. 532-534 — DOI

A 5-year-old girl was evaluated for an intermittent thoracic sound present for two years, often associated with viral infections. The clinical examination was normal, except for mild mitral prolapse with minimal regurgitation noted in a prior echocar...

Nistagmo e diplopia: occhio alla diagnosi

Savino V, Bellini T, Siri L, De Grandis E, Tortora D, Piccotti E.

2024/8 — pag. 532-534 — DOI

Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumour in children, primarily located in the cerebellum. This clinical case highlights the importance of maintaining a high clinical suspicion and conducting timely evaluations, even when symptoms ar...

Le manifestazioni parossistiche non epilettiche

Tratta E, Piacentini F, Pelosi P, Cupone R, Mirri S, Bini R, Mirri G, Ferrara G.

2024/8 — pag. 532-534 — DOI

A 9-month-old infant, under follow-up for neonatal sepsis due to Streptococcus agalactiae, presented to the Emergency Department with episodes of head drooping, sometimes accompanied by blinking. During the clinical examination, the infant showed nor...

Una lesione “toc-toc” dello sterno

Di Nora A, Razza S, Levantino L

2024/8 — pag. 531 — DOI

A 30-month-old child presents with a swelling on the sternum, which appeared after a febrile episode. Following a MR he is diagnosed with SELSTOC (Self Limiting Sternal Tumour), a rare inflammation of the sternocostal joint that resolves spontaneousl...

Cosa deve sapere il pediatra sui DSA Intervista ad Antonella Gagliano, neuropsichiatra infantile

2024/8 — pag. 525-527 — DOI

Un torace che suona

Sutera M

2024/8 — pag. 167-167 — DOI

A 5-year-old girl was evaluated for an intermittent thoracic sound present for two years, often associated with viral infections. The clinical examination was normal, except for mild mitral prolapse with minimal regurgitation noted in a prior echocar...

Le manifestazioni parossistiche non epilettiche

Tratta E, Piacentini F, Pelosi P, Cupone R, Mirri S, Bini R, Mirri G, Ferrara G

2024/8 — pag. 166-166 — DOI

A 9-month-old infant, under follow-up for neonatal sepsis due to Streptococcus agalactiae, presented to the Emergency Department with episodes of head drooping, sometimes accompanied by blinking. During the clinical examination, the infant showed nor...

Nistagmo e diplopia: occhio alla diagnosi

Savino V, Bellini T, Siri L, De Grandis E, Tortora D, Piccotti E

2024/8 — pag. 164-165 — DOI

Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumour in children, primarily located in the cerebellum. This clinical case highlights the importance of maintaining a high clinical suspicion and conducting timely evaluations, even when symptoms ar...

Macroematuria: pensare anche alle cause più rare

Fiorentino R, Ferrari ME, Pozzi Mucelli M, Lorenzon T, Pedrini B, Gimillaro A, Poskurica I, Toller I

2024/8 — pag. 163-163 — DOI

A 17-year-old boy presented with gross hematuria and pharyngodynia, without other significant symptoms or trauma. Urine tests showed eumorphic and monomorphic erythrocytes, with protein/creatinine ratio alterations. Doppler ultrasound revealed narrow...

La calcolosi renale come causa di dolore addominale

Burlo F.

2024/7 — pag. 465-466 — DOI

This case shows that kidney stones can cause atypical pain and that large stones require surgical intervention. It has also highlighted how impressions about patients can influence the diagnosis....

Parotite ricorrente giovanile: inquadramento clinico e approccio diagnostico-terapeutico

Giuntoli D.G, Galletti A, Pontrandolfo M, Pastore S, Tommasini A, Orzan E, Barbi E.

2024/7 — pag. 443-449 — DOI

Juvenile recurrent parotitis is an uncommon condition characterised by recurrent episodes of parotid swelling that affects school-aged and pre-school children and shows a typical tendency to self-resolution during adolescence. To date, etiopathogenet...

Sembra un deficit di GH, e invece non lo è!

Casini F, Magenes VC, Guida G, Lonoce L, Pozzi E, Cocuccio C, Arrigoni S, Zuccotti G

2024/7 — pag. 142-143 — DOI

A 2.5-year-old girl was evaluated for poor growth. Despite low IGF-1 levels, GH deficiency was excluded. Further investigation revealed celiac disease, diagnosed via EGDS. After starting a gluten-free diet, catch-up growth was observed. The patient r...

Anticipare il futuro (di circa otto anni) per provare a cambiarlo

Di Cataldo G, Gauci MC, Gammeri C, Dierna F, Ferrera G, Gambilonghi F, Meli C

2024/7 — pag. 141-141 — DOI

A 14-day-old infant was diagnosed with classical homocystinuria through extended newborn screening after detecting hypermethioninemia and elevated homocysteine levels. The infant exhibited feeding difficulties and poor general health. Following a low...

Una diagnosi difficile da accettare

Vrinceanu AM

2024/7 — pag. 139-139 — DOI

An 18-month-old girl presented with low weight. Her parents denied her sickle cell anaemia diagnosis, confirmed at birth and neglected in treatment. Social and legal intervention was needed to ensure disease management. The case emphasizes the import...

Torsione ovarica: la questione tempo

Guida E, Perin S, Boscarelli a, Codrich D, Schleef J

2024/7 — pag. 135-135 — DOI

An 8-month-old girl presented to the ER with abdominal pain and drowsiness. Ultrasound suggested ovarian torsion, which was later confirmed via laparoscopy, revealing left ovarian and tubal torsion with uterine torsion. Prompt intervention prevented ...

Una comune caduta per una rara diagnosi: un caso di emicrania emiplegica

Ferrera G, Gammeri C, di Cataldo G, Gauci MC, Dierna F, Biasco A, Greco F

2024/26 — pag. 8-9 — DOI

The Authors describe the case of a three-year-old girl with hemiplegic migraine triggered by mild trauma; the diagnosis was confirmed through genomic analysis (heterozygous missense variant c.1091>T in the ATP1A2 gene). ...

Febbre e rifiuto della deambulazione: pensa alla spondilodiscite

Cherubino A.

2024/6 — pag. 397-399 — DOI

The Authors describe the case of a 17-month-old child who began refusing to stand up and was eventually diagnosed with spondylodiscitis thanks to an MRI....

Dermatologia inclusiva Taglia e cuci genetico e terapia dell’”incurabile”: c’è, ma non ancora per tutti Celiachia: aggiornamento ESPGHAN Abbasso l’ittero da latte materno Sapere è potere: il caso della APS-1 (sindrome poliendocrina autoimmune di tipo 1) Casi indimenticabili

2024/6 — pag. 349-350 — DOI

Febbre e rifiuto della deambulazione: pensa alla spondilodiscite

Cherubino A

2024/6 — pag. 123-124 — DOI

The authors describe the case of a 17-month-old child who began refusing to stand up and was eventually diagnosed with spondylodiscitis thanks to an MRI....

Colestasi neonatale e fibrosi cistica

Maggiore G.

2024/6 — pag. 116-117 — DOI

The diagnosis of cystic fibrosis was eventually made in a one-month-old infant with cholestasis. The newborn screening for cystic fibrosis had been falsely negative....

Sindrome da microdelezione 22q11.2

Cazzaniga L, Scupilliti S, Selicorni A.

2024/5 — pag. 321-323 — DOI

Un caso di anemia macrocitica non megaloblastica: la sindrome di Blackfan Diamond

Aquisti G, Basso ME, Rabbone I

2024/5 — pag. 92-93 — DOI

The case of a two-year-old child with severe isolated anaemia (6 g%) and marked macrocytosis, ultimately diagnosed as Blackfan Diamond syndrome, is described. The genetic, clinical and prognostic aspects of the disease are briefly discussed....

Un "classico" caso di corea reumatica

Orsi SM, Burrone M, Carrato V, Consolaro A

2024/5 — pag. 91-91 — DOI

The diagnosis of rheumatic chorea was ultimately made in a 10-year-old boy who had begun to experience difficulty in grasping objects and tying shoelaces. Subsequently, the performed echocardiography documented mild mitral insufficiency....

La torsione dell'ovaio può essere subdola

Tonetto S

2024/5 — pag. 87-87 — DOI

The case of a 13-year-old girl presenting with abdominal pain and vomiting, ultimately diagnosed with ovarian torsion, is described...

Angiofibromi del volto Orticaria para-infettiva

2024/4 — pag. 264 — DOI

Screening e comunicazione

Baronciani D.

2024/4 — pag. 249-250 — DOI

Screening per diabete mellito tipo 1 e celiachia: intenzioni, pregi e difetti

Tornese G, Greco L.

2024/4 — pag. 243-247 — DOI

Italy is the first country in the world to have introduced screening on the entire paediatric population for type 1 diabetes mellitus and coeliac disease. It will be preceded by a preparatory pilot study in 4 regions on approximately 5,000 children a...

Difetti congeniti dell’immunità: non solo le vecchie immunodeficienze

Tommasini A, Valencic E, Naviglio S.

2024/4 — pag. 219-226 — DOI

Inborn errors of immunity are a rapidly-developing area of clinical study. Based on the description of a small set of disorders with a significant risk of infection that may be identified with a small number of lab tests, the definition has been expa...

Vaccino anti-HPV: prevenzione assoluta del cancro della cervice? L’impronta del dolore Appetiti pericolosi Quando le vittime (e i carnefici) sono i più sfortunati Virus Respiratorio Sinciziale (VRS): ancora lui

2024/4 — pag. 213-214 — DOI

Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA)

Galeone MA, Riccio S, Marzuillo P, Guarino S, Errico ME, Villani S.

2024/3 — pag. 188 — DOI

The case of a 1-year-old boy affected by Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta (PLEVA) is described....

Petto carenato Scoliosi: ginnastica posturale e attività sportiva Screening e celiachia

2024/3 — pag. 193 — DOI

Quando il versamento pleurico origina... dall'addome

Faraguna MC, Quadri G, Floramo G, Rancan A, Cheli M.

2024/3 — pag. 189-192 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 13-year-old girl who suffered from complicated appendicitis, which was treated by laparoscopic appendectomy. Subsequently, she developed a bilateral pleural effusion that required a chest drain. Pleural exudative effus...

La sindrome di Klinefelter

Cattoni A, Nicolosi ML, Tarani L, Selicorni A.

2024/3 — pag. 181-183 — DOI

Un ostinato torcicollo…

Rodaro C, Corona F, Ceconi V, Taddio A, Barbi E.

2024/3 — pag. 179-180 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 13-month-old girl evaluated in the Emergency Room for a history of acute torticollis. There was no history of trauma, fever, or any other additional symptom. The X-ray of the cervical spine was standard and the neck ...

Controllo del dolore da venipuntura e accesso venoso periferico: tecniche farmacologiche e non

Cozzi G, Barbi E.

2024/3 — pag. 163-170 — DOI

Venipuncture and peripheral intravenous access are the painful procedures more commonly performed in children. This article aims to present the techniques that are available and usually employed to decrease pain and distress during these procedures. ...

Allergia agli antibiotici beta-lattamici: i miti da sfatare e le azioni pratiche da adottare

Badina L, Marchetti F, Fontijn S, Berti I.

2024/3 — pag. 155-161 — DOI

The penicillins (amoxicillin) are among the most effective and safe antibiotics for many common bacterial respiratory infections in paediatric age and should be avoided only when a true allergy is highly suspected. Severe true antibiotic allergies ...

I sei consigli dell’UNICEF su come educare tuo figlio a una sana alimentazione

2024/3 — pag. 149 — DOI

Insaziabili di povertà

2024/3 — pag. 147 — DOI

Screening... intelligenti Il Covid e la scuola La cura dell'obesità (?) Terapia genica in pomata Bambini avvelenati in casa: fentanyl

2024/3 — pag. 145-146 — DOI

Un inspirio insolito: la vocal cord dysfunction

Fracas D

2024/3 — pag. 57-57 — DOI

The diagnosis of vocal cord dysfunction was eventually made in a 10-year-old boy with repeated self-limited episodes of inspiratory dyspnoea....

Quando meno te l'aspetti: la cardiopatia aritmogena del ventricolo destro

Perciasepe L, Cozzolino C, Grande E, Bertacca L, Falorni S, Grosso S

2024/3 — pag. 53-55 — DOI

The authors describe the case of a 15-year-old boy who presented with a syncopal episode at rest eventually diagnosed as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy....

Quando il versamento pleurico origina... dall'addome

Faraguna MC, Quadri G, Floramo G, Rancan A, Cheli M

2024/3 — pag. 39-41 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 13-year-old girl who suffered from complicated appendicitis, which was treated by laparoscopic appendectomy. Subsequently, she developed a bilateral pleural effusion that required a chest drain. Pleural exudative effus...

Lo stroke neonatale: le cause, i sintomi, la diagnosi e la gestione

Sfeir R, Pelliccia V, Bruno I, Graziani G, Ricciardelli P, Cenni P, Piccinini G, Marchetti F.

2024/2 — pag. 106-112 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a term newborn who presented with focal seizures at 24 hours of age and was diagnosed with neonatal stroke upon the suspicion raised by the cranial ultrasound performed at 24 hours, confirmed by the brain MRI 96 hours pa...

Quando PPD e TBC non vanno d'accordo: un caso di febbre persistente in lattante di 5 mesi

Repetto A, Merlo S, Ricci E, Saffioti C, Ferrando G, Santaniello M, Losurdo G, Castagnola E

2024/2 — pag. 121-122 — DOI

The case of a 5-month-old infant presenting with fever and finally diagnosed with PPD negative pulmonary and splenic TBC is presented and discussed....

Un cuore grande così... dalla nascita

Troisi A, Bruno I, Ragni L, Nuzzo A, Marchetti F

2024/2 — pag. 30-31 — DOI

The diagnosis of dilatative cardiomyopathy due to a new mutation of MYH7 gene was eventually made in a 1-month-old infant presenting with dyspnoea and difficult feeding. ...

L'ambulatorio virtuale: visitare un paziente con pochi click

Caprarelli M, Mastricci R, Nucera D, Vescera V.

2024/2 — pag. 37-38 — DOI

The authors present their experience with a telematic device for visiting the patients at home after their discharge from hospital....

Un vomito insidioso

Tranchese S, Fiorenza G, Donnarumma B, De Luca L, Coppola D, Occhiati L, Ponte G, Ciccarelli GP, Acampora E, Tarallo L

2024/2 — pag. 35-35 — DOI

The authors describe the case of a 7-year-old boy presenting with morning vomiting eventually diagnosed as idiopathic epilepsy of childhood....

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....

Una bambina molto in gamba…: alla ricerca del suo dolore

Mambelli L, Gagliardo B, Minguzzi M, Marchetti F.

2024/1 — pag. 45-47 — DOI

Osteoid osteoma is a condition that causes pain and limping in the lower extremity. Therefore, a thorough investigation is necessary in preschool children with prolonged pain and limping. The paper presents the case of a 6-year-old girl with severe n...

Artrite che si sposta, nell'ecocardio la risposta

Ballarò G.

2024/1 — pag. 50-53 — DOI

The case of a Swiss boy presenting with migrant arthritis and finally diagnosed with rheumatic fever is described....

Tamponi rapidi per la diagnosi di tonsillite da SBEA: il se e il quando Le cause possibili di un aumento delle IgA sieriche

2024/1 — pag. 58-59 — DOI

Sferocitosi: una famiglia... tre malattie!

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

2024/1 — pag. 54-57 — 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...

Intelligenza artificiale e salute mentale Ancora sul nirsevimab a tutti: evidenze di fine d’anno Acondroplasia mai più senza cura? Neutropenie belle e buone: “non Duffy” Screening di popolazione della fibrosi cistica: se ne parla poco rispetto a quel che merita

2024/1 — pag. 9-10 — DOI

Profondo (timpano) rosso

Rocco EM

2024/1 — pag. 19-20 — DOI

The case of a 9-year-old girl presenting with a post-traumatic haemotympanum and vomiting is described. The diagnosis of subdural haematoma was eventually made....

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...

Scoliosi e Rx rachide Diaminocillina e Pandas

2023/10 — pag. 667 — DOI

La sindrome di Noonan

Scupilliti S, Cianci P, Mariani M, Selicorni A.

2023/10 — pag. 657-659 — DOI

Timo ectopico: quando pensarci, la diagnosi per immagini, la gestione

Bisi R, Troisi A, Wrona D, Marchetti F, Parenti G

2023/10 — pag. 631-636 — DOI

Ectopic thymic tissue is a rare occurrence in clinical practice. However, it could cause diagnostic difficulties, especially in the paediatric age group, as it can mimic a cervical mass. In most cases, thymic ectopia is asymptomatic and the ectopic t...

Cortocircuiti tra mente e corpo L’obesità non fa eccezione alla regola: prima appare, più c’entra la genetica Mi fa male la testa! Corto come il papà, corto con qualcosa d’altro o semplicemente corto: chiama il genetista Davvero si può curare il diabete?

2023/10 — pag. 621-622 — DOI

E se fosse Lyme?

Terenzi F

2023/10 — pag. 222-222 — DOI

The case of a 16-year-old adolescent with knee monoarthritis that has lasted for 6 months is presented. The diagnosis of Lyme disease was finally made based on serological test....

Screening neonatale esteso

Malni I, Candela E, Baldo F, Assirelli V, Daniotti M, Procopio E, Ruoppolo M, Pession A.

2023/9 — pag. 563-567 — DOI

Newborn screening is a test performed in the first days of life through which, just with some blood drops, it is possible to identify 49 conditions, including cystic fibrosis, congenital hypothyroidism, and numerous inborn errors of metabolism. The i...

Scabbia: presentazione clinica e trattamento

Lo Presti C, Dominici S, Barisone E, Silvestro E, Coppo P, La Selva R, Garazzino S, Scolfaro C, Mignone F, Pruccoli G

2023/9 — pag. 601-604 — DOI

Scabies is a skin infestation caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei variant hominis, an obligate human parasite. The infestation, whose incidence is often underestimated, is widespread with a higher prevalence within the paediatric age, particularly i...

Quando il boccone non va giù: la disfagia in Pediatria attraverso i casi

Capata G, Lega S, Bramuzzo M, Di Leo G.

2023/9 — pag. 575-579 — DOI

Dysphagia is a disorder that affects one or more phases of the swallowing process. In paediatric age, it is often difficult to discriminate the underlying cause of this disorder. In this sense, a first distinction between oropharyngeal and oesophagea...

Il gioco delle parti: bronchiolite e drepanocitosi

Izzo BPE, Radice C, Pelliccia V, Graziani V, Marchetti F

2023/9 — pag. 200-200 — DOI

The case of a 2-month-old Senegalese infant with severe anaemia and RSV-related bronchiolitis is described. The Authors stress the role of common infections in leading to the diagnosis of sickle cell anaemia....

Tubercolosi vertebrale atipica: un caso clinico e revisione della letteratura

Del Bono C, Francavilla R, Ghizzi C

2023/9 — pag. 177-184 — DOI

Background - Rates of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) are higher in paediatric patients, especially in those from endemic areas. Bone TB is mostly located in the spine and in children may cause rapid bone destruction with severe deformity and neurol...

Scabbia: presentazione clinica e trattamento

Lo Presti C, Dominici S, Barisone E, Silvestro E, Coppo P, La Selva R, Garazzino S, Scolfaro C, Mignone F, Pruccoli G

2023/9 — pag. 188-193 — DOI

Scabies is a skin infestation caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei variant hominis, an obligate human parasite. The infestation, whose incidence is often underestimated, is widespread with a higher prevalence within the paediatric age, particularly i...

Una RM encefalo che parla da sola

Ferrigno C, Chillemi C, Silvestro S

2023/8 — pag. 163-164 — DOI

A two-month-old infant was admitted with clonic movements of the limbs. At the brain MRI multiple supra and infratentorial haemorrhagic lesions were present leading to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome....

Un caso di ipopituitarismo in età infantile

Guida M, Malizia G, Ferrara D

2023/8 — pag. 146-150 — DOI

Hypopituitarism is often an evolutionary condition, which if not present at birth with the classic signs of severe hypoglycaemia, prolonged jaundice, bilateral cryptorchidism and / or micropenis and alterations of neurological development, causes a d...

Una sindrome infiammatoria multisistemica “fredda” complicata da shock

Valencic I, Moratti M, Lombardi F, Francavilla R, Ghizzi C

2023/8 — pag. 151-156 — DOI

Rationale - In clinical practice there are numerous factors influencing the correct process of diagnosis and treatment, especially in the context of complex clinical cases such as severe and atypical forms of "multisystem inflammatory syndrome" (MIS-...

Sindrome da ipersensibilità dei recettori della tosse (SIRT): “la tosse che fa tosse”

Longo G.

2023/7 — pag. 427-436 — DOI

Dry cough usually accompanies the first few days of each “cold” (Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: URTI), but in some children, it always recurs with a particular intensity that “prevents sleep” and puts the whole family to the test. This cough is r...

L’epilessia mioclonica giovanile

Colussi L.

2023/7 — pag. 462-463 — DOI

The diagnosis of myoclonic epilepsy was eventually made in an adolescent girl who presented with generalized convulsions after a night at the disco....

Indimenticabile! In letteratura e nell’esperienza di ognuno di noi Canne in adolescenza: tante o poche, comunque devastanti Screening delle immunodeficienze combinate gravi (SCID): un grande successo A tutto GAS Febbre da più di 5 giorni: all’erta sto! The meat connection: oltre l’orticaria? Non è detto che lo sport faccia sempre bene…

2023/7 — pag. 417-418 — DOI

Ipotiroidismo subclinico: realtà e falsi miti

Burlo F, Tonetto S, Tamaro G, Faleschini E, Tornese G.

2023/6 — pag. 369-373 — DOI

Subclinical hypothyroidism (SH or hyperthyrotropinemia) is a biochemical condition defined as elevated serum TSH concentrations and normal thyroxine (FT4). Generally, it is asymptomatic and is distinguished in mild (TSH between the upper limit and 9....

Lesioni ossee simmetriche e drepanocitosi

Franzone D, Chianucci B, Basso L, Guardo D, Bellini T, Piccotti E.

2023/6 — pag. 399-402 — DOI

An 8-year-old boy suffering from sickle cell disease (SCD) was admitted to emergency unit complaining of moderate-to-severe pain in his lower limbs. He received chronic transfusion therapy and hydroxyurea. Apparently, he had never experienced vaso-oc...

Disordini tiroidei nel bambino e nell’adolescente con trisomia 21

Molinari S, Fossati F, Gazzarri A, Lazzerotti A, Barzaghi S, Ocello L, Grimaldi C, Nicolosi ML, Biondi A, Cattoni A.

2023/6 — pag. 374-380 — DOI

Thyroid function disorders are the most frequently detected medical complication among patients with trisomy 21, with a reported prevalence ranging from 4-8% in childhood to 50% or more in adulthood. Over 1% of newborns with Down syndrome show clinic...

Casi indimenticabili, casi indimenticabili, casi indimenticabili ASK, ASK, ASK: oggi più ancora di ieri Ancora bambini che non si vogliono bene I poveri… sbagliano sempre Autismo: dallo screening in poi… Sospetta frattura dell’avambraccio: può bastare l’ecografia Trattamento antibiotico breve nella polmonite di comunità: ancor di più sì!

2023/6 — pag. 349-350 — DOI

Lesioni ossee simmetriche e drepanocitosi

Franzone D, Chianucci B, Basso L, Guardo D, Bellini T, Piccotti E

2023/6 — pag. 100-101 — DOI

An 8-year-old boy suffering from sickle cell disease (SCD) was admitted to emergency unit complaining of moderate-to-severe pain in his lower limbs. He received chronic transfusion therapy and hydroxyurea. Apparently, he had never experienced vaso-oc...

Ipertrofia tonsillare asimmetrica Diabete: time in range

2023/5 — pag. 335 — DOI

Quando pensare alla torsione testicolare

Castaldo B.

2023/5 — pag. 326-328 — DOI

The diagnosis of testicular torsion was finally made in a 15-year-old boy presenting with an ill-defined abdominal pain radiating to the groin....

La sindrome KBG

Carrer A, Mariani M, Selicorni A.

2023/5 — pag. 321-323 — DOI

I bilanci di salute trent'anni dopo

Cavallo R, Frigeri M, Mayer M.

2023/5 — pag. 313-318 — DOI

The well-baby visit represented the transition from a “demand” medicine to a “supplied” medicine to identify early risk factors and problems in the psycho-physical development of the child. Therefore, a significant number of screenings were introduce...

Le prove coagulative nel bambino sano (seconda parte)

Romano F, Del Monte F, Ramenghi U, Parodi E.

2023/5 — pag. 307-311 — DOI

In Paediatrics, coagulation tests are often prescribed in children without bleeding symptoms, for example before surgery/invasive procedures, or in case of family history of coagulopathy. Moreover, sometimes impairment in coagulation tests is occasio...

Il chatbot dei poveri

Basile L.

2023/5 — pag. 284 — DOI

Alla ricerca delle cause di un sanguinamento urogenitale

Brusadelli C, Barzaghi S, Lauriola RS, Dell’Acqua F, Passoni P, Melzi ML

2023/5 — pag. 78-81 — DOI

Vaginal bleeding in pre-pubertal girls is uncommon and can often be confused with the bleeding from the genital or urinary tract or from the anus. The paper reports the case of a 6-year-old girl with pollakiuria and “dark urine” without pain, which l...

Carenza di farmaci essenziali, i pediatri scrivono all’AIFA sul caso amoxicillina: “Grave rischio per l’uso di alternative inappropriate” - La lentezza a tavola invoglia i bambini a mangiare frutta e verdura - Le diagnosi di asma sono calate del 12% rispetto al pre-Covid - Malattie da accumulo lisosomiale, obiettivo screening dei neonati - I pediatri sono sempre di meno. Il dossier GIMBE: “Ogni pediatra ha in media 100 bambini in più rispetto al tetto massimo di 800” - Il burnout dei sanitari causa 100mila errori l’anno - Fuma il 16% dei 13enni e a scuola il divieto non funziona - Scoperti anelli molecolari coinvolti in un tumore pediatrico - Collasso neonatale: come ridurre il rischio nella prima settimana di vita - Troppe foto dei figli sui social: quali sono i rischi e le regole per proteggerli

Abate MV (a cura di)

2023/5

LE MALATTIE DEMIELINIZZANTI IN ETÀ PEDIATRICA La sclerosi multipla in età pediatrica e adolescenziale

Carrozzi M, Iacono A, Gortani G, Piscaglia MG, Marchetti F, Barbi E.

2023/4 — pag. 220-230 — DOI

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the myelin of the brain and spinal cord; it is characterized by recurrent episodes of demyelination in the central nervous system. Paediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) is a ra...

Calcolosi delle vie urinarie

2023/4 — pag. 265 — DOI

HHV6, non solo sesta malattia

Dello Schiavo C.

2023/4 — pag. 261-263 — DOI

The authors describe the case of a 2-year-old girl who developed a leukoencephalitis during a HHV6 infection (sixth disease)....

Le multiple facce della sclerosi multipla

de Martino L, Basilio P.

2023/4 — pag. 261-263 — DOI

The authors describe the case of a 14-year-old girl complaining a lack of strength at left hemisome and finally diagnosed with multiple sclerosis....

La polmonite da adenovirus

Zago A, Benvenuto S.

2023/4 — pag. 261-263 — DOI

The author describes the case of a 3-year-old boy presenting with cough and fever that had been persisting for seven days and not respondent to amoxicillin. Neutrophilic leukocytosis and diarrhoea were also present. The diagnosis of adenovirus infect...

Infezione da virus di Epstein-Barr: citopenia e colecisti ispessita

Benvenuto S.

2023/4 — pag. 260 — DOI

The author describes the case of a 13-year-old girl presenting with abdominal pain, thrombocytopoenia and neutropoenia. A thickened gallbladder was evident at abdominal sonography. The diagnosis of EBV infection, based on serological investigation, w...

Le prove coagulative nel bambino che sanguina (prima parte)

Del Monte F, Romano F, Parodi E, Ramenghi U.

2023/4 — pag. 249-254 — DOI

This brief report presents a practical approach to the diagnosis of the main coagulopathies in children with haemorrhagic manifestations. It discusses the clinical-anamnestic elements that should suggest further laboratory investigations. Then, after...

Celiachia: 8582 le nuove diagnosi nel 2021. Il totale supera i 241mila, il 70% sono donne - Curato nei bambini un grave tumore del sistema nervoso - Infanzia non serena, preoccupato un bambino su tre - Autismo, passi avanti nella diagnosi ma indietro sui bisogni - Adolescenti: dal consumo di alcol allo sviluppo puberale, cosa riserverà il futuro nel campo della salute? - Rischio sovrappeso se i bimbini vanno a letto tardi nel weekend - Malattie accumulo lisosomiale, l’obiettivo è lo screening nei neonati - Emicrania in bambini e ragazzi legata ad ansia e depressione - In 40mila con sindrome di Down, passi avanti contro la forma grave - Salute: Gherloni (CSS), 6 italiani su 10 non curano i denti - Mepolizumab: terapia di precisione per le malattie eosinofile

Abate MV (a cura di)

2023/4

La polmonite da adenovirus

Zago A, Benvenuto S

2023/4 — pag. 75-75 — DOI

The author describes the case of a 3-year-old boy presenting with cough and fever that had been persisting for seven days and not respondent to amoxicillin. Neutrophilic leukocytosis and diarrhoea were also present. The diagnosis of adenovirus infect...

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....

Le multiple facce della sclerosi multipla

de Martino L, Basilio P

2023/4 — pag. 73-73 — DOI

The authors describe the case of a 14-year-old girl complaining a lack of strength at left hemisome and finally diagnosed with multiple sclerosis....

Ematocolpo in un'adolescente

Cuozzo M, Milano A, Improta M, Ponte G, D’Aprea T, Ciccarelli GP, Tartaglione N

2023/4 — pag. 60-60 — DOI

The case of a 13-year-old girl presenting at ED with severe abdominal pain is described. The diagnosis of haematocolpos was finally made thanks to the classic ultrasound image....

Fibromatosis colli: due casi clinici

Colombo M, Pacenza M, Argentieri A.

2023/3 — pag. 189-191 — DOI

Fibromatosis colli is a rare cause that should not be forgotten, especially for the morbidity that can arise in the case of diagnostic delay (torticollis and facial asymmetries). An adequate medical history and a good physical examination can lead to...

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...

Lo spettro della sindrome Cornelia de Lange

Prada E, Mariani M, Selicorni A.

2023/3 — pag. 183-185 — DOI

VRS dopo il lockdown L’onda lunga delle polmoniti da piccoli Rx addome per la diagnosi di stipsi? No grazie Quando l’esercizio fisico dovrebbe far parte della cura Obesità: comorbidità frequente e prevenibile per i bambini più sfortunati Siamo tutti Medico e Bambino

2023/3 — pag. 147-148 — DOI

Dal pediatra fino a 18 anni. Ma bisogna anche rimodulare le cure”. Le richieste della SIP - Nuovi farmaci per l’obesità a partire dai 12 anni, cambiano le linee guida - Epidemie di bronchiolite, no a cortisone e antibiotici - Un bambino su cinque non sa scrivere in corsivo. Tutta colpa degli smartphone? - Ipoacusia o sordità congenita. Colpisce 1-2 neonati su mille. SIN: “Fondamentali i programmi di screening neonatale” - Emicrania infantile - Scoliosi: come riconoscerla (agli esordi non dà sintomi), come si cura, quando serve il corsetto - Boom di neonati affetti da sifilide, è allerta sanitaria in USA: “Cure prenatali insufficienti” - Vaccino contro il papillomavirus, è raccomandato anche ai maschi. «La trasmissione è sessuale» - Eczema, colpisce il 6% di bambini e adolescenti nel mondo

Abate MV (a cura di)

2023/3

Quando l’anemia viene da un’infezione da parvovirus

Tolomelli E, Legnani E, Grasso A

2023/3 — pag. 53-53 — DOI

The author describes the case of a 2-year-old boy presenting with aplastic anaemia due to documented parvovirus infection of the bone marrow without a specific seroconversion....

Fibromatosis colli: due casi clinici

Colombo M, Pacenza M, Argentieri A

2023/3 — pag. 46-48 — DOI

Fibromatosis colli is a rare cause that should not be forgotten, especially for the morbidity that can arise in the case of diagnostic delay (torticollis and facial asymmetries). An adequate medical history and a good physical examination can lead to...

Insoliti sospetti: una diarrea intrattabile da citomegalovirus

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

2023/3 — pag. 43-45 — 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...

Intolleranza al lattosio, test genetici Vaccino antipertosse e gravidanza

2023/2 — pag. 131 — DOI

Quando la tumefazione laterocervicale è una cisti branchiale

Gamba S.

2023/2 — pag. 127-130 — DOI

The author describes the case of a 10-year-old boy presenting with a lateral cervical swelling. A branchial cyst was finally diagnosed....

Quando una mela al giorno… non toglie il medico di torno!

Calderara ML, Di Cesare Merlone A, Prada E, Atzeri F.

2023/2 — pag. 123-125 — DOI

The case of a 2.6-year-old boy with lypotimia after the ingestion of a herbal product is described. The diagnosis of fructose intolerance based on genetic test was eventually made....

Sindrome dell’X fragile

Carrer A, Mariani M, Selicorni A.

2023/2 — pag. 119-120 — DOI

Il dolore alla schiena in un adolescente

Bontempo C, Lama C, Mambelli L, Feletti F, Lotta C, Marchetti F.

2023/2 — pag. 116-118 — DOI

Il risperidone

Bazzoni M, Adragna C, Carucci S.

2023/2 — pag. 111-115 — DOI

Risperidone is one of the most common pharmacological treatments for psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. Although over the last decades its efficacy and its relatively safe and easy use have been confirmed for several psychiatric disor...

La visita ginecologica in età pediatrica: quando, come e perché

Lucchetti MC, Spagnol C.

2023/2 — pag. 97-102 — DOI

Gynaecological examination in paediatric and adolescent age is a fundamental tool for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of many pathologies with potential consequences for adult life and future fertility. It also provides an opportunity to inte...

L'ossigenoterapia

Traunero A, Lorenzon B, Amaddeo A, Barbi E.

2023/2 — pag. 85-95 — DOI

Oxygen supplementation represents a fundamental therapy in several clinical conditions, both acute and chronic. Starting from some concepts of respiratory physiopathology, this paper discusses the approach to a child with respiratory distress and res...

Test complementari e intolleranze alimentari Rooming-in 2023: critiche e tutela

2023/2 — pag. 80-81 — DOI

La SMA dopo lo screening neonatale: alzati e cammina Epatite autoimmune: il punto della situazione Più (auto)anticorpi, più malattia? Dermatite atopica: notizie “quasi” utili Tourette: avete visto mai? Le Giornate di Medico e Bambino

2023/2 — pag. 77-78 — DOI

Quando la tumefazione laterocervicale è una cisti branchiale

Gamba S

2023/2 — pag. 40-40 — DOI

The author describes the case of a 10-year-old boy presenting with a lateral cervical swelling. A branchial cyst was finally diagnosed....

Nuovi mostri allergologici

Baldo F, Da Lozzo P

2023/2 — pag. 39-39 — DOI

The authors describe two cases in which a wrong diagnosis of allergy has negatively affected the normal health behaviour of the children and their families....

Le bolle che non ti aspetti: un raro caso di pemfigo volgare in età pediatrica

Benelli E, Demarin GC, Corneli P, Gatti A, Martelossi S

2023/2 — pag. 21-24 — DOI

A healthy 15-year-old boy in full well-being presents with multiple ulcerative lesions with an erosive appearance at the level of the oral cavity and the nasal mucosa. Two months after the onset, vesicular lesions also appear on the skin. As pemphigu...

L’integrazione di differenti prospettive sullo sviluppo del bambino: l’osservazione del genitore e quella del pediatra

Clavenna A, Segre G, Roberti E, Costantino I, Scarpellini F, Tessarollo V, Bonati M

2023/1 — pag. 55-58 — DOI

Objective - To assess the feasibility of a shared approach that combines the clinical expertise of family paediatricians and the perspectives of parents in the early identification of potential disorders in children using standard clinical practice t...

Una vecchietta di quattro anni: la dermatomiosite

Gozzi A, Benelli E, Minute M, Strafella MS, Martelossi S.

2023/1 — pag. 53-54 — DOI

The Authors describe the case of a 4-year-old girl with aging appearance of the skin of her hands and feet finally diagnosed as dermatomyositis. The capillaroscopy was a crucial step in the diagnostic process....

Screening del funzionamento psicologico: l’ottavo segno

Ghirigato E, Corona F, Cozzi G, Carucci S, Barbi E.

2023/1 — pag. 31-37 — DOI

Mental health problems are a significant cause of disability in children and adolescents. The most common are anxiety, depression, eating disorders and somatic symptom disorder. All these disorders have a negative impact on the child/adolescent funct...

Rene singolo congenito

Gruppo di lavoro sulle malformazioni congenite dei reni e delle vie urinarie della SINePe

2023/1 — pag. 21-30 — DOI

In recent years, several studies have been published on the prognosis of children with congenital solitary kidney (CSK), but a worldwide consensus on management and follow-up is still lacking. Recently, the Italian Society of Pediatric Nephrology has...

Un caso insolito di trombocitopenia

Barachino A

2023/1 — pag. 4-5 — DOI

A two-and-a-half-year-old child presents with spontaneous ecchymosis. In addition to severe thrombocytopoenia, initial investigations show the presence of neutropoenia and signs of immune-mediated haemolysis (positivity of the direct antiglobulin tes...

L’integrazione di differenti prospettive sullo sviluppo del bambino: l’osservazione del genitore e quella del pediatra

Clavenna A, Segre G, Roberti E, Costantino I, Scarpellini F, Tessarollo V, Bonati M

2023/1 — pag. 1-3 — DOI

Objective - To assess the feasibility of a shared approach that combines the clinical expertise of family paediatricians and the perspectives of parents in the early identification of potential disorders in children using standard clinical practice t...

Tosse secca persistente Asma e spirometria

2022/10 — pag. 659 — DOI

Se il rene non c’è... cerca ancora!

Favaretto E.

2022/10 — pag. 654-656 — DOI

Se a nove anni si torna a gattonare: l’encefalomielite acuta disseminata (ADEM)

Lauriola RS, Arturi E.

2022/10 — pag. 654-656 — DOI

Pitiriasi lichenoide e varioliforme acuta Nevo melanocitario acquisito

2022/10 — pag. 660 — DOI

Se il rene non c’è... cerca ancora!

Favaretto E

2022/10 — pag. 215-215 — DOI

Se a nove anni si torna a gattonare: l’encefalomielite acuta disseminata (ADEM)

Lauriola RS, Arturi E

2022/10 — pag. 211-212 — DOI

Una cefalea con fremito

Trombetta A

2022/10 — pag. 209-209 — DOI

A diagnosis of arteriovenous fistula was finally made in a 17-year-old girl presenting with “quivering” headache. A history of neonatal scalp catheterization was present....

Infezione congenita da citomegalovirus e ipoacusia

Gambacorta V, Orzan E, Lapenna R, Ricci G

2022/10 — pag. 195-199 — DOI

Background - Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common of congenital infections, with a prevalence of 0.3-1.2% in industrialized countries and is the most frequent non-genetic cause of permanent hearing loss in children, with an incidence ra...

Una tumefazione della parete addominale

Bizzoco F, Francavilla R, Cristofori F, Palladino S, Genchi V.

2022/9 — pag. 601-604 — DOI

A 12-year-old girl complained of a painless, slightly pulsatile abdominal lump for two months. Radiological imaging showed a fusiform lesion within the abdominal wall, between the external and internal oblique muscle, with nonhomogeneous echo-structu...

Non toccarmi! Un caso di lesione ossea “don’t touch”

Casertano M, Caprio AM, Longobardi G

2022/9 — pag. 601-604 — DOI

Bone lesions in children are common yet difficult to manage, both for the concern that they arouse in the patient’s family and for their heterogeneous nature. Although most cases are benign, the distinction between benign and malignant bone tumours i...

Spirometria, asma, terapia di fondo; sindattilia

2022/9 — pag. 607 — DOI

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...

La sindrome di Myhre

Carrer A, Negrello G, Selicorni A.

2022/9 — pag. 593-595 — DOI

Macrotrombocitopenia, dismorfismi facciali e ritardo dello sviluppo psicomotorio: alla scoperta del gene CDC42

Fabbri E, Giardinelli S, Filippini B, Gasperini P, Mazzocco M, Radice C, Marchetti F, Pericoli R

2022/9 — pag. 181-186 — DOI

Cell Division Control 42 (CDC42) gene encodes for a small GTPase with a fundamental role in controlling intracellular signaling pathway. Gene mutations can cause different phenotypic manifestations, which reflect the variety of the role of this media...

Ingestione di corpi estranei: uno studio retrospettivo

Balestra E, Bramuzzo M

2022/9 — pag. 192-192 — DOI

This retrospective five-year experience shows that the access to the Emergency room for foreign body ingestion decreased in 2020 during the lockdown period. Altogether 21.3% of cases were hospitalized and 13.4% underwent endoscopy....

Una tumefazione della parete addominale

Bizzoco F, Francavilla R, Cristofori F, Palladino S, Genchi V

2022/9 — pag. 187-189 — DOI

A 12-year-old girl complained of a painless, slightly pulsatile abdominal lump for two months. Radiological imaging showed a fusiform lesion within the abdominal wall, between the external and internal oblique muscle, with nonhomogeneous echo-structu...

Non toccarmi! Un caso di lesione ossea “don’t touch”

Casertano M, Caprio AM, Longobardi G

2022/9 — pag. 177-180 — DOI

Bone lesions in children are common yet difficult to manage, both for the concern that they arouse in the patient’s family and for their heterogeneous nature. Although most cases are benign, the distinction between benign and malignant bone tumours i...

Un diverticolo (dav)vero sanguinante

Tessitore A

2022/8 — pag. 527-530 — DOI

Meckel diverticulum has been suspected and then diagnosed at laparoscopic exploration of the abdomen in a severely anaemic 16-month-old child with acute intestinal bleeding. The surgical indication of all unexplained intestinal bleedings is discussed...

Screening della colonizzazione vagino-rettale da streptococco di gruppo B in gravidanza

Fangazio M, Melis S, Maglione S, Sfregola G, Barbaglia M, Finale E, Guala A.

2022/8 — pag. 527-530 — DOI

Group B beta-haemolytic streptococcus (GBS) is a bacterium that colonizes the genito-intestinal tract of many women and is one of the main causes of neonatal sepsis if screening and antibiotic prophylaxis are not carried out during pregnancy. The bes...

Un mal di schiena fastidioso

Trombetta A, Corona F, Cozzi C, Barbi E.

2022/8 — pag. 519-520 — DOI

A 7-year-old boy was admitted to the Emergency Unit for a one-month history of low back pain, which got worse and resulted in a refusal to walk. On physical examination, the patient refused to stand, and palpation of the spinous processes of the lumb...

Mal di schiena: tre casi per tre malattie (infettive)

Troisi A, Mambelli L, Del Vecchio L, Altimari L, Mazzieri T, Dal Bo S, Minguzzi M, Marchetti F.

2022/8 — pag. 511-517 — DOI

Back pain is an uncommon paediatric symptom and often manifests non-specifically, especially in younger children. Behind this insidious symptom lie multiple causes, such as trauma, infectious and inflammatory forms and malignant causes. Especially in...

Diabete hi-tech

D’Agostin M, Tumminelli C, Grigoletto V, Tornese G, Barbi E, Faleschini E.

2022/8 — pag. 505-510 — DOI

Recently, technological innovations have radically changed diabetes care. Insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring systems have significantly improved diabetes outcomes in both children and adults with Type 1 diabetes. For this reason, the maj...

Screening per streptococco B in gravidanza, possiamo migliorarlo?

Berardi A, Creti R.

2022/8 — pag. 483-484 — DOI

Un calciatore con il mal di schiena

Lattuada M, Pagano M

2022/8 — pag. 176-176 — DOI

The authors describe the case of a teenager with low back pain, abdominal pain and low-grade fever finally diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. The intestinal and extraintestinal manifestations of the disease are discussed....

Un diverticolo (dav)vero sanguinante

Tessitore A

2022/8 — pag. 174-175 — DOI

Meckel diverticulum has been suspected and then diagnosed at laparoscopic exploration of the abdomen in a severely anaemic 16-month-old child with acute intestinal bleeding. The surgical indication of all unexplained intestinal bleedings is discussed...

Tubercolosi in età pediatrica: una diagnosi potenzialmente elusiva

Guida G, Garancini N, Rubinacci V, Zuccotti G, Giacomet V

2022/8 — pag. 172-173 — DOI

The paper presents the case of Pakistani girl with low-grade fever, malaise and non-specific abdominal pain, finally diagnosed with pulmonary and extra-pulmonary TB. ...

Screening della colonizzazione vagino-rettale da streptococco di gruppo B in gravidanza

Fangazio M, Melis S, Maglione S, Sfregola G, Barbaglia M, Finale E, Guala A

2022/8 — pag. 163-167 — DOI

Group B beta-haemolytic streptococcus (GBS) is a bacterium that colonizes the genito-intestinal tract of many women and is one of the main causes of neonatal sepsis if screening and antibiotic prophylaxis are not carried out during pregnancy. The bes...

L’ascesso cerebrale: due casi a confronto

Pogliaghi M, Franchi F, Gaffuri M, Silvagni D, La Fauci G

2022/7 — pag. 461-463 — DOI

Brain abscess is a very rare and aggressive infection of the brain tissue; if this condition is not promptly recognized and adequately treated, it has a high mortality and a high frequency of long-term neurological outcomes. The paper describes two c...

Ittero, pallore e urine scure: e se fosse un’anemia emolitica autoimmune?

Tessitore A, Putoto E, Romano F, Verzegnassi F, Barbi E, Cozzi G, Parodi E.

2022/7 — pag. 451-455 — DOI

The haemolytic crisis is a sudden reduction in the half-life of red blood cells. Consequently, it leads to massive destruction of red blood cells (haemolysis), which is more significant than the compensatory capacity of the bone marrow and results in...

Dermatite atopica: andiamo al sodo C’è nausea e nausea (funzionale) PASC: poca cosa nei bambini! Celiachia nella pratica (1) Celiachia nella pratica (2) Risonanza magnetica e sedazione del bambino piccolo: dexmedetomidina Più Cannabis (edibile) gira, più i bambini si avvelenano (accidentalmente)

2022/7 — pag. 419-420 — DOI

Tiroidite cronica linfocitaria e carcinoma papillare della tiroide: quale relazione?

Graziani V, Rossini B, Reale G, Cozzolino M, Marchetti F, Parenti GC

2022/7 — pag. 144-147 — DOI

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common form of thyroid tumour in childhood. Different studies reported higher risk of developing a PTC in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis patients (HT) even in paediatric-adolescent age, although real incidence a...

L’ascesso cerebrale: due casi a confronto

Pogliaghi M, Franchi F, Gaffuri M, Silvagni D, La Fauci G

2022/7 — pag. 139-143 — DOI

Brain abscess is a very rare and aggressive infection of the brain tissue; if this condition is not promptly recognized and adequately treated, it has a high mortality and a high frequency of long-term neurological outcomes. The paper describes two c...

Una tumefazione sternale: un semplice ematoma, o c’è dell’altro?

Greco M, Varriale G, Tamborino A

2022/7 — pag. 150-151 — DOI

The case of a 6-year-old boy with sternal swelling finally diagnosed as sternal osteomyelitis is described....

La diagnosi di craniostenosi: alcune riflessioni per il pediatra

Genitori L, Massimetti M, Scagnet M.

2022/6 — pag. 365-370 — DOI

Microcephaly is a medical condition involving a smaller-than-normal head. Microcephaly may present at birth or it may develop in the first few years of life. Patients with this disorder often have an intellectual disability, poor motor function, poor...

Gastrite eosinofila: una causa di possibile anemia sideropenica

Brugnera G, Mario F, Martelossi S, Pavanello P, Pizzol A.

2022/6 — pag. 393-395 — DOI

A case of eosinophilic gastritis (EG) associated with severe iron deficiency anaemia is described. The authors recommend to consider EG in approaching the diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia associated with intestinal bleeding....

Ernia diaframmatica a presentazione tardiva

Botusan RA, Zarrilli S, Gallo MG, Santillo V.

2022/6 — pag. 378-380 — DOI

Secondo i miei “calcoli”... non è una gastrite

Arnaboldi S, Quattrocchi G, Ferrari GM, Corti P

2022/6 — pag. 129-130 — DOI

The case of an 11-year-old girl affected by hereditary spherocytosis admitted to hospital for abdominal pain is described. The diagnosis of cholelithiasis was eventually made....

Se il polso non ti colpisce, controlla l’arco

Zago A, D’Agata Mottolese B

2022/6 — pag. 133-133 — DOI

The case of a boy affected by aortic coarctation who remained undiagnosed up to the age of 12 is described. The authors remark the clinical heterogeneity of the aortic coartaction and stress some diagnostic recommendations....

Ruolo della RM cardiaca nel follow-up a lungo termine della MIS-C

Benvenuto S, Simonini G, Della Paolera S, Abu-Rumeileh S, Mastrolia MV, Manerba A, Chicco D, Belgrano M, Caiffa T, Cattalini M, Taddio A.

2022/5 — pag. 330-332 — DOI

In this retrospective multicentre study based on cardiac MR, the cardiological outcome of MIS-C patients does appear favourable regardless of severity of the cardiac involvement during the acute phase....

Uno sguardo al neurosviluppo raggiunto ai 2 anni di età

Segre G, Costantino I, Scarpellini F, Tessarollo V, Clavenna A, Bonati M.

2022/5 — pag. 313-323 — DOI

When a child develops a psychological disorder, even a mild one, early diagnosis is essential to provide a timely and appropriate intervention that can improve the child’s symptoms and development. Early identification can prevent consequences of dif...

Sincope ricorrente: attenti alla coronaria

Tessitore A, Chicco D, Trevisiol C, Caiffa T, Bobbo M, D’Agata Mottolese B, Barbi E.

2022/5 — pag. 307-311 — DOI

Anomalous aortic origin of coronary artery (AAOCA) is a rare condition and the second cause of sudden cardiac death among young athletic patients. Suspicion should arise in the presence of exertional syncope without prodrome, chest pain and/or dyspne...

La Genetica democratica

Marchetti F.

2022/5 — pag. 279-280 — DOI

Ruolo della RM cardiaca nel follow-up a lungo termine della MIS-C

Benvenuto S, Simonini G, Della Paolera S, Abu-Rumeileh S, Mastrolia MV, Manerba A, Chicco D, Belgrano M, Caiffa T, Cattalini M, Taddio A

2022/5 — pag. 110-111 — DOI

In this retrospective multicentre study based on cardiac MR, the cardiological outcome of MIS-C patients does appear favourable regardless of severity of the cardiac involvement during the acute phase....

Sindrome dello spettro autistico e macrocefalia: la sindrome di Cowden

Iacono A, Parmeggiani G, Mellino C, Moschettini V, Marchetti F

2022/5 — pag. 97-101 — DOI

The paper reports the story of a 4-year-old boy presenting with macrocephaly and autism spectrum disorder. Genetic testing for an overgrowth syndrome revealed the presence of a heterozygous mutation in the PTEN gene, responsible for Cowden syndrome. ...

Pubblicata la Linea Guida sulla gestione dei disturbi specifici dell’apprendimento Screening della celiachia e la diagnosi al Bar Sport La Pediatria di famiglia I bambini della felicità Accogliere: un’azione attiva

2022/4 — pag. 218-221 — DOI

Orticaria post-infettiva

2022/4 — pag. 263 — DOI

Una formazione esofitica della parete toracica anteriore: quando la diagnosi è solo istologica

Miceli A, Guidi B, Perrini S, Ceccarelli P.

2022/4 — pag. 259-262 — DOI

The paper describes the case of a newborn child presenting with an exophytic thoracic lesion since birth, with no common features described before in infants. All exams made at the initial process of diagnosis were negative. The long follow-up confir...

Una zoppia persistente

Costantino A.

2022/4 — pag. 255-258 — DOI

The authors describe the case of an eleven-year-old girl with a complex vascular malformation of the right thigh presenting with moderate oedema and lameness that were previously misinterpreted as a post-traumatic condition....

Pensa anche alla tubercolosi

Lepri I, Riva B, Melzi ML.

2022/4 — pag. 255-258 — DOI

The cases of two adolescents with neck lymphadenitis respectively coming from Morocco and Philippines are described. They were eventually diagnosed with tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBL). The clinical features, the risk factors and the diagnostic appro...

Febbre e lesioni ipoecogene di fegato e milza

Zanatta L.

2022/4 — pag. 255-258 — DOI

Two cases of systemic bartonellosis are described. They both presented with long lasting, unexplained fever and multiple hyopoechoic hepato-splenic images on ultrasound examination....

La storia dell’atrofia muscolare spinale: questione di tempo

Sutera M, Bruno I

2022/4 — pag. 255-258 — DOI

The authors present the case of a girl diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and discuss how the new therapeutic approaches may change the prospect of life of the affected patients....

Un’adolescente con uno strano e persistente gonfiore alle caviglie

Corona F, Trombetta A, Genovese MR, Gortani G, Barbi E.

2022/4 — pag. 249-250 — DOI

A fourteen-year-old girl presented with a history of intermittent bilateral swelling in her ankles associated with moderate but progressively worsening pain that lasted for two years. The patient had been previously investigated and ankle X-rays, US ...

Diagnosi delle colestasi neonatali e infantili

Maggiore G, Della Corte C.

2022/4 — pag. 244-248 — DOI

Neonatal and infantile cholestasis (NIC) may represent the onset of a surgically correctable disease and of a genetic or metabolic disorder worthy of medical treatment. Timely recognition of NIC and identification of the underlying aetiology are para...

Il sintomo febbre: l’interpretazione e la corretta gestione

Altimari L, Troisi A, Marchetti F.

2022/4 — pag. 235-243 — DOI

In paediatric age, fever represents one of the main reasons for parental concern and the main cause of access to the emergency room. Against "fever phobia", it is essential that the paediatrician spends some time explaining to parents that fever is a...

La sincope in età pediatrica

Corona F, Tessitore A, Bobbo M, Barbi E, Cozzi G.

2022/4 — pag. 229-234 — DOI

Syncope is a loss of consciousness with or without prodromes characterized by fast onset, short duration and spontaneous recovery. It is a frequent cause of recourse to the consultation of a paediatrician. The most frequent cause of syncope in paedia...

Lesioni osteolitiche multiple: osteomielite cronica non batterica o istiocitosi?

Natale MF, Celani C, Messia V, Pardeo M, De Benedetti F, Insalaco A

2022/4 — pag. 96-96 — DOI

A case of a 7-year-old girl finally diagnosed with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is presented. The differential diagnosis between LCH and chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) is discussed....

Che faccia di bronzo! L’atresia delle vie biliari

Morra L, Risso FM, Travan L

2022/4 — pag. 94-94 — DOI

The case of a newborn treated for haemolytic anaemia and hyperbilirubinaemia is described. An Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia (EBA) was eventually suspected after the appearance of a bronze discoloration of the skin....

Una formazione esofitica della parete toracica anteriore: quando la diagnosi è solo istologica

Miceli A, Guidi B, Perrini S, Ceccarelli P

2022/4 — pag. 86-88 — DOI

The paper describes the case of a newborn child presenting with an exophytic thoracic lesion since birth, with no common features described before in infants. All exams made at the initial process of diagnosis were negative. The long follow-up confir...

Cosa deve sapere il pediatra dei nevi melanocitari

Berti I.

2022/3 — pag. 179-182 — DOI

Melanocytic nevi are very common at any age. They can be congenital or acquired and are benign lesions in most cases. Melanoma is indeed very rare in children. Melanocytic nevi do not often require specialistic evaluation. Paediatricians should know ...

Stroke ischemico in un neonato

Tumminelli C.

2022/3 — pag. 189-192 — DOI

The case of a full term newborn with recurrent episodes of bradycardia and apnoea is presented. The diagnosis of ischemic stroke probably due to thromboembolism with placental origin was eventually posed....

Esposizioni radiodiagnostiche in età evolutiva

Corbella D, Tinelli D, Righini A.

2022/3 — pag. 161-167 — DOI

An increase in the quantitative lifetime radiation risk in the paediatric age, correlated with an exponential rise in computed tomography (CT) examinations, has been observed worldwide. Moreover, a positive association between the exposure to radiati...

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Abate MV (a cura di)

2022/3

Un pianto stridulo che confonde: non è sempre laringomalacia

Posocco F, Trafojer UMT, Baraldi E

2022/3 — pag. 72-72 — DOI

The case of a young infant with congenital stridor eventually diagnosed as unilateral idiopathic paralysis of vocal cords is described. The differential diagnosis of congenital stridor is discussed....

Ematoma surrenale bilaterale in un neonato

Ficociello C, Masiello E, Masi L, Montano AV, Marzano M, Buttaro G, Colella MG

2022/3 — pag. 58-60 — DOI

Neonatal adrenal haemorrhage is a relatively uncommon condition (0.2-0.55%). Various risk factors have been reported in addition to birth asphyxia, such as sepsis, coagulation disorders, traumatic delivery and perinatal injuries. Adrenal haemorrhage ...

Una tumefazione dell’osso in sede parietale

Roveran M, Benincasa C, Biserna L, Radice C, Romeo C, Fabbri E, Marchetti F.

2022/2 — pag. 115-116 — DOI

Il modello di gestione del bambino sovrappeso e obeso in Regione Emilia-Romagna: primi risultati

Fridel M, Broccoli S, d’Anchera E, Iaia M.

2022/2 — pag. 127-129 — DOI

Child and adolescent obesity is a complex, multifactorial but also largely preventable disease; as a consequence its management needs a multilevel and integrated approach to be successful. This article describes the Preventive Diagnostic Therapeuti...

Sclerosi epatoportale

Di Stasio F, Amoroso A, Melzi ML.

2022/2 — pag. 124-126 — DOI

Hepatoportal sclerosis (HS) is a syndrome of obscure aetiology that may evolve in noncirrhotic portal hypertension. The paper reports the case of a 3-month-old infant presenting with HS and isolated liver enzymes elevation....

Quando la linfoistiocitosi emofagocitica è secondaria

Ventresca S, Fabbri E, Bracaglia C, Gasperini P, Filippini B, Libertucci F, Bigucci B, Pericoli R, Vergine G.

2022/2 — pag. 97-102 — DOI

The paper describes the case of a 1-year-old Caucasian boy with a 1-month history of fever and splenomegaly. Laboratory findings showed pancytopenia, hypertriglyceridemia and hyperferritinemia. Secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis was suspec...

C’era una volta un bernoccolo…

Da Lozzo P

2022/2 — pag. 56-56 — DOI

An 8-year-old boy presenting with a long-standing cranial bumps was eventually diagnosed with bone fibrodysplasia. The clinical features of this condition and its possible association with McCune-Albright syndrome are discussed. ...

Quando all’osso serve ossigeno: un caso di osteomielite in cui viene favorita la “riparazione”

Mambelli L, Desideri E, Minguzzi MT, Marchetti F

2022/2 — pag. 43-48 — DOI

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is considered a non-invasive therapeutic tool with proven efficacy in the treatment of various bone diseases in adults and children, in addition to or as an alternative to conventional therapy. Its use in patients with chron...

Il modello di gestione del bambino sovrappeso e obeso in Regione Emilia-Romagna: primi risultati

Fridel M, Broccoli S, d’Anchera E, Iaia M

2022/2 — pag. 26-34 — DOI

Child and adolescent obesity is a complex, multifactorial but also largely preventable disease; as a consequence its management needs a multilevel and integrated approach to be successful. This article describes the Preventive Diagnostic Therapeuti...

Due casi di frattura depressa del cranio o frattura “ping pong”

Rizzello E, Migliarino V, Prisco A, Rabach I, Barbi E, Cozzi G

2022/1 — pag. 59-62 — DOI

The paper presents two cases of depressed skull fracture or “ping pong” fracture. This type of fracture is typical of neonatal age or toddlers, ages in which cranial bones are still malleable and not very resistant. Obstetrical causes are more freque...

Sovrappeso e obesità in età pediatrica nell'era del Covid-19

Colombo R, Barbaglia M, Finale E, Borraccino A, Guala A

2022/1 — pag. 59-62 — DOI

The Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 had negative consequences on the global health of children through direct and indirect effects. Among the negative effects, a significant one is represented by the increase in overweight and obesity in the paediatric pop...

Ipoglicemia in un neonato e iperinsulinismo

Risso FM, Tornese G.

2022/1 — pag. 56-58 — DOI

The authors describe the case of a newborn with hyperinsulinemic hypoglicemia due to a genomic variant, with paternal segregation, in ABCC8 gene. The therapeutic and prognostic implications are discussed...

Ipoglicemie neonatali: dal sapere al saper fare

Schiulaz I, Paviotti G.

2022/1 — pag. 47-50 — DOI

Encefalopatie epilettiche e dello sviluppo: dalla pratica alla genetica, andata e ritorno

Zanus C, Musante L, Faletra F, Carrozzi M, Costa P.

2022/1 — pag. 33-40 — DOI

In the last decades the research on the genetics of epilepsy has greatly expanded, supported by the development of effective next-generation sequencing (NGS) methods. In particular, the studies in Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEEs) d...

La diagnosi di celiachia attraverso casi clinici interattivi

D’Agostin M, Traunero A, Zanchi C, Bramuzzo M, Lega S, Dolinšek J.

2022/1 — pag. 29-32 — DOI

Coeliac disease is an immune-mediated systemic disease that affects 1% of the population and it is caused by the ingestion of gluten in genetically predisposed subjects. Clinical manifestations and intestinal damage completely resolve once gluten is ...

Le nuove linee guida ESPGHAN 2020 per la diagnosi di celiachia: passo dopo passo

Mandile R, Auricchio R.

2022/1 — pag. 26-28 — DOI

In 2020 new guidelines for the diagnosis of paediatric coeliac disease were published by the ESPGHAN Society. Just one algorithm is indicated for both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, HLA haplotype typing is no more suggested and anti-tissue tr...

Celiachia: è l’ora dello screening di massa? Dupilumab: una parolaccia che scaccia l’asma? C come vitamina C Hurler: terapia da… urlo Stipsi cronica: poco utili le... “alternative”

2022/1 — pag. 11-12 — DOI

Distrofia muscolare: anche il cuore vuole la sua parte

Tonin G

2022/1 — pag. 24-24 — DOI

The authors evaluated heart involvement in a series of 17 cases of muscular dystrophy (MD). In all cases specific ECG anomalies were present, while the echocardiography detected cardiomyopathy only in the older ones. The Authors recommend a close car...

Vulvovaginite streptococcica

Trombetta A

2022/1 — pag. 23-23 — DOI

The paper describes the case of streptococcal vulvovaginitis with apparently rectal bleeding. ...

Le fratture della base cranica: clinica e TC alla… base di tutto

Prisco A, Migliarino V, Cozzi G, Giorgi R, Barbi E

2022/1 — pag. 17-20 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 14-year-old boy with skull base fracture due to head trauma. The skull base fracture represents around 20% of skull fractures after trauma and has to be suspected considering the dynamics of the trauma and the clinical...

Due casi di frattura depressa del cranio o frattura “ping pong”

Rizzello E, Migliarino V, Prisco A, Rabach I, Barbi E, Cozzi G

2022/1 — pag. 6-9 — DOI

The paper presents two cases of depressed skull fracture or “ping pong” fracture. This type of fracture is typical of neonatal age or toddlers, ages in which cranial bones are still malleable and not very resistant. Obstetrical causes are more freque...

Sovrappeso e obesità in età pediatrica nell'era del Covid-19

Colombo R, Barbaglia M, Finale E, Borraccino A, Guala A

2022/1 — pag. 1-5 — DOI

The Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 had negative consequences on the global health of children through direct and indirect effects. Among the negative effects, a significant one is represented by the increase in overweight and obesity in the paediatric pop...

Affinché non MIS-Cappi il caso: l’esperienza di Palermo sulla sindrome infiammatoria multisistemica SARS-CoV-2-correlata

Giordano S, Pirrone I, Restivo GA, Collura F, Saia GF, Maggio MC, Finazzo F, Failla MC, Colomba C, Siracusa L.

2021/10 — pag. 660-663 — DOI

Background - Covid-19 is less frequent and milder in children than in adults. However, cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (MIS-C) have been reported in children, whose phenotype resembles atypical Kawasak...

Vitamina D e letteratura: fatti e misfatti

Contorno S, Pecile PA.

2021/10 — pag. 646-649 — DOI

In the last twenty years, the international scientific literature paid particular attention to vitamin D deficiency. Many pathological conditions, like allergy, asthma, cancers, autoimmune, cardiovascular and infectious diseases were attributed to vi...

Due giraffe in corsia: una encefalite da Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Amendolea A, Fierabracci M, Gucci A, Malandra L, Suriano G

2021/10 — pag. 657 — DOI

The article describes the case of an encephalitic involvement during Mycoplasma infection with pneumonia. As it often happens in paediatrics, the peculiarity lies in a nuanced symptomatology that may be underestimated. A repeated anamnesis was import...

Chi è vivo deve ridere

Minute M.

2021/10 — pag. 620 — DOI

L’omocistinuria classica in età pediatrica

Ravaglia A, Costagliola G, Spada M

2021/10 — pag. 309-313 — DOI

Classical homocystinuria is an inborn error of methionin metabolism. It is characterized by an accumulation of homocysteine, due to a deficiency of the enzyme involved in its metabolism, namely cystathionine beta synthase. If not treated, the increas...

Che cos’è l’ematocolpo?

Cozzolino M, Furicchia F, Addeo AM, Rossini B, Parenti G, Mambelli L, Marchetti F.

2021/9 — pag. 587-590 — DOI

Hematocolpos is a term given to a blood-filled dilated vagina due to menstrual blood. When there is concurrent uterine distention, the term hematometrocolpos is used. These conditions are mostly in the setting of an anatomical obstruction, usually an...

L’ablazione transcatetere

Costagliola G.

2021/9 — pag. 597-599

Granuloma anulare profondo

Potka A

2021/9 — pag. 288-288 — DOI

The author describes the case of a three-year-old girl presenting with a firm, painless retroauricular swelling finally diagnosed as deep granuloma annulare....

Funzione cardiopolmonare in bambini con pregressa infezione da Covid-19 lieve o asintomatica e ritorno all’attività sportiva

Colussi L, Sutera M, Rispoli F, Barbi E, Bobbo M, Caiffa T, D’Agata Mottolese B, Maschio M, De Nardi L, Romano S, Mazzolai M, Chicco D.

2021/8 — pag. 529-532 — DOI

Aim - To evaluate the cardiopulmonary function in children returning to play sports after mild or asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods - This is a consecutive case series conducted at the Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Trieste, Ital...

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...

Quando lo squat fa la differenza

Piqué M, Brasili L, Putoto G, Iughetti L

2021/8 — pag. 527-528 — DOI

The paper presents the case of a 1-year-old girl with severe respiratory distress, perioral cyanosis and severe desaturation (SpO2 35% with oxygen in nasal prongs). An echocardiogram was readily performed showing the distinctive features of Fallot’s ...

Storia di un murmure vescicolare che non c’è

Varriale G, Greco M, Tamborino A

2021/8 — pag. 259-260 — DOI

The case of a child with basal left recurrent pneumonia is described. A localized bronchomalacia due to a vascular ring was eventually diagnosed....

Funzione cardiopolmonare in bambini con pregressa infezione da Covid-19 lieve o asintomatica e ritorno all’attività sportiva

Colussi L, Sutera M, Rispoli F, Barbi E, Bobbo M, Caiffa T, D’Agata Mottolese B, Maschio M, De Nardi L, Romano S, Mazzolai M, Chicco D

2021/8 — pag. 226-232 — DOI

Aim - To evaluate the cardiopulmonary function in children returning to play sports after mild or asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods - This is a consecutive case series conducted at the Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Trieste, Ital...

La sindrome di Zellweger: un lavoro di squadra

Acquaviva I, Cesaroni E, Siliquini S, Sessa F, Marini C

2021/8 — pag. 233-240 — DOI

A 1-month female infant with hypotonia, feeding difficulties, facial dysmorphic signs, hepatomegaly and seizures was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Brain magnetic resonance revealed regions of cortical dysplasia, diffuse polymicrogyria...

Guida pratica alla spirometria attraverso i casi

Udina C, Contorno S, Badina L, Gortani G, Maschio M, Barbi E

2021/7 — pag. 450-456 — DOI

Spirometry is a very useful test in paediatric clinical practice. Nevertheless, to avoid making mistakes, it is important to keep in mind its role and what can be measured and how. “On which patients should spirometry be performed? What does the clin...

Il craniofaringioma

Salce N, Giovannelli E, Graziani V, Cozzolino M, Mazzatenta D, Zucchelli M, Marchetti F

2021/7 — pag. 467-469 — DOI

Craniopharyngioma (CP) is a rare epithelial low-grade tumour that develops in the sellar/suprasellar region of the brain, along the craniopharyngeal duct. It has a bimodal distribution and the first peak occurs in paediatric age almost exclusively co...

“Mi sembra tanto depresso”… aveva tutte le ragioni per esserlo!

Iacono A

2021/7 — pag. 463-466 — DOI

The paper reports - in the form of a dialogue between paediatricians - the case of an 8-year-old boy who presented with about 10 days of sporadic episodes of vomiting, profuse asthenia and change in behaviour. Brain MRI showed the presence of a crani...

Un’eruzione cutanea… familiare

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

2021/7 — pag. 457-458 — DOI

Quello strano dolore toracico...

Palella JM, Lamberti R, Salvatici E, Banderali G

2021/7 — pag. 433-436 — DOI

Myocarditis is a rare pathologic condition in paediatric age. It occurs above all in childhood and adolescence. Generally, it is brought about by a typical association with viral infections that cause a massive activation of the inflammatory cascade ...

Una sacroileite poco infiammatoria

Carbogno S

2021/7 — pag. 221-221 — DOI

The case of Ewing sarcoma initially misinterpreted as an infective sacroileitis is presented. The pitfalls in the diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma are also discussed....

Vomito esplosivo con sangue

Borellini M, Zin A

2021/7 — pag. 220-220 — DOI

A case of Mallory-Weiss syndrome presenting after an episode of explosive vomiting is discussed....

Un’anemia che toglie il fiato

Giannone V, Garrone E, Tardivo I, Versace A, Castagno E, Conrieri M

2021/7 — pag. 218-219 — DOI

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is commonly associated not only with atypical pneumonia, but also with different clinical features. The paper reports the case of a 10-year-old girl with pneumonia, fictitious anaemia, due to the presence of cryo-agglutinins, an...

Quando non è un banale rigurgito

Lavagetto A, Mallamaci M

2021/7 — pag. 217-217 — DOI

The case of a one-month infant presenting with vomiting accompanied by cyanosis and fainting due to a congenital meningioangiomatosis is described. The clinical aspects and the pathogenesis of this rare condition are briefly discussed....

Ecografia toracica nel paziente pediatrico: una rassegna

Hasan T, Bonetti S

2021/7 — pag. 201-209 — DOI

Thoracic ultrasound is a diagnostic tool whose field of application has enormously developed during the last few years, especially in Paediatrics. The absence of ionizing radiations is the main advantage of this tool. Moreover, it can be performed qu...

Reumatologia

Taddio A, De Benedetti F

2021/26 — pag. 15 — DOI

Neuropsichiatria infantile

Carucci S, Abbracciavento G

2021/26 — pag. 10 — DOI

C’è dolore e dolore: l’osteoma osteoide

Rizza S

2021/6 — pag. 394-394 — DOI

A 5-year-old boy with one-month history of atraumatic pain in his left leg was taken to the ED for a severe pain attack. A femoral osteoid osteoma was eventually diagnosed after the performance of a CT scan...

Un boccone indigesto

Vidoni M, Celestino S, Tomat M, Pilotto C, Cogo P

2021/6 — pag. 398-398 — DOI

The authors describe a case of a 9-year-old boy with oesophageal perforation and pneumomediastinum due to the ingestion of a little chicken bone....

Fossetta nasale Pilomatrixoma

2021/6 — pag. 399 — DOI

Una storia che zoppica

Lambertini AG, Falcioni A, Mambell L, Farneti C, Chiaravalloti A, Foschi N, Marchetti F

2021/6 — pag. 379-382 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 5-year-old boy who presented with Perthes’ Disease with a long and underhand history of persistent coxalgia, which later became bilateral. Therefore, the main clinical data were reviewed with a particular focus on the ...

Ingestione di corpi estranei e di caustici nei bambini

Bramuzzo M, Oliva S a nome del Gruppo di Lavoro SIGENP e AIGO

2021/6 — pag. 361-364 — DOI

Foreign bodies or caustic ingestion is a frequent occurrence in children and can result in significant morbidity. Managing these conditions requires different levels of experience and expertise. An en-doscopy is often necessary but an incorrect use...

Un boccone indigesto

Vidoni M, Celestino S, Tomat M, Pilotto C, Cogo P

2021/6 — pag. 186-186 — DOI

The authors describe a case of a 9-year-old boy with oesophageal perforation and pneumomediastinum due to the ingestion of a little chicken bone....

Cure odontoiatriche e cisti mucose del seno mascellare

Oliveto R

2021/6 — pag. 171-172 — DOI

During dental treatment it is not uncommon to find the presence of asymptomatic mucous cysts of the maxillary sinus on dental panoramic radiography. The aetiology is still little known. Watchful waiting still seems to be the most suitable therapeutic...

Le masse surrenaliche nella sindrome di Beckwith-Wiedemann: un algoritmo diagnostico

Borraccetti N, Bruno I, Lambertini AG, Casadio L, Radice C, Donati I, Piccinini G, Minguzzi MT, Marchetti F

2021/5 — pag. 333-334 — DOI

Children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWs) have an increased risk of developing embryonic tumours during the first few years of life. Predisposition to the development of tumours is closely related to molecular subtype and therefore the cancer s...

Un caso di vertigine a esordio acuto/subacuto in un adolescente

Saia RE, Frattaruolo NG, Malaventura C, Faggioli R, Suppiej A

2021/5 — pag. 331-333 — DOI

The most common forms of paediatric vertigo are usually represented by benign causes. The occurrence of vertigo may nonetheless represent the onset of an underlying neurological disease, even without other neurological signs. The paper presents the c...

Metilfenidato e ADHD

Carucci S

2021/5 — pag. 325-328 — DOI

Methylphenidate is the first-choice medication for the treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents. Over the past two decades, several randomised controlled trials re-peatedly showed its efficacy on both the core symptoms and the quality of life be...

La tecnologia genetica: ciò che ogni pediatra dovrebbe sapere

Mariani M, Cianci P, Cereda A, Maitz A, Giagnacovo M, Modena P, Iascone M, Selicorni A

2021/5 — pag. 291-301 — DOI

Availability of genetic tests has remarkably increased in the last few years. The new technologies offer clinicians new diagnostic opportunities that enable to save time and money in the diagnostic path of patients with possible genetic disease. Also...

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Abate MV (a cura di)

2021/5

Due polsi scomparsi in un soffio

Occhipinti AA

2021/5 — pag. 158-158 — DOI

Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is a narrowing of the proximal thoracic aorta typically located at the junction of the aorta with the ductus arteriosus. Clinical presentation varies from heart failure in neonatal period to asymptomatic cases diagnosed...

Un caso di vertigine a esordio acuto/subacuto in un adolescente

Saia RE, Frattaruolo NG, Malaventura C, Faggioli R, Suppiej A

2021/5 — pag. 130-137 — DOI

The most common forms of paediatric vertigo are usually represented by benign causes. The occurrence of vertigo may nonetheless represent the onset of an underlying neurological disease, even without other neurological signs. The paper presents the c...

Le masse surrenaliche nella sindrome di Beckwith-Wiedemann: un algoritmo diagnostico

Borraccetti N, Bruno I, Lambertini AG, Casadio L, Radice C, Donati I, Piccinini G, Minguzzi MT, Marchetti F

2021/5 — pag. 150-153 — DOI

Children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWs) have an increased risk of developing embryonic tumours during the first few years of life. Predisposition to the development of tumours is closely related to molecular subtype and therefore the cancer s...

Farmaci antiepilettici, vitamina D e mineralizzazione ossea: le evidenze e le azioni

Troisi A, Lama C, Iacono A, Ricciardelli P, Marchetti F

2021/4 — pag. 258-260 — DOI

The possible negative effects of antiepileptic drugs on bone metabolism with the consequent possible risks have been discussed in the literature for more than 30 years. Two reviews of the literature attempted to answer the following clinical question...

Quadri dermatologici della regione perioculare

Cutrone M

2021/4 — pag. 247-254 — DOI

Neonato e bambino protagonisti del nostro futuro? Denatalità: lettera aperta al Presidente del Consiglio Implementare la vaccinazione per il Covid-19: c’è un ruolo per pediatri di famiglia e medici di Medicina generale? PASC (Post Acute Sequelae of Sars-CoV-2): un acronimo per indicare gli effetti a lungo termine dell’infezione Covid-19 Screening ecografico neonatale per la displasia dell’anca

2021/4 — pag. 218-220 — DOI

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Abate MV (a cura di)

2021/4

La sindrome di Chediak-Higashi a esordio tardivo

Ciancia S, Dalla Porta MF, Cingolani GM, Cellini M, Soresina A, Badolato R, Mariotti I, Cano Garcinuno MdC, Iughetti L

2021/4 — pag. 118-123 — DOI

Chediak-Higashi syndrome (CHS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the CHS1/LYST gene, encoding for LYST protein, involved in lysosomal trafficking. It is characterized by recurrent bacterial infections, oculocutaneous albin...

Un suono che inganna: quando sospettare il doppio arco aortico

Giannone V, Goia M, Bignamini E

2021/4 — pag. 109-113 — DOI

The article describes a case of a 10-month-old male infant presenting with respiratory distress, laryngotracheitis and double aortic arch (DAA). Tracheal compression by vascular structures in infants is uncommon and may be masked by nonspecific respi...

IperCKemia asintomatica: la malattia di Pompe late-onset

Borelli E, Casciana ML, Salemi C, Sordelli S, Fasoli S

2021/4 — pag. 105-108 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 7-year-old boy who presented with elevated alanine and aspartate transaminases. Further investigations demonstrated elevated creatine kinase (CK), so an underlying metabolic disorder was investigated even in absence of...

Farmaci antiepilettici, vitamina D e mineralizzazione ossea: le evidenze e le azioni

Troisi A, Lama C, Iacono A, Ricciardelli P, Marchetti F

2021/4 — pag. 124-128 — DOI

The possible negative effects of antiepileptic drugs on bone metabolism with the consequent possible risks have been discussed in the literature for more than 30 years. Two reviews of the literature attempted to answer the following clinical question...

Un’anemia emolitica da sferocitosi ereditaria

Ursi D, Valentino MS

2021/3 — pag. 193-195 — DOI

A case of haemolytic anaemia due to spherocytosis in a 3-month-old infant is reported. It is important to remember that post-transfusion blood tests are not reliable and must be repeated 3 months after the transfusion. The erythrocyte osmotic resista...

Quando la febbre non ha una chiara localizzazione: pensa anche alla nefrite focale acuta

Falcioni A, Troisi A, Casadio L, Chiaravalloti A, Minguzzi MT, Marchetti F

2021/3 — pag. 186-188 — DOI

Acute lobar nephronia (ALN) is a non-suppurative focal form of acute bacterial infection, generally affecting one or more renal lobules. In the spectrum of upper urinary tract infection ALN is consid-ered a midpoint between uncomplicated pyelonephrit...

Decifrare la bassa statura nei bambini

Chiarelli F, Castorani V, Polidori N

2021/3 — pag. 159-166 — DOI

Short stature is the most common cause of referral to paediatricians. Only a minority of children with short stature have an underlying pathology. Although well-established diagnostic and management paradigms do exist, recent advances in molecular te...

Medico e Bambina

2021/3 — pag. 149 — DOI

Uno strano torcicollo

Bizzarri I, Di Genova L, Paglino A

2021/3 — pag. 85-85 — DOI

Neonato pretermine con lesione epatica

Buffoni I, Mallamaci M, Buratti S

2021/3 — pag. 75-77 — DOI

Umbilical venous catheterization (UVC) is a common procedure performed in neonatal intensive care units. Inadvertent extravasation of parenteral nutrition (PN) into the liver parenchyma causing a fluid collection defined as TPN-oma is a well-known co...

Lezioni dal Covid-19 per il diabete mellito in età pediatrica

Tornese G

2021/3 — pag. 59-60 — DOI

La malrotazione intestinale: cosa deve sapere il pediatra

Tumminelli C, Galimberti AMC, Di Leo G, Codrich D, Murru FM, Gortani G

2021/3 — pag. 78-83 — DOI

Intestinal malrotation includes anomalies of intestinal rotation and fixation occurred during embryogenesis. It may present with acute or chronic-intermittent symptoms or remain asymptomatic. There are several methods to identify a defect of intestin...

QT lungo, farmaci a rischio aritmico Amoxicillina + acido clavulanico, dosaggio aumentato

2021/2 — pag. 131-131 — DOI

Certificazione di idoneità sportiva al tempo del Covid Gianni Mastella

2021/2 — pag. 80-82 — DOI

L’ottavo giorno

2021/2 — pag. 79 — DOI

Un asma sine asma: la SIRT

Contorno S

2021/2 — pag. 57-57 — DOI

The paper describes the case of a girl with recurrent cough attributable to the so-called Cough Hypersensitivity Syndrome (CHS). The cough was misdiagnosed as drug resistant asthma for long time. CHS should be considered in all cases where recurrent,...

Foramina parietalia permagna: descrizione di un caso clinico e revisione della letteratura

Mazzoni S, Guidi B, Tavani F

2021/2 — pag. 51-54 — DOI

The purpose of the present work is to expose the defects of parietal bone ossification and to identify the criteria for differential diagnosis and brain changes related to the condition, with particular attention to the venous developmental anomalies...

Improvvisa insufficienza respiratoria da versamento pleurico in un neonato con catetere venoso centrale per via percutanea

Inserra E, Puzone S, Delehaye C, Caredda E, Internicola M, Pugliese U, Spagnuolo F, Carpentieri M, Capristo C, Montaldo P

2021/2 — pag. 47-50 — DOI

Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter (PICC) insertion is a common procedure performed in most neonatal units. Even though this is a well-defined procedure for indications and risks, complications have been reported in literature. The paper...

OctoberFAST. Ovvero: segni e sintomi dei bambini sottoposti a tampone per SARS-CoV-2 nell’esperienza dei pediatri bergamaschi

Carrozzo R, Bonicelli I, Caldiani C, Altobelli M, Bacchini M, Vitali A, Contardi C, Mariani D

2021/1 — pag. 55-57 — DOI

Background - From the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, one major issue has been the early identification of infectious cases. It is particularly challenging to perform a symptom-based screening in the paediatric population because of the seeming...

Un riscontro occasionale di aritmia cardiaca

Oliveto R

2021/1 — pag. 53-54 — DOI

The paper describes a clinical case of asymptomatic intermittent Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome detected in an 8-year-old boy on the occasion of a sports medical certificate for non-competitive sporting activity. Recent guidelines suggest a personali...

L’invaginazione ileocolica

Servidio AG, Mazzolai M, Calligaris L, Murru FM, Codrich D, Barbi E, Cozzi G

2021/1 — pag. 44-50 — DOI

Ileo-colic intussusception is a major cause of intestinal obstruction in early childhood. Diagnosis of this condition might be hampered by variability in clinical presentation. Indeed, the so-called “classic” symptoms, namely abdominal pain, red curr...

Una febbre che… soffia

Borraccetti N, Iacono A, Falcioni A, Nuzzo AC, Currò F, Troisi A, Mambelli L, Prandstraller D, Marchetti F

2021/1 — pag. 31-36 — DOI

The paper describes the case of a 7-year-old child with a ventricular septal defect and a story of 10 weeks of non-periodic recurrent fever repeatedly treated with short course of antimicrobial therapy. All the echocardiographies were negative for va...

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Abate MV (a cura di)

2021/1

OctoberFAST. Ovvero: segni e sintomi dei bambini sottoposti a tampone per SARS-CoV-2 nell’esperienza dei pediatri bergamaschi

Carrozzo R, Bonicelli I, Caldiani C, Altobelli M, Bacchini M, Vitali A, Contardi C, Mariani D

2021/1 — pag. 1-8 — DOI

Background - From the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak one major issue has been the early identification of infectious cases. It is particularly challenging to perform a symptom-based screening in the paediatric population because of the seeming ...

Se il problema sta alla radice...

Longhi B

2021/1 — pag. 28-28 — DOI

The paper describes a case of polyradiculoneuritis secondary to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. At the seven-month follow-up the patient still presented a motor dysfunction of the shoulder girdle....

Piomiosite del cingolo scapolare con focolai polmonari multipli e iniziale stato settico da Staphylococcus aureus meticillino-resistente

Troisi A, Mambelli L, Graziani G, Macaluso A, Minguzzi MT, Marchetti F

2021/1 — pag. 9-14 — DOI

The paper describes the case of a 14-year-old girl with intense right shoulder pain and severe signs of local and systemic inflammation. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a pyomyositis of right shoulder girdle muscles. Blood culture was found posit...

Un empiema pleurico, una occasione per fare il punto sulla vaccinazione antipmeumococcica

G. Ferrante, L. Alessi, M. Giuffrè, G. Corsello

2020/10 — pag. 661-663 — DOI

The article describes the case of a 4-year-old girl presenting with fever and dyspnea. Blood tests showed neutrophilic leukocytosis and a significant increase in inflammation markers. The antibiotic therapy (macrolide and amoxicillin) did not pro...

Polmoniti ricorrenti

G. Riccio

2020/10 — pag. 659-660 — DOI

The paper describes the case of an adolescent with recurrent pneumonia with lobar bronchiectasis. The Authors suggest that a chest CT should always be performed after a second episode of typical localized pneumonia but even after a fourth, less de...

Alla conquista della sindrome di West

S. Rosati, S. Di Marco, M. Valiani, A. Bonuccelli, D. Peroni

2020/10 — pag. 260-260 — DOI

The paper presents the cases of two infants affected by the so-called West syndrome. Despite a classical clinical presentation in one of the two cases, the diagnosis was delayed because of a previous erroneous diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux dis...

Sembra un gozzo, ma non è: la cisti del dotto tireoglosso

S. Amoroso

2020/10 — pag. 259-259 — DOI

Thyreoglossal duct cyst (TDC) is the most frequent cervical malformation that usually presents as a painless, well-defined swelling during paediatric age. In this report, the Author describes a 9-year-old girl who was diagnosed with TDC that caused a...

Malato! Non pazzo

E. Dei Rossi

2020/10 — pag. 256-256 — DOI

An adolescent with persistent abdominal pain and stipsis, previously diagnosed as Gastrointestinal Functional Disorders (FGD), was finally diagnosed as affected by ulcerative colitis. The author underlines that the diagnosis of FGD should always be q...

Un empiema pleurico, una occasione per fare il punto sulla vaccinazione antipneumococcica

G. Ferrante, L. Alessi, M. Giuffrè, G. Corsello

2020/10 — pag. 240-244 — DOI

The article describes the case of a 4-year-old girl present-ing with fever and dyspnea. Blood tests showed neutrophilic leukocytosis and a significant increase in inflammation markers. The antibiotic therapy (macrolide and amoxicillin) did not produc...

Emangiomatosi multipla Emangioma congenito

2020/9 — pag. 606 — DOI

Iperpotassemia in lattante Vaccino HPV 9-valente

2020/9 — pag. 605 — DOI

Picacismo e anemia

R. Conti, E. Da Dalt, M. Miani

2020/9 — pag. 599 — DOI

La granulomatosi eosinofilica con poliangioite: dalla pelle al cuore

M. Pavan, A. Agrusti, A. Trombetta, S. Pastore, A. Tommasini, V. Moressa, F. Marchetti, A. Taddio, A. Ventura

2020/9 — pag. 569-574 — DOI

Background - Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, formerly known as Churg-Strauss syndrome, is an extremely rare systemic vasculitis in the paediatric population. The hallmarks of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis are a long his...

Disforia di genere: l’importante è aiutarli da piccoli Probiotici: miraggi e metanalisi Autismo: utilità clinica dei test genetici Nausea Neutropenia isolata Confronti in Pediatria

2020/9 — pag. 555-556 — DOI

Un bambino più lungo che largo

G. Trippella, C. Pizza, G. Palmas

2020/9 — pag. 237-237 — DOI

Gialla fuori... e gialla dentro

A.G. Grasso

2020/9 — pag. 236-236 — DOI

Diagnostica dell’allergia alimentare Lussazione dell’anca, eterometria degli arti inferiori Vaccino antipertosse e anafilassi

2020/8 — pag. 539 — DOI

L’inquadramento delle ipoacusie in epoca neonatale e pediatrica

A. Feresin, M. Bevacqua, G. Del Piero, P. Staffa, E. Barbi, E. Orzan

2020/8 — pag. 505-511 — DOI

Conductive, mild-moderate hearing impairment in children is a very frequent condition after newborn hearing screening that easily leads to misdiagnosis. Conductive hearing impairment needs an accurate differential diagnosis to avoid inadequate treatm...

La prima infezione urinaria febbrile in bambini di età compresa tra 2 mesi e 3 anni

Gruppo di lavoro sulle infezioni delle vie urinarie della Società Italiana di Nefrologia Pediatrica (SINePe)

2020/8 — pag. 495-504 — DOI

The aim was to update the recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of the first febrile urinary tract infection in young children, which were first published in 2012 and endorsed by the Italian Society of Paediatric Nephrology. The ...

Identificazione precoce di infezioni severe in età pediatrica: ruolo della cenestesi e del "gut feeling"

G. Fusaro

2020/8 — pag. 217-217 — DOI

Addome acuto: un caso di Schönlein-Henoch

G. D’Onofrio, M. Minute, S. Martelossi

2020/8 — pag. 215-215 — DOI

Ereditieri sfortunati: il rene policistico

G.C. Calligari


2020/8 — pag. 212-213 — DOI

Ecografia con mezzo di contrasto in ambito pediatrico: uno sguardo al futuro

L. Basso, A. Di Mascio, G. Di Leo

2020/8 — pag. 201-206 — DOI

Il trattamento endoscopico delle cisti pilonidali (EPSiT) in età pediatrica

P. Repetto, P.L. Ceccarelli

2020/8 — pag. 218-220 — DOI

We refer, herewith, to our experience and case numbers in the application of EPSiT (Endoscopic Pilonidal Sinus Treatment) for the cure of fistulized pilonidal cists in paediatric patients. The EPSiT is a minimal invasive procedure, perfected in 2013 ...

La diagnosi e la gestione del prolasso rettale

S. Ventresca, M. Bacchini, G. Graziani, F. Marchetti

2020/7 — pag. 453-457 — DOI

Rectal prolapse is an overall rare occurrence in children in the first 4 years of age. It typically tends to relapse. In the majority of cases it is not possible to highlight a single cause that determines prolapse, even if it is more frequent in chi...

Vitamina D e rachitismo carenziale

A. Agrusti, S. Contorno, I. Bruno, G. Gortani, E. Barbi

2020/7 — pag. 426-429 — DOI

Mouhamed, a 7-year-old boy of African origin, presented with progressive fatigue and difficulty in walking. He was never treated with vitamin D supplementation. The evaluation of his calcium-phosphorus metabolism revealed a myopathy related to severe...

Obesità nell’età evolutiva: oltre lo stigma

R. Tanas, V. Calcaterra, C.V. Carletti, G. Tornese, S. Bernasconi

2020/7 — pag. 414-416 — DOI

Dexmedetomidina intranasale come sedazione procedurale del prematuro per risonanza magnetica cerebrale

F. Cossovel

2020/7 — pag. 193-193 — DOI

Quando lo scarso accrescimento è (anche) una questione di cuore

M.R. Arienzo, F. Angrisani

2020/26 — pag. 167-167 — 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...

Candida al podice, dextrostix al dito!

L. Cortellazzo Wiel, E. Barbi

2020/6 — pag. 392-394

A 16-month-old toddler, admitted for diabetic ketoacidosis, presented with severe perineal candidiasis, which had been persistent for two weeks. Candidiasis is unusual in toddlers, in the absence of risk factors like recent antibiotic course. Glicosu...

Un mal di schiena protratto

M. Maglione

2020/6 — pag. 391

Tumefazione ricorrente del braccio… non dimenticare la sindrome dello stretto toracico

B. Bigucci, E. Fabbri, E. Copponi, A. Falcioni, N. Gobbi, V. Dell’Omo, F. Libertucci, G. Vergine

2020/6 — pag. 384-388

Thoracic outlet syndrome is caused by the compression of the neurovascular bundle as it passes from the upper thorax to the axilla. The neurovascular bundle can be compressed by bony structures such as the first rib, cervical ribs or bone tubercles, ...

Artrite idiopatica giovanile

L. Lepore, S. Pastore, A. Taddio

2020/6 — pag. 357-364

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most frequent rheumatic disease in childhood. Its diagnosis is still clinical and recently new classification criteria have been proposed. Over the past twenty years, there have been significant improvement in u...

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

Uno stridore inspiratorio: tracheomalacia o corpo estraneo?

M. Ficara, G. Russo, G. Cinelli, F. Felici, E. Marastoni, A. Ghidini, E. Iannella, S. Amarri

2020/6 — pag. 139-139 — DOI

Una infezione profonda: la cisti dell’uraco infetta

G. Cozzi, M. Conte

2020/6 — pag. 137-138 — DOI

Candida al podice, dextrostix al dito!

L. Cortellazzo Wiel, E. Barbi

2020/6 — pag. 118-119 — DOI

A 16-month-old toddler, admitted for diabetic ketoacidosis, presented with severe perineal candidiasis, which had been persistent for two weeks. Candidiasis is unusual in toddlers, in the absence of risk factors like recent antibiotic course. Glicosu...

Nella tempesta del Covid-19: è tempo di tamponi!

A. Feresin, B. Spedicati, M. Del Pin, et al.

2020/5 — pag. 307-312

The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, has currently a pandemic presentation that requires careful health management that begins with the detection of positive cases....

Test per il Covid-19: un po’ di chiarezza per evitare errori

R. Buzzetti

2020/5 — pag. 305-306

There is confusion on the role of the available Covid-19 tests. While serological tests give information on the passage of the virus (did I get infected?), the swab describes the current situation (am I infected?). The information on the occurred c...

Bronchite asmatiforme, cortisonici inalatori Profilassi del reumatismo articolare acuto e allergia all’amoxicillina

2020/5 — pag. 331

Il peso del catastrofismo nell’esito disfunzionale nel bambino con sindrome dolorosa

E. Parisotto

2020/5 — pag. 113-113 — DOI

Certificati medici per attività sportiva

V. Grigoletto


2020/5 — pag. 112-112 — DOI

Occhio normale che sporge senza trauma: pensa al Graves!

M.G. Alagna, B. Salvatore

2020/5 — pag. 111-111 — DOI

Un’aura senza emicrania

G. Marinelli, L. Nobili, M. Sansone, E. Piccotti, M. Severino

2020/5 — pag. 110-110 — DOI

Ematoma spinale epidurale spontaneo in Pediatria

A. Natale, E. Covelli, B. Cordiale, A. Alfieri

2020/5 — pag. 106-109 — DOI

The spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma (SSEH) is a rare emergency condition due to an accumulation of blood in the epidural space that can compress the spinal cord and can lead to severe neurological sequelae. The typical symptom of SSEH is severe...

Idronefrosi intermittente, dolore addominale e vomito: non è vomito ciclico!

M. Palazzo, F. Pugliese, L. Caponi

2020/4 — pag. 90-90 — DOI

Poco reattivo... con la coccarda

A. Imperatore, G. Buzzo

2020/4 — pag. 88-89 — DOI

Implementazione dell’analisi dell’esoma nella pratica clinica: uno studio di fattibilità

A. Aversano

2020/4 — pag. 94-94 — DOI

Mal di cuore

V. Moressa

2020/4 — pag. 93-93 — DOI

MER… avigliosamente Scompare: Mild Encephalitis/encephalopathy with Reversible Splenial lesion

S. Ventresca, C. Guiducci, S. Tagliani, S. Dal Bo, P. Ricciardelli, P. Cenni, F. Marchetti

2020/4 — pag. 77-78 — DOI

Intossicazione acuta da cannabinoidi in età pediatrica

E. Ponticiello, L. Ruggiero, A. Bonadies, P. Marzuillo, M. Rosa, V. Tipo

2020/4 — pag. 65-73 — DOI

Background - Data available in the literature indicate that cannabis consumption has greatly increased in the USA and in some European countries over the last years, parallel to an increased accidental exposure of children. Similar data from Italy ar...

Performance del QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test nei bambini

F. Storelli, C. Tersigni, E. Venturini, M. de Martino, L. Galli, E. Chiappini

2020/3 — pag. 188-190

Background - The performance of QuantiFERON-TBGold In-Tube (QTF-IT) in children is under debate, especially under 5 years of age and for the interpretation of discordant results between QFT-IT and Tuberculin-Skin-Test (TST). Materials and Methods - ...

Screening ecografico della lussazione congenita dell’anca? Farsi bambino, in modo “consapevole e responsabile” Espirio forzato manualmente SE IL CORONAVIRUS ARRIVA IN AMERICA. Perché è importante ricordare il 1918?

2020/3 — pag. 148-150

Quando la sindrome di Guillain-Barré è più dolore che ipostenia

F. Marchetti, M. Roveran, F. Currò, M. Mainetti, C. Muratori, L. Casadio, P. Ricciardelli

2020/3 — pag. 179-182

The paper reports the case of a 4-year-old girl who had been suffering from progressive pain in her legs and back and impossibility of walking for 10 days. The presence of a slight hyposthenia but with absence of patellar reflexes was observed. The...

Telemedicina ai tempi del coronavirus

G. Tornese, A. Scaramuzza, R. Schiaffini

2020/3 — pag. 142-143

Gli ascessi retrofaringei

L. Bernardini, L. Serra, E. Calamelli, P. Bottau, D. Silvestrini, A. Pession

2020/3 — pag. 161-166

The retropharyngeal abscess is a rare pathology nonetheless it has always to be considered in presence of fever (hyperpyrexia) and neck stiffness. In fact, it can be burdened by an important morbidity and mortality, however the advent of antibiotic...

Sindrome di Guillain-Barré: dolore e pregiudizio

P. Pecile

2020/3 — pag. 185-187

L’Europa al tempo del coronavirus

2020/3 — pag. 147

Un’otorrea infinita

F. Forte, D. Cifarelli, P. Appio, M. Delvecchio, A. Derosa, C. Di Lucca, T. Faillace, C. Figliuolo, V. Targiani, R. Davanzo

2020/3 — pag. 54-56

Branchial arch anomalies (sinuses, fistulae, cysts and condral remnants) represent one of the commonest paediatric neck malformations. The paper describes a case study of a 2-year-old girl who presented with a persistent left-sided ear drainage, unre...

Tubercolosi al ginocchio

A. Caserta

2020/3 — pag. 59-59

Epatite autoimmune e citopenia

A. Troisi, S. Bertelli, G. Maggiore, R. Burnelli

2020/3 — pag. 63-64

Amenorrea primaria e sindrome di Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser

F. Corrias

2020/3 — pag. 60-60

Performance del QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test nei bambini

F. Storelli, C. Tersigni, E. Venturini, M. de Martino, L. Galli, E. Chiappini

2020/3 — pag. 40-50

Background - The performance of QuantiFERON-TBGold In-Tube (QTF-IT) in children is under debate, especially under 5 years of age and for the interpretation of discordant results between QFT-IT and Tuberculin-Skin-Test (TST). Materials and Methods - ...

Dermatite da contatto Salmon patch

2020/2 — pag. 132

Un'artrite settica un po' alla volta

L. Mambelli, C. Radice, F. Marchetti

2020/2 — pag. 129-130

Una torsione ovarica intermittente

A.G. Grasso

2020/2 — pag. 126

Sindromi emorragiche e lupus anticoagulante positivo

L. Facchini, C. Radice, L. Biserna, G. Poletti, F. Marchetti

2020/2 — pag. 97-100

The paper reports the cases of two children who presented with a coagulation alteration with a clinically evident haemorrhagic diathesis. In one case the child presented with cutaneous purpura, in the other case with bleeding of the upper digestive...

Radiografia con reazione periostale: la leucemia in diagnosi differenziale

C. Di Chiara, P. Moras, F. Maschio, M. Minute

2020/2 — pag. 38-38

Una sindrome miastenica congenita

G. Ferrara

2020/2 — pag. 36-36

Eritema nodoso e tubercolosi: quale relazione? Descrizione di un caso clinico e revisione della letteratura

C. Guadagno, M. Staccioni, V. Graziani, G. Graziani, M. Mainetti, G. Vieni, A. Zucchini, F. Marchetti

2020/1 — pag. 54-55

Erythema nodosum (EN) is a cutaneous reaction pattern characterised by erythematous tender nodules. Generally it is idiopathic, but it has also been associated with numerous diseases. In particular, the association of EN and tuberculosis (TBC) is wel...

Ematuria e sindrome nutcracker (o dello schiaccianoci)

R. Pillon

2020/1 — pag. 21-21

La diagnosi a volte difficile della malattia di Lyme

F. Panin, E. Venturini, L. Galli

2020/1 — pag. 16-17

L’anello vascolare di Veronica

F. Corrias

2020/1 — pag. 12-13

Eritema nodoso e tubercolosi: quale relazione?

C. Guadagno, M. Staccioni, V. Graziani, G. Graziani, M. Mainetti, G. Vieni, A. Zucchini, F. Marchetti

2020/1 — pag. 1-3

Erythema nodosum (EN) is a cutaneous reaction pattern characterised by erythematous tender nodules. Generally it is idiopathic, but it has also been associated with numerous diseases. In particular, the association of EN and tuberculosis (TBC) is wel...

Allergia all’uovo e uovo cotto in matrice di frumento Ricerca del sangue occulto fecale

2019/10 — pag. 665

Un dolore alla gamba fuori dal comune

M. Staccioni, C. Guadagno, L. Biserna, M.T. Minguzzi, L. Mellini, F. Rambelli, F. Marchetti

2019/10 — pag. 645-647

Soluzioni ipertoniche in aerosol? Anche no, grazie

L. Anfossi, R. Calzedda

2019/10 — pag. 634-638

Nebulised hypertonic saline (HS) - usually 3% - has become part of paediatric practice for the management of respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis and preschool wheezing. Acute bronchiolitis is a common disorder in infancy and often results in...

Una cura efficace per il 90% dei pazienti con fibrosi cistica? “Come una frana”… PPI, infezioni e… Farmacogenetica Quando ai bambini viene un colpo Malintesi tra intestino e fegato Convulsioni febbrili ricorrenti: rischio di epilessia e altro

2019/10 — pag. 621-622

Anemia emolitica autoimmune in un lattante

C. Avventi, S. Tagliani, D. De Padova, M. Manfredi

2019/10 — pag. 251-251

Zoppia, citopenia e VES: pensa anche al neuroblastoma

S. Andrade

2019/10 — pag. 250-250

Un caso di zoppia: l’istiocitosi a cellule di Langerhans

C. Pizza, G. Trippella, I. Maccora, E. Sieni

2019/10 — pag. 249-249

Il dolore e il distress in corso di venipuntura nel bambino con disabilità intellettiva

F. Peri

2019/10 — pag. 248-248

Thelarche variant: a metà tra telarca prematuro e pubertà precoce

S. Contorno

2019/10 — pag. 247-247

Vomito e alcalosi metabolica ipocloremica in un lattante: pensa alla stenosi ipertrofica del piloro

F. Nunziata, C. Alfano, R. Tedesco, A. Pugliese

2019/10 — pag. 245-246

“Fermenti lattici” e disturbi gastroenterici nei bimbi: facciamo chiarezza - Cellulite orbitaria e periorbitaria - Depressione giovanile, per i genitori non è facile riconoscerla - Disturbi del linguaggio. Colpito il 7% dei bambini - - Nascite: prosegue il calo - Crisi dei Pronto Soccorso. Come la stanno affrontando gli altri Paesi - Rabdomiosarcoma, il tumore dei bambini oggi si cura con meno farmaci, ma per più tempo - I bambini e i ragazzi italiani carenti di vitamina D: troppo poco tempo all’aria aperta - Performance dell’intradermoreazione di Mantoux e del Quantiferon nei bambini al di sotto dei 5 anni - Italia prima in UE per morti da antibiotico-resistenza

M.V. Abate (a cura di)

2019/10

La vertigine in età pediatrica

M.V. Abate, A.M. Pusateri, G. Danesi, L. D’Antiga

2019/9 — pag. 567-571

Dizziness is a recurrent symptom in children that is often underestimated and incorrectly evaluated. The inability of affected children to explain the characteristics of the experienced symptoms may preclude the diagnosis making, especially in very y...

AAA tiroide cercasi

A. Trombetta, G. Tamaro, F. Alberti, G. Tornese

2019/9 — pag. 573-576

The paper presents the case of a newborn with congenital hypothyroidism and iatrogenic hyperthyroidism after replacement treatment at proper dosage was started. Laboratory findings suggested the diagnosis of ectopic thyroid gland that was confirmed...

La sindrome nefrosica in età pediatrica

Consensus della Società Italiana di Nefrologia Pediatrica (SINePe)

2019/9 — pag. 577-588

In Italy are not guidelines for the management of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (NS) in paediatric age. The choice of a treatment with steroids has always been based on the clinical experience of each centre. The present Consensus of the Italian Paed...

Doppio distretto renale con sbocco ureterale vaginale

I. Buffoni, G. Vagelli

2019/9 — pag. 596-598

Urinary dribbling in children can be due to urinary tract infection, mellitus and insipidus diabetes and vaginal voiding. In duplex renal system ureteral ectopia should be ruled out. Imaging of urinary tract in children is largely based on ultrasound...

Celiachia in forte aumento, in 20 anni raddoppiati casi - OMS: grandi progressi nella riduzione della rosolia - Adolescenti: la fotografia dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità - ADHD: ecco le nuove linee guida - Iperattività, scoperti 9 geni legati a un maggior rischio - Sindrome dell’ovaio policistico: bambine a rischio - Avere ascolto e supporto da piccoli è un antidoto alla depressione da adulti - Negli ospedali italiani le tecnologie sono obsolete, serve un miliardo l’anno

M.V. Abate (a cura di)

2019/9

Doppio distretto renale con sbocco ureterale vaginale

I. Buffoni, G. Vagelli

2019/9 — pag. 219-221

Urinary dribbling in children can be due to urinary tract infection, mellitus and insipidus diabetes and vaginal voiding. In duplex renal system ureteral ectopia should be ruled out. Imaging of urinary tract in children is largely based on ultrasound...

Craniostenosi ed ecografia Allattamento al seno e micro... clima La Pedagogia linguistica: la parola “cucunah” Scienza, fantascienza, vaccinazioni e metodologia della ricerca

2019/8 — pag. 490-492

Inseducibili

2019/8 — pag. 489

Uno stridore a recente insorgenza

G. Lanzoni, F. Maschio, P. Berlese, C. Zanatta, P. Midrio

2019/8 — pag. 206-206

Le complicanze neurologiche dell’influenza: la neuroinfluenza

A. Fumarola, P. Ricciardelli, C. Guiducci, P. Cenni, G. Turlà, F. Marchetti

2019/8 — pag. 203-205

Un mal di pancia “in crisi”

E. Conversano, G. Ventura

2019/7 — pag. 460

Miopia: nulla di nuovo sotto il sole?

P. Nucci

2019/7 — pag. 415-417

Un minestrone preparato con il cuore

A. Iacono

2019/7 — pag. 449-451

Corto come il papà

G. Tornese

2019/7 — pag. 431-437

Familial short stature is the second cause of short stature immediately after constitutional delay of growth and puberty. So far, in case of familiarity for short stature, regular growth velocity, bone age compatible with chronological age, the ind...

Vaccinazione antinfluenzale in gravidanza: tutto (molto) bene Kawasaki: non è la fine. Non è nemmeno l’inizio della fine. È (forse) la fine dell’inizio Vaccinazione anti-HPV: un trionfo! Ma rimane un previlegio dei… ricchi Più “matti che malati”… diventano adulti Ridotti all’osso Casi indimenticabili

2019/7 — pag. 419-420

Calprotectina fecale: a volte basta e avanza

S. Carbogno

2019/7 — pag. 155-155

Senza parole: la sindrome di Landau-Kleffner

G. Corda

2019/7 — pag. 149-149

Uno stridore senza parole

P. Assandro

2019/7 — pag. 147-148

Puntura di insettoDermatite erpetiforme

2019/6 — pag. 394

Amoxicillina, allergia, test di provocazione

2019/6 — pag. 393

Una celiachia con invaginazioni intestinali ricorrenti

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

2019/6 — pag. 391-392

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 ...

Osservazione nel neonato a rischio di sepsi precoce

A. Berardi, C. Spada, M. Ciccia, M Capretti, G. Brusa, F. Sandri, E. Balestri, L. Rocca, L. Gambini, M. Azzalli, V. Rizzo, G. Piccinini, E. Vaccina, L. Lucaccioni

2019/6 — pag. 370-376

The approach to the newborn at risk of early-onset sepsis is a challenge. In the past the approach was mainly based on laboratory tests, which were poorly predictive and might cause repeated blood samples and unnecessary antibiotic therapies, with ...

Ma che fine fanno gli SGA?

G. Tornese

2019/6 — pag. 355-364

Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) is an approved and effective treatment for short children born small for gestational age (SGA). Prevalence of children eligible for treatment as SGA is reported to be 1:1,800. The latest data from the Italian...

L’ecografia, il pediatra e il radiologo: miti e realtà

P. Tomà

2019/6 — pag. 347-348

I campanelli di allarme del fenomeno di Raynaud

I. Rochira, F. Ricci, M. Maffeis, G. Baresi, M. Cattalini

2019/6 — pag. 132-132

Un’istiocitosi evanescente

A.M.C. Galimberti

2019/6 — pag. 130-130

Quale linfonodo sei? La malattia di Rosai-Dorfman in un adolescente

C. Radice, G. Marescotti, M. Serafini, G. Turlà, M.T. Minguzzi, F. Soprani, F. Marchetti

2019/5 — pag. 325-327

The paper reports the case of a 13-year-old adolescent presenting with a right-sided submandibular lymph node swelling in absence of any other systemic symptoms. The histological exam documented Rosai-Dorfman disease (RD). The MRI of the head reporte...

Convulsioni da PRESsione alta

R. Masetti, L. Ronchini, S. Riolo, F. Guida, I. Corsini, F. Carfagnini, F. Toni, D.M. Cordelli, A. Pession

2019/5 — pag. 297-302

Background - PRES (posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome) is a clinical-radiological entity characterised by a combination of neurological signs and symptoms and neuroradiological alterations like subcortical and cortical vasogenic oedema th...

QT lungo congenito ed epilessia: quale relazione?

L. Cortellazzo Wiel

2019/5 — pag. 118-118

Epidemiologia, presentazione clinica, fattori di rischio, imaging e prognosi della PRES: l’esperienza di un Centro di Oncoematologia pediatrica

E. Cattaruzza

2019/5 — pag. 114-114

Cisti ovarica feto-neonatale complicata con torsione e autoamputazione

V. Genchi, N. Laforgia, F. Caroppo, M.P. Lanzilotto, G. Paradies

2019/5 — pag. 104-107

The paper reports a case of ovarian cyst discovered in pregnancy, complicated with torsion and subsequent auto-amputation and migration in contact with the sigma. It underlines the fundamental role of imaging, especially during pregnancy, and of ultr...

Quale linfonodo sei? La malattia di Rosai-Dorfman in un adolescente

C. Radice, G. Marescotti, M. Serafini, G. Turlà, M.T. Minguzzi, F. Soprani, F. Marchetti

2019/5 — pag. 97-101

The paper reports the case of a 13-year-old adolescent presenting with a right-sided submandibular lymph node swelling in absence of any other systemic symptoms. The histological exam documented Rosai-Dorfman disease (RD). The MRI of the head reporte...

Amartoma ipotalamico e crisi gelastiche

M. Carrozzi, A. Skabar, C.E. Marras

2019/4 — pag. 258-260

Gelastic seizures (GS) are a rare form of epilepsy characterised by inappropriate, uncontrolled laughter. They usually originate from hypothalamic hamartomas. The paper presents a case of GS for which EEG and MR initially excluded the diagnosis made ...

Il neonato a colori: bianco

G. Corsello, M. Schierz

2019/4 — pag. 253-254

Pubertà precoce da causa organica

M. Cozzolino, A. Zucchini, F. Marchetti

2019/4 — pag. 243-246

The paper describes a case of a child with rapidly progressive central puberty (PPC) secondary to hypothalamic hamartoma. Hypothalamic hamartoma is a congenital malformation diagnosed with MRI. It may be associated with PPC, gelastic seizures and m...

Orticaria post-infettiva; allergia al latte vaccino Bronchite eosinofila, tosse, eosinofili nasali

2019/4 — pag. 261

Amartoma ipotalamico e crisi gelastiche

M. Carrozzi, A. Skabar, C.E. Marras

2019/4 — pag. 83-85

Gelastic seizures (GS) are a rare form of epilepsy characterised by inappropriate, uncontrolled laughter. They usually originate from hypothalamic hamartomas. The paper presents a case of GS for which EEG and MR initially excluded the diagnosis made ...

Un fermacapelli intraprendente

F. Mastro, A. De Martino, T. Martucci, C. Caputo, E. Oriolo, C. Franco, S. Caramia, M. Vinci, M. Indolfi

2019/3 — pag. 193-195

A 4-year-and-10-month-old girl presented with an abundant vaginal bleeding. She had recurrent vaginitis with vaginal discharge for 5 months. There was no history of urinary frequency, abdominal pains or sexual abuse. Her mother had taken her to p...

Aritmia ipercinetica nonostante pregresso elettrocardiogramma da sforzo normale

G. Ottonello, P. Gianiorio, S. Vignola, A. Lavagetto

2019/3 — pag. 45-45

Cisti del coledoco e pancreatiti

F. Caruso

2019/3 — pag. 43-44

Un asma persistente… troppo persistente

G. Vergine, F. Venturelli, M. Poloni, B. Filippini, E. Fabbri, P. Gasperini, V. Corazzi, M. Valli, F. Muratore, R. Pericoli

2019/3 — pag. 36-40

Primary lung tumours in children are very rare, but bronchial carcinoid tumours comprise 50-80% of the malignant pulmonary neoplasms diagnosed in children and young adults. Most patients with bronchial carcinoid tumours present with wheezing, cough a...

Un fermacapelli intraprendente

F. Mastro, A. De Martino, T. Martucci, C. Caputo, E. Oriolo, C. Franco, S. Caramia, M. Vinci, M. Indolfi

2019/3 — pag. 41-42

A 4-year-and-10-month-old girl presented with an abundant vaginal bleeding. She had recurrent vaginitis with vaginal discharge for 5 months. There was no history of urinary frequency, abdominal pains or sexual abuse. Her mother had taken her to p...

Xantogranuloma Pitiriasi lichenoide varioliforme acuta

2019/2 — pag. 130

Guide for Monitoring Child Development

G. Tamburlini, I. Ertem

2019/2 — pag. 91-96

Monitoring and promoting early child development is an increasingly important task of paediatric primary care services. There is consensus that the most effective approach includes both longitudinal surveillance and monitoring rather than one-shot ...

Frumento, allergia, celiachia Valvulopatia reumatica; ecocardiografia

2019/2 — pag. 129

Ematuria, proteinuria e sindrome dello schiaccianoci

M. Pennesi

2019/2 — pag. 125-126

Sindrome di Mowat-Wilson

P. Cianci, S. Tajè, A. Selicorni

2019/2 — pag. 119-121

Puntura lombare: una questione di posizione

S. Della Paolera, A. Galimberti

2019/2 — pag. 117-118

Sindrome TINU: dall’occhio al rene andata e ritorno

L. Cortellazzo Wiel, G. Gortani, S. Pastore, S. Pensiero, M. Pennesi, A. Filpo, E. Valletta, A. Ventura

2019/2 — pag. 103-107

TINU stands for TubuloInterstitial Nephritis and Uveitis syndrome. The effective incidence of the disease is unknown, but it probably still remains largely underestimated. This can be explained by the frequent existence of a time-gap between the oc...

Una osteomielite neonatale

A. Velkoski

2019/2 — pag. 32-32

Un ombelico… troppo spesso bagnato

D. Ferrara, L. Alessi, F. Mulè, G. Corsello

2019/1 — pag. 41-43

È il Turner delle transaminasi

M. Mainetti, L. Mambelli, M. Cozzolino, F. Marchetti

2019/1 — pag. 47-48

Piccola, ma non abbastanza

A. Lavagetto, S. Vignola, P. Gianiorio, G. Ottonello

2019/1 — pag. 47-48

Up-date sulla gestione del dolore del bambino in Pronto Soccorso

F. Benini, S. Congedi, C. Scalfaro, E. Barbi, A.F. Podestà, per Il Gruppo di Studio PIPER

2019/1 — pag. 19-27

Pain is a frequent symptom in paediatric population, especially in the emergency setting; nevertheless pain is poorly managed in clinical practice. The present paper aims to give an up-to-date analysis concerning paediatric pain in emergency units,...

Quanto fanno male i “raggi”?

M. Fontana

2019/1 — pag. 6-8

Bartonella sine Bartonella

A. Barachino

2019/1 — pag. 13-13

Galattosemia e lieto fine: importanza dello screening neonatale allargato

L. Pecoraro, E. Rigotti, A. Dianin, G. Gugelmo, G. Rodella, I. Monge, E. Tadiotto, M. Clemente, A. Bordugo

2019/1 — pag. 12-12

Dolore neonatale, empatia materna e depressione postpartum: attivazione funzionali della corteccia cerebrale nella relazione madre-neonato

G. Caoduro

2019/1 — pag. 17-17

La sindrome dell'arteria spinale anteriore

E. Acampora, V. Mirra

2019/1 — pag. 14-14

Un “bottone” pericoloso: ulcere esofagee da ingestione di batteria

S. Agnolin, S. Armari, L. Zerman, A. Paladini, A. Ahmad, L. Lubrano, E. Bortoletti, E. Urso, F. Zaglia

2018/10 — pag. 664-666

An 8-year-old previously healthy girl presented to the paediatric Emergency Unit with sudden onset of heartburn and upper abdominal pain following the ingestion of a button battery (BB). A chest and abdomen radiograph was rapidly obtained. It showed ...

Trombosi del seno venoso da otomastoidite Asma da sforzo, VCD, EILO Urinocoltura

2018/10 — pag. 667

Sindrome di Angelman

L. Bettini, P. Cianci, A. Selicorni

2018/10 — pag. 655-657

Tutto sull’ingestione di corpi estranei

S. Carbogno, A. Canuto

2018/10 — pag. 651-653

Le sfide della Medicina contemporanea

S. Maitz, A. Biondi

2018/10 — pag. 635

Malattie rare a cavallo dell’innovazione: una sfida etica e scientifica

A. Tommasini, A. Magnolato, S. Pastore, I. Bruno

2018/10 — pag. 628-634

Recent advances in medicine are providing new opportunities to treat rare and complex disorders. Precision therapies are being developed to target molecular processes crucial to the disease pathogenesis. Media often present technological advances r...

AIFA, in rete notizie fuorvianti sul vaccino anti-influenza - Ferite e cadute da lettini e divani, mai lasciare i bimbi da soli - Togliere le tonsille? In sette casi su otto si potrebbe evitare - Nel mondo 21 milioni di bambini hanno bisogno di curare il dolore - Colla, coca, eroina: in Italia l’emergenza droga comincia a 8 anni - Mielite flaccida acuta: l’infezione che sta colpendo bambini e adolescenti negli USA - Contraccezione. Nei Paesi in via di sviluppo 20 milioni di ragazze non vi accedono - Lo studio del pediatra è troppo affollato? Colpa (anche) di Peppa Pig - Screening neonatale esteso. ISS: “L’85% delle Regioni ha avviato programma, ma solo il 38% ha attivato i Centri di coordinamento” - Precisazioni dell’AIFA sui medicinali biosimilari

M.V. Abate (a cura di)

2018/10

Un “bottone” pericoloso: ulcere esofagee da ingestione di batteria

S. Agnolin, S. Armari, L. Zerman, A. Paladini, A. Ahmad, L. Lubrano, E. Bortoletti, E. Urso, F. Zaglia

2018/10

An 8-year-old previously healthy girl presented to the paediatric Emergency Unit with sudden onset of heartburn and upper abdominal pain following the ingestion of a button battery (BB). A chest and abdomen radiograph was rapidly obtained. It showed ...

Una disfagia che richiede di bere molto

V. Borlotti

2018/9 — pag. 593

Asma prescolare Fenotipi e trattamento

2018/9 — pag. 597

L’adolescente obeso: è importante valutare i genitali

B. Mainetti, M.T. Nasi, E. Valletta

2018/9 — pag. 595-596

The article describes the case of an adolescent male with obesity and pubertal delay whose hormonal and imaging investigations led to the diagnosis of prolactin secreting pituitary adenoma. After cabergoline treatment, a decrease in prolactinoma size...

Il neonato a colori: blu, giallo-verde

G. Corsello, M. Schierz

2018/9 — pag. 581-583

Il macrorchidismo monolaterale

A. Zucchini, V. Graziani, M. Cozzolino, F. Marchetti

2018/9 — pag. 569-572

The unilateral enlargement of a testis, in the absence of symptoms that point towards an acute scrotum, is a situation that must require careful assessment because the exclusion of a tumour process is the first step to be taken. Tumour or endocrine d...

EMA biopsy: precisazioni nei casi di deficit di IgA Oltre il Graffio: Dengue, carrelli e... coscienze libere

2018/9 — pag. 558

Giuseppe

2018/9 — pag. 557

Kawasaki presi di pancia Richiamo antipertossico in gravidanza: un sì (e un quando) sempre più convinto Obesità e prevenzione: siamo sempre fuori tempo Plasma liofilizzato: quasi novità, quasi delusione Gatti che danno nell’occhio

2018/9 — pag. 555-556

Hai un monorene congenito? Il buon giorno si vede dal mattino!

M. Diplomatico, S. Guarino, N. Della Vecchia, T. Esposito, R. Marotta, P. Marzuillo

2018/9

La sindrome di Panayiotopoulos dal punto di vista del Pronto Soccorso: dove si nasconde?

M. Budel

2018/9

Un linfonodo atipico

S. Andrade

2018/9

15 anni, amenorrea… pensa anche al prolattinoma!

A. Troisi, M. Cozzolino, G. Graziani, V. Graziani, M. Mainetti, P. Cenni, F. Marchetti

2018/9

Prolactinoma is a rare benign neoplasia in paediatric age that mostly affects female adolescents. In most cases the adopted therapy is pharmacological with dopamine-agonists and the first choice is cabergoline that shows a good safe and efficacious p...

EMA-biopsy: un nuovo test per semplificare la diagnosi di celiachia nei casi dubbi e difficili

M. Pandullo, L. De Leo, A. Ventura, T. Not

2018/8 — pag. 528-531

The anti-transglutaminase IgA deposits in the intestinal mucosa, detected by a double-sided direct immunofluorescence (IFD) technique, are the best diagnostic marker for coeliac disease. However, this test is time consuming and largely operator-depen...

Herpes zoster e varicella Chetotifene e asma Creatininemia e filtrato glomerulare

2018/8 — pag. 533

Una febbre ricorrente: Mare Nostrum

L. Timpone, P. Abate, M.G. Limongelli, S. Citarella, F. Gallicola, F. Quarantiello, E. Varricchio

2018/8

Fibrosi cistica atipica con pancreas divisum completo: quale relazione?

C. Coppola, I. Parente, S. Errichiello, L. Martemucci

2018/8

Aorta bicuspide e ipertensione: un binomio, una soluzione

V. Moressa, G. Gortani

2018/8

Un adolescente su 5 si ferisce volontariamente - Vista bimbi a rischio se non fanno un controllo entro i 4 anni - Pediatri USA, bimbi giocano poco, medici lo prescrivano - Bimbi disabili a scuola, troppe barriere architettoniche - Papillomavirus, i dati sulla vaccinazione - Malattie rare: 250 italiani con disordini del ciclo dell’urea, soprattutto bimbi - Nascite, la situazione in Italia - Epilessia infantile: scoperte 5 nuove forme della malattia - Sanità: le infezioni respiratorie recidivanti causano un’assenza su tre

M.V. Abate (a cura di)

2018/8

EMA-biopsy: un nuovo test per semplificare la diagnosi di celiachia nei casi dubbi e difficili

M. Pandullo, L. De Leo, A. Ventura, T. Not

2018/8

The anti-transglutaminase IgA deposits in the intestinal mucosa, detected by a double-sided direct immunofluorescence (IFD) technique, are the best diagnostic marker for coeliac disease. However, this test is time consuming and largely operator-depen...

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...

Spettro autistico: M-CHAT o M-CHAT R/F I medici non leggono più riviste scientifiche? Il dibattito Il consenso informato e la recente legislazione italiana Il sorriso di Giannina

2018/7 — pag. 420-422

Scienza e carrelli

2018/7 — pag. 419

Sindrome di Freeman-Sheldon

S. Tajè, P. Cianci, A. Selicorni

2018/7 — pag. 453-455

Leucociti: più alti che bassi

D.U. De Rose, R. Badolato

2018/7 — pag. 435-439

Leukocytosis is a common finding in children evaluation. In order to highlight the underlying cause, it is necessary to investigate which leukocyte subset is involved. Usually, leukocytosis is observed in children with infectious diseases. However,...

Lo stroke in età pediatrica: una sfida diagnostica e terapeutica

A. Suppiej

2018/7 — pag. 433-434

Una cefalea che non ti aspetti: Moyamoya

P. Zagni, F. Leo, V. Loizzo, M.C. Bariola, G. Cingolani, L. Iughetti

2018/7

Diabete tipo 1 e malattie intercorrenti: domande e risposte

V. Graziani, T. Suprani

2018/7

Sinus pilonoidalis Celiachia, diagnosi, biopsia duodenale Proctocolite allergica

2018/6 — pag. 403

Una neonata che vomita...

A. Di Mascio

2018/6 — pag. 399-400

Pillole di clavic... ultura

M. Bevacqua, A. Trombetta, F. Verzegnassi, F. Poropat, E. Barbi, A. Ventura

2018/6 — pag. 391-394

The paper presents the cases of tree children with clavicular swelling and a different final diagnosis that offered the opportunity to discuss the key points for the differential diagnosis of clavicular swelling and to draw a rational diagnostic wo...

Un’emolisi ben mascherata

G. Del Borrello

2018/6

Chronic haemolytic anaemia is a pathophysiological process that can be the expression of many possible etiologies (e.g. a congenital defect of a membrane protein, immune-mediated destruction, enzymopathies, altered erythrocyte development). The paper...

Febbre persistente, dolore toracico e artrite di Takayasu

B. Filippini, B. Bigucci, F. Mascella, M. Gattorno, G. Vergine

2018/5 — pag. 331-334

Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is an extremely rare vasculitis that presents in paediatric age that typically affects adolescents. Clinical manifestations of TA are polymorph and in the fists stage of the disease systemic aspecific symptoms such as fev...

Le due facce di una osteomielite

A. Fumarola, A. Galimberti, S. Pusceddu, L. Mambelli, F. Marchetti

2018/5 — pag. 328-330

Sindrome di Smith-Magenis

P. Cianci, R. Onesimo, G. Zampino, A. Selicorni

2018/5 — pag. 319-321

Gastroenterologia pediatrica: quattro casi per quattro messaggi

M. Bramuzzo

2018/5 — pag. 315-318

The present paper shortly describes four cases and gives some useful remarks to paediatricians about four gastroenterological conditions: sclerosing cholangitis, intestinal polyps, isolate rectal ulcer and early onset inflammatory bowel disease....

Bambino adottato: non pensiamo solo alle infezioni!

C. Totaro, B. Bortone, P. Putignano, L. Galli, M. De Martino, E. Chiappini

2018/5 — pag. 307-312

Background - According to the most recent statistic report by the Italian Commission for International Adoptions, in the period 2014-2015 Italy was the Nation with the highest rate of adoptions in Europe and the second one worldwide, following the Un...

Dislessia: possibilità di individuazione precoce nello studio del pediatra

A. Giangrande, L. Giangrande

2018/5 — pag. 301-305

This paper explores the possibility of early detection of some risk factors for the development of dyslexia. It specifically focuses on phonological awareness and rapid automatized naming, which are two of the main cognitive abilities considered ab...

Quando l’intestino infiammato... è infetto! Storia di una bambina distrofica

C. Barboni, A. Sonzogni, M. Ruggeri

2018/5

Clinica, pregiudizio e morbo di Crohn

A.G. Grasso, M. Mainetti

2018/5

Febbre persistente, dolore toracico e arterite di Takayasu

B. Filippini, B. Bigucci, F. Mascella, M. Gattorno, G. Vergine

2018/5

Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is an extremely rare vasculitis that presents in paediatric age that typically affects adolescents. Clinical manifestations of TA are polymorph and in the fists stage of the disease systemic aspecific symptoms such as fever,...

Una reazione periostale... niente ben

C. Di Chiara, P. Moras, F. Maschio, M. Minute

2018/5

I sette errori più comuni quando si misura la pressione - Inutili gli oli da bagno per l’eczema nei bambini - Pisolino: negli adolescenti è utile per attenzione e memoria - Allergie di primavera, come mettersi al riparo dai pollini durante il picco - Poco zucchero in gravidanza per proteggere il cervello dei bambini - Psoriasi guttata, tipica dei bambini: quali le cure più efficaci? - Bambini, è la qualità del tempo davanti allo schermo a fare la differenza - Disturbi dell'apprendimento, colpiti 250.000 studenti

M.V. Abate (a cura di)

2018/5

Morbo di Crohn: 3 casi per 3 sottolineature

P. Pascolo, M. Bramuzzo, A. Ventura

2018/5

Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease diagnosed in paediatric age, especially during adolescence, in approximately one third of the cases. Pathogenesis is unknown but growing evidence suggests that immunological anomalies due to monogenic ...

Ambliopia: modalità di invio allo specialista oftalmologo e ruolo dello screening pediatrico

E. Cosmo, S. Dalla Torre, S. Pensiero, M. Madonia

2018/4 — pag. 236-242

Rationale - Amblyopia is the first cause of monocular vision deficit; in order to limit the damages due to this condition, an early diagnosis is important, because amblyopia is reversible only if treated within a small period of time. Objectives -...

Happy wheezer Diagnosi di celiachia Clearance della creatinina

2018/4 — pag. 265

Drusen: chi è costui? Anzi chi sono codeste?

A. Velkoski, F. Parentin, A. Ventura

2018/4 — pag. 263-264

Artrite settica del ginocchio o artrite idiopatica giovanile monoarticolare?

M. Mazzolai

2018/4 — pag. 259-261

Diplopia, strabismo a recente insorgenza e...

M. Ronconi

2018/4 — pag. 259-261

Una ragazza con un intenso dolore lombosacrale

M.R. Genovese, C. Radice, A. Fumarola, L. Mambelli, F. Marchetti

2018/4 — pag. 247-249

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...

Celiachia: analisi dei dati 2016

2018/4 — pag. 219-222

L’ecografia polmonare… questa sconosciuta!Chi ha paura di “Morbillino”?Bambini guariti da tumore

2018/4 — pag. 216-217

Drusen: chi era costui? Anzi, chi sono codeste?

A. Velkoski, F. Parentin, A. Ventura

2018/4

Il peso dei poveri

2018/3 — pag. 149

Allergologia

P. Pascolo, A. Velkoski

2018/3 — pag. 189-191

Sindrome di Rokitansky e dintorni: cosa deve sapere il pediatra

M.C. Pellegrin, F. Corrias, M. Bramuzzo, F. Scrimin, E. Cattaruzzi, G. Tornese, E. Faleschini, A. Ventura

2018/3 — pag. 165-171

Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKHS) is a rare congenital disorder characterised by variable aplasia of the uterus and the upper part of the vagina in women with a normal 46,XX karyotype and normal ovarian function. It may be isolated (t...

Le Giornate di Medico e Bambino. A Trieste Vaccinare sempre: dalla gravidanza in poi… Encefaliti mediate da autoanticorpi: un capitolo da conoscere bene Asma difficile: inutile alzare la dose di corticosteroidi inalatori Profilassi antibiotica per la cistouretrografia: SÌ! I bambini non vanno picchiati Kingella kingae: la più… bella del reame

2018/3 — pag. 147-148

Misurazione non invasiva della bilirubina in Neonatologia: limiti e potenzialità

G. De Bernardo, R.T. Scaramuzzo, F. Gabbriellini, B. Barni, I. Vannozzi, C. Tuoni, F. Dini, M. Ciantelli, A. Boldrini

2018/3

Background - Besides traditional bilirubin measurement methods, in the past few years transcutaneous measurement has become popular in Neonatal Care Units, as it is easy to use and painless. However, transcutaneous bilirubinometers are currently limi...

Un’epilessia “criptogenetica”

E. Poletto, R. Semenzato, E. Ravagnan

2018/2 — pag. 115-117

La radiografia del torace nella broncopolmonite: inutile nella maggioranza dei casi?

C. Farneti, G. Vieni, F. Marchetti

2018/2 — pag. 93-95

The review of the literature and of the international guidelines about the usefulness of performing chest radiography for the diagnosis of bronchial pneumonia shows that this examination should be limited to selected cases. If symptoms are suggesti...

Radiografia toracica di controllo? Ecografia, grazie! A proposito della vaccinazione anti-pneumococco Anne Frank, la Shoah e la memoria senza memoria

2018/2 — pag. 82-83

Corticosteroidi nell’asma acuto: adesso lo dicono tutti Una pesante eredità Padri che si fanno un bicchierino coi figli: niente ben! Probiotici (e coliche) Esame rapido delle urine (dipstick): buono a qualsiasi età Battere la leucemia con un colpo solo?

2018/2 — pag. 79-80

Il cortisone nel viral wheezing dell’età prescolare

G. Longo

2018/2 — pag. 76-77

Una diagnosi di invaginazione intestinale in tre turni

M. Colombo

2018/2

La tracheite batterica e l’influenza

P. Pascolo, D. Lepej, U. Krivec

2018/2

Radiologia in Odontoiatria pediatrica. Linee guida del Ministero della Salute per minimizzare i rischi - Sostanze pericolose nei giocattoli vintage, rischio per i bimbi - Giornata mondiale della lebbra: la Medicina vuole cancellarla definitivamente entro il 2020 - OMS lancia l’allarme annegamento: ecco le strategie in atto - I bimbi gattonano in una nuvola di polvere - Come vestire i bambini in inverno: le regole da seguire

M.V. Abate (a cura di)

2018/2

Epatite autoimmune e anemia aplastica

M. Pavan

2018/2

La gestione delle ustioni passo per passo

C. Santelia, C. Zanin

2018/1 — pag. 47-49

Urgenze neurologiche in Pediatria: il caso della perdita acuta del visus

A. Suppiej

2018/1 — pag. 42-46

Acute loss of vision in children is a worrying sign for both patients and physicians. In the absence of obvious ophthalmological signs, the paediatrician is faced with the challenge of distinguishing a functional (non-organic) disorder from potenti...

Lunga vita al rene! L'outcome dei reni unici congeniti

G. Macchini, A. Allegorico

2018/1

Eclatante bassa statura: quando l’ovvio passa inosservato

L. Sessa, E. De Nitto

2018/1

Dolore e funzione: il ruolo del catastrofismo

E. Parisotto, G. Morabito, G. Cozzi, F. Fusco, D. Sambugaro, R. Cavallo, E. Barbi, A. Ventura

2018/1

Stereotest di Lang I: accuratezza e affidabilità nella diagnosi di ambliopia

S. Maddii, I. Biagini, G. Virgili

2017/10 — pag. 665-666

Background - Amblyopia is a complex anomaly of vision development in first years of life, that causes unilateral or bilateral visual acuity defect and it represents a serious socio-economic barrier in the modern society. Objectives - To evaluate the...

Che colpo! Ematocolpo

A. Contin, E. Casarin, M. Bellettato

2017/10 — pag. 663-664

Un ragazzo con episodi sub-occlusivi intestinali recidivanti

M. Mainetti, G. Turlà, C. Radice, I. Montroni, G. Ugolini, F. Marchetti

2017/10 — pag. 649-651

Masse ovariche perinatali, in età pediatrica e in adolescenza: miti e realtà

M.C. Lucchetti, F. Morini

2017/10 — pag. 641-648

Ovarian masses are a relatively frequent finding either in perinatal or in paediatric and adolescent ages and are not always easy to interpret and manage. The same rules and protocols used in adult patients are generally adopted in the clinical app...

Dagli alla talpa

2017/10 — pag. 623

Uno strano ballo… da corea reumatica

V. Di Ruscio

2017/10

Una marcia da ubriaca da trombosi del seno sigmoideo

A.G. Grasso

2017/10

Un dubbioso esordio di sclerosi multipla

P. Largo, F. Greco, E.C. Turco

2017/10

Un’encefalite dall’aspetto sospetto

C. Petrolini, M. Luzzati

2017/10

Stereotest di Lang I: accuratezza e affidabilità nella diagnosi di ambliopia

S. Maddii, I. Biagini, G. Virgili

2017/10

Background: Amblyopia is a complex anomaly of vision development in first years of life, that causes unilateral or bilateral visual acuity defect and it represents a serious socio-economic barrier in the modern society. Purpose: To evaluate the reli...

Screening per i disordini del neurosviluppo

2017/9 — pag. 591-592

Febbri da brivido Quale dose di aspirina per la Kawasaki? To tax or not to tax? Adrenoleucodistrofia (… quella dell’olio di Lorenzo): è tempo di terapia genica Risonanza magnetica cerebrale e incidentalomi Progressi nel trattamento dell’osteoma osteoide Parrot e Casi indimenticabili

2017/9 — pag. 555-556

Cosa si nasconde dietro una rettorragia che persiste?

C. Spada, E. Coccolini, M. Ficara

2017/9

Pielectasie neonatiDosaggio della melatonina

2017/8 — pag. 533

È davvero indispensabile fare la rachicentesi ai neonati senza segni neurologici?

G. Calvitti, F. Maisano, I. Guidotti, C. Rossi, G. Nicolini

2017/8 — pag. 493-501

CASI CLINICI: COSA DEVE FARE IL PEDIATRA PER AZZECCARE GLI ANTIBIOTICI…

2017/8 — pag. 493-501

Grandi classici mai fuori moda: coartazione aortica e polsi femorali

G. Caddeo

2017/8

Il mal di schiena nel bambino

S. Contorno, S. Amoroso, B. Sacher, V. Kiren, A. Ventura

2017/7 — pag. 447-453

Back pain is an infrequent complaint in children. A complete history and a careful physical examination should be performed on all patients presenting with back pain. A systematic approach can diagnose the most common causes: trauma, inflammatory d...

Il pGALS: un sistema di valutazione dell’apparato muscolo-scheletrico nei bambini in età scolare

S. Lazzeri, G. Simonini

2017/7 — pag. 455-459

The pGALS is a simple and effective assessment tool used to identify school-aged children with musculoskeletal pathology. The approach is aimed at the non-specialist in paediatric musculoskeletal medicine as a basic clinical tool to be used in conj...

Artrite settica-osteomielite o... piomiosite

A. Bosco, P. Cianci

2017/7 — pag. 463-464

Pronto Soccorso

G. Facchina

2017/7 — pag. 460

Prick alimenti e rischio atopicoAdolescente con naso sempre chiuso

2017/7 — pag. 467

Un dolore acuto alla gamba dopo il calcio a un pallone

C. Udina, S. Minguzzi, L. Mambelli, M. Cavini, F. Marchetti

2017/7 — pag. 465-466

The paper presents a case of a 10-year-old boy with acute groin pain after kicking a ball. Pain was exacerbated by exerting pressure on the anteromedial region of the thigh and by abduction/extra rotation of the leg. Ultrasonography revealed asymmetr...

La leucemia ridotta all’osso: fatti e misfatti

A.G. Grasso, C. Radice, F. Corrias, F. Verzegnassi, F. Marchetti

2017/7 — pag. 428-434

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) is the most common cancer disease in paediatric age. Even though in the last decade there has been a steady improve of the chances of survival from this disease, it is relatively uncommon in the life of a general...

Indimenticabile ARFID Paura di soffocare deglutendo, stridore inspiratorio, eruttazioni involontarie: più malato che matto…! Più matti che malati: dal dire al fare Neonati in astinenza Il futuro dell’adolescente che si fa del male Perdere il padre

2017/7 — pag. 417-418

Leucemia linfoblastica acuta del bambino: al bivio tra successi e interrogativi

A. Biondi

2017/7 — pag. 415

Una rara zoppia

S. Carbogno

2017/7

Un caso di pericardite ricorrente che nasconde una febbre mediterranea familiare

V. Gragnaniello, S. Ascione

2017/7

Un dolore acuto alla gamba dopo il calcio a un pallone

C. Udina, S. Minguzzi, L. Mambelli, M. Cavini, F. Marchetti

2017/7

The paper presents a case of a 10-year-old boy with acute groin pain after kicking a ball. Pain was exacerbated by exerting pressure on the anteromedial region of the thigh and by abduction/extra rotation of the leg. Ultrasonography revealed asymmetr...

Modi diversi di sviluppare un diabete

M. Pavan, A. Lora, G. Gortani, E. Faleschini

2017/6 — pag. 395-396

Ipereosinofilia severa: un caso da non dimenticare

E. Santi

2017/6

Un linfonodo “sospetto”

I. Rochira, P. Dal Canton

2017/6