Rivista di formazione e aggiornamento professionale del pediatra e del medico di base, fondata nel 1982. In collaborazione con l'Associazione Culturale Pediatri.
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Lung Diseases, Obstructive

Respiratory Tract Diseases Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive

289 articoli — 1997-2026 Include sottocategorie MeSH

RI Percorsi clinici
Una tumefazione toracica crepitante

Catania M, Ippolito A, Arcoleo F, Pellegriti AF, Ferlisi A, Moceri G, Pensabene M, Corsello G.

2026/1 — pag. 43-46 — DOI

Pneumomediastinum (PM) and subcutaneous emphysema (SE) are rare conditions in the paediatric population, generally benign but potentially associated with acute respiratory diseases or trauma. The paper reports the case of a 7-year-old boy with a hist...

RI Aggiornamento
La bronchite eosinofila

Longo G, Badina L, Berti I, Maschio M, Amaddeo A.

2025/8 — pag. 489-498 — DOI

Eosinophilic bronchitis is a clinical entity characterized by bronchial eosinophilic inflammation that clinically manifests only with chronic, essentially dry cough. Just like asthma, it responds well to inhaled corticosteroid therapy, but it differs...

RI Lettere
La bronchite eosinofila: la riconosci se la conosci

Thiebat E, Longo G.

2025/8 — pag. 488 — DOI

RI Domande e risposte
Asma, erogatori in polvere e strategia SMART

2025/7 — pag. 471 — DOI

RI Lettere
Accesso libero
Nirsevimab tra presente e immediato futuro

Fusco F, Sambugaro D, Marchetti F.

2025/5 — pag. 284-288 — DOI

EL Casi indimenticabili
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...

RI Domande e risposte
Asma e adolescenti: trattamento di fondo

2024/7 — pag. 471 — DOI

RI L'esperienza che insegna
Bronchiolite obliterante post-infettiva (PIBO), chi è costei?

Traunero A, Basilicata S, Badina L, Maschio M, Ghirardo S, Amaddeo A.

2024/5 — pag. 317-320 — DOI

The paper presents the case of a 14-month-old child with a persistent respiratory distress with wheezing and diffuse crackles on chest auscultation. Symptoms appeared after a viral pneumonia caused by Adenovirus. The recent history, the clinical mani...

RI Ricerca
Il nirsevimab nella prevenzione della bronchiolite da virus respiratorio sinciziale

Consolati A, Farinelli MP, Serravalle P, Rollandin C., Apprato L. , Bongiorno S.

2024/4 — pag. 239-242 — DOI

Background - RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization for respiratory infections in infants, such as bronchiolitis. In the epidemic season 2023-2024, in the Valle D’Aosta Region (VdA) a universal prevention programme against RSV was implemented to...

RI Editoriali
Accesso libero
La profilassi dell'infezione da virus respiratorio sinciziale: dal dire al fare?

Marchetti F.

2024/4 — pag. 211-212 — DOI

EL I Poster degli specializzandi
Accesso libero
Incremento della severità delle bronchioliti: la necessità di interventi urgenti

Strati MF, Meleca V, Brisca G, Mallamaci MF, pirlo D, Buratti S, Ferretti M, Piccotti E, Mariani M, Castagnola E, Moscatelli A

2024/4 — pag. 79-79 — DOI

The authors describe the epidemiology of bronchiolitis from the perspective of a tertiary centre and confirm the significant increase in the number and severity of cases after the lockdown....

EL I Poster degli specializzandi
Accesso libero
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....

RI Problemi correnti
Tutta la tosse in una figura

Longo G.

2024/2 — pag. 87-93 — DOI

Cough is the most common cause of unscheduled paediatric visits. The figure in the article shows the main causes of paediatric coughs differentiated by duration, quality (dry or wet) and night-time coughing. With these few simple key anamnestic eleme...

RI Casi indimenticabili
Pensa alla bronchite eosinofila

Fusco F.

2023/10 — pag. 662-663 — DOI

The diagnosis of eosinophilic bronchitis was finally done in a 4-year-old girl with dry, long lasting cough...

RI Il graffio
Accesso libero
Tutto scorre

2023/10 — pag. 623 — DOI

RI Farmacoriflessioni
Adrenalina, il farmaco salvavita

Tumminelli C, Squillaci D, Calligaris L, Berti I, Poropat F, Barbi E, Amaddeo A, Cozzi G.

2023/3 — pag. 169-176 — DOI

The administration of epinephrine is recommended in children with severe clinical conditions, such as in case of anaphylaxis, life-threatening asthma, shock and cardiac arrest. Due to the very low frequency of these conditions in common paediatric em...

RI Domande e risposte
Tosse secca persistente Asma e spirometria

2022/10 — pag. 659 — DOI

RI Domande e risposte
Accesso libero
Spirometria, asma, terapia di fondo; sindattilia

2022/9 — pag. 607 — DOI

EL Ricerca
Uso degli antibiotici in età pediatrica

Ravaglia A, Guala A, Borraccino A; GdL Antibiotici Regione Piemonte

2022/4 — pag. 75-80 — DOI

The pharmaceutical prescription allows a quantitatively but not qualitative evaluation of a drug as it does not report the reason. The software used by family paediatricians is designed to receive the diagnosis, but the field is not usually filled in...

RI Domande e risposte
Bronchite batterica protratta, trattamento antibiotico

2022/2 — pag. 131

RI Domande e risposte
Vaccino antinfluenzale, spray nasale

2022/1 — pag. 63 — DOI

RI ABC
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...

RI Speciale
Pronto Soccorso

Calligaris L, Poropat F, Cozzi G

2021/26 — pag. 14 — DOI

RI Speciale
Asma e allergologia

Longo G, Badina L

2021/26 — pag. 2 — DOI

RI Speciale
Pneumologia

Cutrera R, Amaddeo A

2021/26 — pag. 13 — DOI

RI Farmacoriflessioni
Tutto quello che il pediatra dovrebbe sapere sul mepolizumab

Prisco A, Carlone G, Maschio M, Badina L, Barbi E

2021/6 — pag. 374-378 — DOI

Mepolizumab, a monoclonal antibody blocking IL-5, is efficacious in the treatment of severe lung diseases sharing eosinophilic inflammation pattern. The paper describes two cases in which the drug was used with excellent results. The first involved a...

EL I Poster degli specializzandi
Accesso libero
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,...

RI Domande e risposte
Vaccino antinfluenzale e allergia all’uovo

2020/10 — pag. 665 — DOI

RI Problemi speciali
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...

RI Casi indimenticabili
NAPA: Non-Atopic Persistent Asthma

L. Levantino

2020/8 — pag. 531-532 — DOI

RI Farmacoriflessioni
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...

RI Domande e risposte
FDEIA e anafilassi da sforzo fisicoSindrome sinu-bronchiale

2019/9 — pag. 599

EL Ricerca
Malattie respiratorie dell’infanzia, inquinamento dell’aria e percezione del rischio delle famiglie nella provincia di Piacenza

R. Sacchetti, G. Gregori, E. Fabrizi, S. Salini, A. Bonomini, B. Armellini

2019/7 — pag. 135-143

Background and objectives - The objective of Aria Pulita 3, hereinafter referred to as “Clean Air 3” (CA3), was to study the changes that have occurred in the paediatric population of Piacenza (Italy) in the last 15 years regarding the epidemiolo...

RI Pagine elettroniche
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. 193-195

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...

EL Caso contributivo
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...

RI Ricerca
La bronchiolite: aderenza alle linee guida

M. Rezzuto, C. Russo, C. Mandato, D. De Brasi, F. Savoia, P. Siani

2018/10 — pag. 641-646

Background - Bronchiolitis is the most common infection of the lower respiratory tract during the first year of life. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines and the Italian Society of Paediatrics (SIP) Consensus underline that the diagno...

RI Domande e risposte
Asma prescolare Fenotipi e trattamento

2018/9 — pag. 597

RI Quello che ho imparato in...
Allergologia

P. Pascolo, A. Velkoski

2018/3 — pag. 189-191

RI Editoriali
Il cortisone nel viral wheezing dell’età prescolare

G. Longo

2018/2 — pag. 76-77

RI Aggiornamento
Problemi respiratori e allergici legati a umidità e muffe ambientali

L. Anfossi

2017/9 — pag. 563-569

Scientific evidences showed indoor dampness to be associated consistently with increased asthma development, cough, bronchitis, allergic rhinitis and upper respiratory tract symptoms. Sufficient evidence exists for associating the presence of mould...

RI L'esperienza che insegna
Quando l’asma è “difficile”: il ruolo dell’omalizumab

G. Vieni, L. Biserna, F. Marchetti

2017/3 — pag. 177-181

The percentage of asthmatic children with severe asthma is low (< 5%). Children with severe asthma require treatment with high dose of inhaled steroids plus a second controller and/or systemic steroids to control symptoms. They can also remain unco...

RI Casi indimenticabili
Qualcosa di più di un "asma"

A. Iacono, P. Gallo, L. Pecorari

2017/3 — pag. 191-193

RI L'angolo degli specializzandi
Il bambino che respira male: come si valuta, cosa si fa

G. Facchina, S. Lega

2016/10 — pag. 661-664

RI L'angolo degli specializzandi
L’asma a 360°

A. Canuto

2016/9 — pag. 599-601

EL Casi indimenticabili
Con l’aria fino al collo

I. Bonacini, S. Iuliano, R. Quarta Colosso, B. Ruozi, A. Di Peri, S. Falcone, M. Rubini, V. Maffini, F. Savina

2016/9

RI Pagine elettroniche
La sindrome da inappropriata secrezione di ADH nella bronchiolite

S. Della Paolera, S. Soffritti, F. Sandri

2016/7 — pag. 463-465

The paper describes the case of a three-month-old infant who was hospitalized in our neonatal intensive care unit for respiratory distress, hyporeactivity and feeding difficulties. The RSV test on nasopharyngeal sample showed positive result and ...

RI Il graffio
Accesso libero
La pediatria si è fermata a Idomeni

2016/3 — pag. 151

RI Pagine elettroniche
Un lobo polmonare iperlucente

G. Vieni, S. Pusceddu, L. Mambelli, F. Pugliese, V. Poletti, F. Marchetti

2015/9 — pag. 593-595

The paper describes the case of a 7-year-old female child with a history of chronic cough following an acute respiratory infection and unilateral hyperlucent lung on chest radiograph. The diagnosis was Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome, based on chara...

RI Farmacoriflessioni
Soluzione salina ipertonica in corso di bronchiolite acuta: fare meno è fare di più?

S. Pusceddu, G. Cozzi

2015/9 — pag. 581-584

Since 2013, all the published trials, without any exception, showed that treatment with nebulized hypertonic solution did not reduce the length of stay in hospital (LOS) of children with acute bronchiolitis. Trials published before 2013 were flawed...

RI Aggiornamento
Bronchite batterica protratta dai casi clinici alla messa a fuoco di una entità poco conosciuta e “maltrattata”

C. Bibalo, C. Bibalo, M. Tubaro, A. Ventura, G. Longo

2015/9 — pag. 565-572

Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is a wet, “smoker-like” cough that persists more than 4 weeks (chronic, not remitting cough) and promptly responds to an appropriate antimicrobial treatment. Although it is the most common cause of chronic coug...

EL I Poster degli specializzandi
Accesso libero
Un caso di tosse cronica e asma non controllato: non è tutto asma ciò che tossisce

A. Nucci, F. Tubili

2015/9

RI Linee guida
Accesso libero
Le nuove Linee Guida sulla bronchiolite

G. Cozzi, S. Pusceddu, L. Mambelli, E. Barbi, F. Marchetti

2015/6 — pag. 369-375

Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infection and hospitalization in children less than 1 year old. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Italian Pediatric Society (SIP) have recently published new guidelines fo...

RI Il graffio
Né fessi né infami

2015/3 — pag. 149

RI Casi indimenticabili
Quando la marcia non mente

G. Bordin, E. Cavaliere, M. Marchiori

2015/2 — pag. 115-116

RI Linee guida
La gestione dell’accesso asmatico acuto in Pronto Soccorso (e non solo)

G. Longo, M. Maschio, E. Panontin, F. Marchetti, G. Furcolo, F. Quarantiello

2014/9 — pag. 563-569

The management of acute asthma, as a medical emergency, must be organized in advance by providing materials and tools for an immediate and easy use, especially when the physician who runs the emergency has limited experience in children. Similarly ...

EL Protocolli di diagnosi e terapia
Accesso libero
La gestione dell’accesso asmatico acuto

G. Furcolo, F. Quarantiello

2014/9

RI Problemi correnti
La rinite allergica in età pediatrica

E. Benelli, A. Ventura, G. Longo

2014/4 — pag. 240-248

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common disease, especially among adolescents. Dust mite rhinitis usually develops at the end of preschool age and it is characterized by obstructive symptoms. AR due to pollens becomes more evident close to 10 years of a...

RI Editoriali
Nido, miracoloso nido

G. Tamburlini

2013/7 — pag. 415-417

RI Domande e risposte
Bronchite batterica protratta Sanguinamento dal capezzolo

2013/5 — pag. 331

RI Farmacoriflessioni
I corticosteroidi nelle malattie respiratorie: certezze e dubbi 60 anni dopo (Seconda parte)

F.M. de Benedictis, F. Franceschini, R. Budassi, A. Capolongo, C. Gobbi, A. Guerrieri, C. Migliori, A. Nobilini, C. Pasqualini

2012/10 — pag. 652-659

Corticosteroids are anti-inflammatory drugs which are used in many pulmonary conditions, either systemically or by inhalation. Corticosteroids have a proven beneficial role in asthma, croup, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and subglottic he...

RI Domande e risposte
Adrenalina aerosol Asma intrinseco e terapia di base

2012/10 — pag. 669

RI Pagine elettroniche
Valutazione dell’efficacia di un percorso terapeutico-educazionale nel migliorare il controllo dell’asma in bambini e adolescenti

S. Guarnaccia, M. Bianchi, E. D’Agata, G. Boldini, A. Pluda, A. Boldi, A. Clavenna, M. Cartabia, M. Bonati

2012/9 — pag. 600-602

Aim - To evaluate whether the therapeutic-educational programme “Io e l’Asma”, addressed to asthmatic children/adolescents and their families would improve asthma control and implement asthma guidelines in an Italian setting in which the prevalen...

RI Farmacoriflessioni
I corticosteroidi nelle malattie respiratorie: certezze e dubbi 60 anni dopo (Prima parte)

F.M. de Benedictis, A. Andreozzi, R. Budassi, A. Capolongo, C. Gobbi, A. Guerrieri, C. Migliori, A. Nobilini, C. Pasqualini

2012/9 — pag. 585-588

Corticosteroids are anti-inflammatory drugs which are used in many pulmonary conditions, either systemically or by inhalation. Corticosteroids have a proven beneficial role in asthma, croup, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and subglottic he...

RI Il commento
Curare bene l’asma

G. Longo

2012/9 — pag. 583-584

EL Ricerca
Valutazione dell’efficacia di un percorso terapeutico-educazionale nel migliorare il controllo dell’asma in bambini e adolescenti

S. Guarnaccia, M. Bianchi, E. D’Agata, G. Boldini, A. Pluda, A. Boldi, A. Clavenna, M. Catarbia, M. Bonati

2012/9

Aim - To evaluate whether the therapeutic-educational programme ‘Io e l’Asma’, addressed to asthmatic children/adolescents and their families would improve asthma control and implement asthma guidelines in an Italian setting in which the prevalence o...

RI Digest
Miscellanea

2011/6 — pag. 391-393

RI Percorsi clinici
Una bronchiolite rivelatrice

C. De Chiara, F. de Seta, R. Kosova, L. de Seta

2011/4 — pag. 242-246

A case of acute respiratory distress with hypoxia in a 28-day-newborn presenting with the symptoms of bronchiolitis during an epidemic period is described. The persistence of the symptoms associated with a radiological picture of the chest showing ...

EL Casi indimenticabili
Siamo a novembre, tempo di castagne, mistocchine e…

S. Ferioli

2010/9

RI Casi indimenticabili
Vocal cord dysfunction

G. Tornese, M. Spaccini, E. Neri, M. Maschio

2010/7 — pag. 452-453

EL Il punto su
Accesso libero
Il ruolo esercitato dalla flogosi, dai geni e dal sesso nel rapporto asma-obesità in età pediatrica

V. Tomarchio, L. Spicuzza, M. La Rosa

2009/5

EL Occhio all'evidenza
Accesso libero
Mancanza del placebo

D. Radzik

2009/4

EL Casi indimenticabili
Accesso libero
Speravo fosse un asma e invece era... una leucemia

L. Calligaris, G. Paloni, E. Rizzello

2009/3

RI Problemi correnti
La dieta dei primi mesi e lo sviluppo dell’atopia

G. Longo, F. Panizon

2009/3 — pag. 162-167

In the last few years, sufficient evidences have been collected to consider the delayed administration of heterologus and allergogenous food, in the hope of avoiding the IgE sensitization, useless and probably counterproductive. Actually, the passa...

EL Quiz del mese
Accesso libero
La domanda di Febbraio

D. Radzik

2009/2

RI Novità
NOVITA' IN PEDIATRIA PRATICA 2007-2008

F. Panizon

2008/10 — pag. 639-670

RI Problemi speciali
“Vocal cord dysfunction”: quando l’asma non convince

S. Dal Bo, R. Meneghetti, G. Longo

2008/7 — pag. 445-450

The vocal cord dysfunction syndrome is a disease characterized by short crisis of dyspnea due to a paradoxical movement in adduction of vocal cords, with consequent laringeal narrowing, mainly inspiratory dyspnea/apnea and choking feeling. This man...

EL Pediatria per l'ospedale
Accesso libero
I leucotrieni (parte prima)

G. Bartolozzi

2008/2

RI Focus
Spray con il distanziatore: istruzioni per l'uso

D. Radzik

2007/10 — pag. 637-644

There is clear evidence to support the use of a pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI)/ spacer combination in the treatment of mild to moderate acute asthma rather than a nebulizer. With the first method there are additional benefits like fewer si...

RI Ricerca
Profilo prescrittivo dei farmaci antiasmatici nella popolazione pediatrica della ASL di Lecco

M. Bianchi, A. Clavenna, L. Labate, A. Bortolotti, I. Fortino, G.W. Locatelli, G. Giuliani, M. Bonati

2007/10 — pag. 653-659

Antiasthmatic drugs are often prescribed for conditions different from asthma and many patients are exposed to therapy for which there is no evidence of efficacy. The aim of this study was to test whether antiasthmatic drug prescription rates refle...

RI Focus
Forme e modi della terapia inalatoria

2007/10 — pag. 631-644

The percentage of a prescribed drug that is able to reach the lung (delivery power) is low and varies widely when both nebulizers, pneumatic and ultrasonic, are used. The Metered- Doser Inhaler (MDI) has a higher and more constant efficiency, moreo...

RI Ricerca
Il ricovero pediatrico in Lombardia: cause, variabilità e possibile inappropriatezza

M. Fontana, P. Federico, S. Santucci

2007/8 — pag. 520-526

The analysis of the final diagnosis of children admitted to the 66 Pediatric Wards of Regione Lombardia (Italy) during the year 2003 showed an excess of variability of the number and the causes of these admissions. Twenty percent of the wards had les...

RI Editoriali
Accesso libero
Sulla "possibile inappropriatezza" dei ricoveri pediatrici in Lombardia

Franco Panizon

2007/8 — pag. 483-484

RI Editoriali
Accesso libero
Le malattie croniche in età pediatrica negli Stati Uniti... e in italia

F. Marchetti

2007/7 — pag. 415-416

EL Occhio all'evidenza
Accesso libero
Le FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) sui distanziatori (prima parte)

D. Radzik

2007/7

RI Aggiornamento
L’ossigenoterapia. Indicazioni, vie di somministrazione e parametri da valutare

P. Petaros, P. Salierno, Ingrid Rabach, E. Barbi, G. Longo

2007/5 — pag. 291-297

The main issues concerning oxygen treatment in children are discussed in this paper ranging from physiopathological premises to practical daily issues. Indications to oxygen treatment, monitoring issues, clinical tips, advantages and disadvantages of...

RI ABC
La bronchiolite acuta del lattante

F. Panizon, A. Pulella, R. Cavaliere, A. Tisci

2007/3 — pag. 177-180

EL Occhio all'evidenza
Accesso libero
Gli steroidi inalatori sono efficaci nell'attacco acuto d'asma?

D. Radzik

2007/2

RI Farmacoriflessioni
Steroidi inalatori e storia naturale dell'asma bronchiale

D. Radzik

2006/10 — pag. 656-660

Background Airway chronic inflammation and remodelling play an important role in the pathophysiology of asthma, leading to structural irreversible changes of the airways which occur already in the early school years. Objective To determine whether a...

RI Editoriali
Accesso libero
8 passi dell'ACP per un cammino condiviso

L. Grandori, M. Gangemi

2006/10 — pag. 619-622

RI Editoriali
Accesso libero
L’uso razionale dei corticosteroidi inalatori: il caso Italia

F. Marchetti, G. Longo

2006/10 — pag. 619-622

RI Farmacoriflessioni
Ti piace vincere facile? Ovvero, del placebo non ne posso piùImpariamo a pretendere un confronto adeguato

S. Miceli Sopo

2006/6 — pag. 372-376

Every day we read about the efficacy, both pharmacological and non, of a given treatment. The Evidence Based Medicine has taught us to appreciate the methodologic value of the studies we read, and we have learned it. However, an aspect which should ...

RI Farmacoriflessioni
L’immunoterapia sublinguale può sostituire quella iniettiva nel trattamento delle malattie allergiche respiratorie?

D. Radzik

2006/2 — pag. 104-110

Subcutaneous injective immunotherapy (SCIT) has been used for almost 100 years for the treatment of respiratory allergic diseases, with many data available on this topic. SCIT remains however rather controversial because, even if its effects persist ...

RI Editoriali
Le zone grigie sul ruolo dell'immunoterapia specifica

G. Longo

2006/2 — pag. 75-78

EL Il punto su
Accesso libero
La bronchiolite (Parte prima)

M. Lazzerini, E. Barbi

2005/4

RI Medicina e societ&agrave;
Inquinamento extradomiciliare e malattie respiratorie del bambino

A. Battistini, R. Marvasi

2005/4 — pag. 240-245

The two most important air pollutants are: particulate mater with a diameter less than 10 μm or PM10 and ozone (O3), the first prevailing from October to April the second during summer. Epidemiological studies suggest that every 10 μm/m3 ...

RI Editoriali
Il buon senso, i farmaci antiasmatici, le omissioni

S. Miceli Sopo

2005/3 — pag. 144

RI Farmacoriflessioni
Antileucotrieni nel bambino con “viral wheezing” ricorrente

A. Boner, G. Longo, S. Miceli Sopo

2005/3 — pag. 171-173

In children with frequent wheezing, frequent and serious episodes of asthmatic dispnoea and risk factors for asthma and atopia, low-dose inhaled steroids should be used as preventive treatment since bronchial inflammation is primarily due to eosino...

RI Problemi correnti
Quando iniziare e quando sospendere i farmaci antiasmatici

L. Travan, I. Berti, G. Longo

2005/3 — pag. 157-163

The understanding of the chronic bronchial inflammation characterizing asthma led us to a more convinced and accurate use of inhaled corticosteroids such as long lasting therapy. Although times and ways for this treatment have been defined by sever...

RI Problemi correnti
L’accesso asmatico acuto

E. Barbi, P. Petaros, L. Badina, G. Longo

2005/2 — pag. 99-103

An accurate evaluation of the severity of an asthma attack is a critical issue for the choice of a correct therapy. A good clinical evaluation is facilitated by a correct understanding of the clinical signs, supported by some pathophysiological kno...

RI Problemi non correnti
La sindrome del lobo medio nel bambino

G. Nocerino

2005/1 — pag. 37-43

Due to its peculiar anatomical structure, the middle lobe is at high risk for atelectasis, which can be partial or total, with or without parenchymal infiltration. Particularly in cases of partial or “pure” atelectasis, antero-posterior X-ray may n...

RI Problemi correnti
Prick e RAST: troppo o troppo poco

I. Bruno, G. Longo

2004/10 — pag. 641-648

RI Problemi correnti
Salbutamolo e cortisonici nell’accesso acuto d’asma

E. Barbi, et al.

2004/9 — pag. 559-565

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

RI Problemi correnti
Il ruolo della profilassi ambientale nella prevenzione e nel trattamento dell’asma

I. Romei, et al.

2004/4 — pag. 235-242

The Author offers an overview of allergen avoidance measures for house dust mite (HD). The main HD allergen, Der p1, is a proteolytic enzyme which has direct effects on respiratory epithelium and on immune system. There is sufficient evidence of th...

RI Digest e superdigest
Epidemiologia della bronchiolite da VRS e indicazioni alla profilassi

2004/2 — pag. 108-111

RI Articolo speciale
Allergia agli alimenti, reazioni crociate e biotecnologie agroalimentari

R. Ronchetti, MP. Villa

2004/1 — pag. 31-37

Food allergies can be divided into two groups, the first one comprising classic tropho-allergies, which appear during the first year of life or early childhood, and are accompanied by eczema, hives, enteropathy, shock; and the second one affecting ...

RI Casi indimenticabili
Un caso indimenticabile per più di un motivo

V. Murgia

2003/7 — pag. 460-461

RI Aggiornamento
Il “fischio” dalla nascita in poi: inquadramento diagnostico e prognostico delle sindromi asmatiformi

G. Longo

2003/6 — pag. 363-368

The article provides an overview of the clinical and epidemiological features of wheezing in the first years of life, with specific attention paid to prognostic aspects. Wheezing bronchitis is triggered by viral infections, Mycoplasma pneumoniae an...

RI Problemi correnti
Fumo passivo: una questione pediatrica ma non solo

F. Panizon

2003/3 — pag. 163-169

There is strong evidence that pre-natal exposure to tobacco smoke products increases the risk of low birth weight infants and reduces mean birth weight for gestational age by about 10%. Strong associations are also observed with sudden infant death...

RI Problemi correnti
Latte e asma

G.E. Polly

2003/1 — pag. 40-41

RI Problemi correnti
Asma: il gatto fa bene, il latte materno fa male?

G. Longo, F. Panizon

2003/1 — pag. 35-41

A series of cross sectional and prospective studies have shown that, differently from older beliefs, early exposure to cat has a protective effect on the development of allergy and asthma in adult age. This effect, which is true for high and low co...

RI Editoriali
La legge inversa dell’evidenza

G. Tamburlini

2003/1 — pag. 7-8

EL Contributi Originali - Casi contributivi
Accesso libero
GER-IPLV-ASMA:un caso clinico

P. Gianino, P. Longo, M. C. Zambelli, A. Laccisaglia, M. Costamagna

2002/10

RI Domande e risposte
Accesso libero
Domande e risposte

G. Longo

2002/10 — pag. 685-686

RI Pagine elettroniche
Accesso libero
Reflusso gastroesofageo-asma-collasso-ipersensibilità alle proteine del latte vaccino

2002/10 — pag. 683

Report of a case of cow-milk intolerance in a premature new-born with bronchospasm, reflux, shock....

RI Controversie
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Il trattamento farmacologico della bronchiolite

E. Barbi, G. Cavagni

2002/4 — pag. 247-251

With regard to bronchiolitis, strong evidence of effectiveness does exist only for oxygen and hydration. There is some evidence on the effectiveness of nebulised adrenaline, but it does not significantly improve the clinical course, nor reduce the ...

RI Editoriali
Accesso libero
La bronchiolite delle controversie

F. Marchetti, G. Longo

2002/4 — pag. 211

RI L'intervista
Accesso libero
La salute dell’adolescente

G. Tamburlini

2002/1 — pag. 54

RI Linee guida
Accesso libero
La gestione della sindrome influenzale in Pediatria

R. Arigliani, V. Giacomet, F. Marolla, A. Guarino

2002/1 — pag. 41-45

Guidelines for the management of influenza in children were developed by the National Institutes for Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità) together with all the major Italian paediatric societies. Rapid diagnostic tests are not recommended due to i...

EL Il punto su
Accesso libero
L'asma (Parte seconda)

G. Bartolozzi

2001/5

RI Novità
Accesso libero
Novità in Pediatria pratica 1999-2000

F. Panizon

2000/10 — pag. 647-659

RI Problemi correnti
Accesso libero
La tosse (o le tossi)

G. Longo, E. Barbi

2000/10 — pag. 631-635

Cough is a frequent symptom, ranging from the simple, irritatingly cough associated with the common cold to the catarrhal cough of sinusitis and to the prolonged afebrile non productive cough caused by intracellular pathogens such as Mycoplasma and...

RI Linee guida
Accesso libero
Criteri metodologici per la produzione di linee guida: l’esempio dell’asma

G. Formoso, R. Buzzetti, A. Campomori, N. Magrini

2000/8 — pag. 513-520

Practice guidelines are quite widespread in many clinical areas, yet few of them are developed following a systematic method. This article describes the process needed to develop valid and reliable guidelines, so that they can effectively support h...

EL Appunti di Terapia
Accesso libero
Metanalisi sugli effetti degli steroidi inalanti sulla crescita dei bambini con asma

G. Bartolozzi

2000/7

RI Pagina verde
Accesso libero
Wheezing ricorrente, sinusite, reflusso gastro-esofageo

M.F. Patria, F. Rusconi

2000/6 — pag. 391-393

Description of a very instructive case of chronic asthma, scarcely sensible to bronchodilators and environmental prophylaxis. An antibiotic treatment for concurrent sinusitis cured the latter, but not asthma which kept on worsening, despite of a h...

RI Ricerca
Accesso libero
Rischi attribuibili al fumo passivo in Pediatria di base

A. Veneziano, M. Mayer, L. Greco

2000/5 — pag. 300-302

Aim of the study is to evaluate the load of passive smoking at home on the incidence of common respiratory diseases in children. 464 children 0-10 years old were followed for a mean of 4 years to accrue 1821 child-years. The incidence of each disea...

RI Perché si sbaglia
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Una massa mediastinica… di troppo

L. De Seta, G. Aurelio, M. Grimaldi

2000/2 — pag. 113-115

RI Pagina verde
Accesso libero
Prick test. uno studio epidemiologico su 1000 bambini

GM. Amato, R. Barcellona, A. Travia, G. Amato, M. Carta, A. De Luca, M. Giuffré, L. Piazza, D. Termini

2000/1 — pag. 57-58

1,000 patients were invited for supposed allergic diseases and they were tested with a panel of 11 inhalant allergens and 12 food allergens. 502 patients turned out to be positive: at least one positive result was obtained for 60% of the asthmatic...

RI Problemi correnti
Accesso libero
I comportamenti inutili e dannosi Parte IV

G. Longo, A. Ventura

2000/1 — pag. 31-33

RI Editoriali
Accesso libero
Prevenzione dell’asma

M&B

1999/7 — pag. 400

EL Appunti di Terapia
Accesso libero
Il fluticasone proprionato: suo ruolo nel trattamento dell'asma

G. Bartolozzi

1999/7

RI Farmacoriflessioni
Accesso libero
Sui risultati dello studio ETAC: una scelta sul campo

F. Marchetti

1999/7 — pag. 425-426

RI Farmacologia clinica
Accesso libero
Dalla dermatite atopica all’asma: possibilità di prevenzione farmacologica

F.M. De Benedictis e Etac Italian Study Group

1999/7 — pag. 421-424

A multicentre study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of early treatment with cetirizine of children affected by atopic dermatitis. 817 patients aged 12 to 24 months and affected by atopic dermatitis were randomized to receive either cetiriz...

EL Protocolli in pediatria ambulatoriale
Accesso libero
Infezioni respiratorie ricorrenti

F. Panizon

1999/5

RI Problemi correnti
Accesso libero
I comportamenti inutili e dannosi Parte seconda

G. Longo, A. Ventura

1999/5 — pag. 307-310

RI Aggiornamento monografico
Accesso libero
Gestione del bambino con bronchiolite: un approccio basato sull’evidenza

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

1999/5 — pag. 291-298

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

RI Ricerca
Accesso libero
Riflessioni e proposte

1999/4 — pag. 251-252

RI Ricerca
Accesso libero
L’asma bronchiale

1999/4 — pag. 231-235

RI Ricerca
Accesso libero
SPECIALE RICERCA Un Audit su 4 malattie e 104 ospedali

a cura del Gruppo di Studio della Pediatria Ospedaliera

1999/4 — pag. 227-235

Objectives: To assess quality of care for 4 common diseases (pneumonia, asthma, urinary tract infections and recurrent abdominal pain) in a large sample of italian paediatric inpatient services; to evaluate feasibility and usefulness of a network ...

RI Editoriali
Accesso libero
Pediatria ospedaliera: un numero speciale

M&B

1999/4 — pag. 211-213

RI Farmacorecensioni
Accesso libero
Montelukast

F. Marchetti

1999/2 — pag. 111-112

RI Farmacologia clinica
Accesso libero
Gli antileucotrieni

F.M. De Benedictis, L. Ferraro

1999/1 — pag. 41-46

Leukotrienes play an important role in the etiopathogenesis of asthma. Leukotriene synthesis inhibitors and leukotriene receptor antagonists have been synthetised. Among these Zileuton, Zafirlukast, Pranlukast and Montelukast were shown to be effec...

RI Editoriali
Accesso libero
Continuità, discontinuità

F. Panizon

1998/9 — pag. 569

RI Per una pediatria basata sull'evidenza
Accesso libero
L’immunoterapia nelle allergie respiratorie in sei domande (più una)

G. Longo

1998/9 — pag. 592-596

The Author presents the state-of-the art of specific immunotherapy (SIT) for respiratory allergic diseases. SIT is more efficacious in allergic diseases due to pollen rather than to perennial allergens, in children rather than in adults, in subj...

RI Editoriali
Accesso libero
Copanello 20 anni dopo

P. Alcaro

1998/9 — pag. 567-569

RI Editoriali
Accesso libero
Th1/Th2, infezioni, vaccinazioni, atopia

F. Panizon

1998/7 — pag. 416

RI Casi indimenticabili
Accesso libero
Pediatria e pregiudizio

M. Leone

1998/6 — pag. 393-395

RI Casi indimenticabili
Accesso libero
Arrendersi? mai!

M. d’Errico

1998/6 — pag. 393-395

RI Problemi correnti
Accesso libero
I glucocorticoidi per via inalatoria

G. Longo

1998/6 — pag. 367-373

In spite of the progress of scientific knowledge, asthma remains an intractable disease. The target of the therapeutic strategy is therefore the greatest possible improvement of the patient’s quality of life. Inhaled glucocorticoids (IGCS) are a...

RI Problemi correnti
Accesso libero
I sintomi che parlano Parte seconda

A. Ventura, G. Longo

1998/3 — pag. 173-175

RI Problemi correnti
Accesso libero
Asma: l’autogestione

P. Bonin, R. Scala, L. Todesco, C. Beltramello

1998/1 — pag. 41-43

The Authors describe the conceptual basis and the contents of an educational project aimed at improving the quality of self-management of asthma. Good compliance to guidelines can be obtained when the relationship between the practicioner and th...

RI Novità
Accesso libero
Novità in Pediatria pratica 1996-1997

F. Panizon

1997/10 — pag. 649-674

RI Casi indimenticabili
Accesso libero
Ger e infezioni respiratorie ricorrenti nel bambino

A. Barbato, C. Palaro, T. Surico

1997/9 — pag. 591-593

RI Problemi correnti
Accesso libero
La bronchite

F. Panizon, S. Di Mario

1997/9 — pag. 577-580

The Authors review the clinical and ethiological spectrum of bronchitis. Cough is always the leading symptoms, and may be accompanied by rhinorrhea, wheezing, or vomitus. The combination of cough with other symptoms, as well as the duration of ...

RI Casi indimenticabili
Accesso libero
Chiara

P. Meglio

1997/8 — pag. 532-533

RI Casi indimenticabili
Accesso libero
Un asma che non risponde al cortisone

M.T. Calipa, M. Pocecco

1997/7 — pag. 455-459

RI Casi indimenticabili
Accesso libero
Allergia non vuol dire asma

G. Cavagni, A. Borghi

1997/5 — pag. 325-327

RI Casi indimenticabili
Accesso libero
Un caso di shock anafilattico

A. Pasinato

1997/5 — pag. 325-327

RI Casi indimenticabili
Accesso libero
L'orticaria con l'orologio

V. Vezzetti

1997/4 — pag. 249-250

RI Casi indimenticabili
Accesso libero
Uno shock anafilattico post-operatorio

E. Novembre

1997/3 — pag. 192-193

RI Farmacologia
Accesso libero
Adrenalina: tante vie per tante indicazioni

G. Longo, F. Bradaschia

1997/1 — pag. 17-21

In recent years, new indications for adrenaline have been added to the most timehonored ones, such as anaphylaxis and cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Alternative routes of administration have also been evaluated. For anaphylaxis, nebulised adren...