Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Artrite e osteomielite in età pediatrica: un esordio insidioso di drepanocitosi?

Di Marcoberardino F, Camelli V, Filice E, Stera G, De Agostini M, Mengozzi E, Guerra L, Ghizzi C

2026/2 — pag. 43-44 — DOI

This report describes the case of a 13-month-old boy presenting with fever, pain and functional limitation of the right elbow. Initial findings suggested septic arthritis and led to empirical antibiotic treatment. Subsequent diagnostic evaluation, wh...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

La cefalea: il ruolo dell’oculista

Degrassi M, Campone C.

2023/8 — pag. 488-489 — 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...

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....

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...

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....

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 ...

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...

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

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...

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...

Lo stroke in età pediatrica: una sfida diagnostica e terapeutica

A. Suppiej

2018/7 — pag. 433-434

La sindrome di Poland

M. Ranieri

2018/6

Salmonella e appendicite

A. Di Candia, E. Pasta, C. Vallongo

2018/2 — pag. 115-117

Adolescenti perduti: la storia di Nino

F. Fusco

2018/1 — pag. 53-54

La sindrome di Rubinstein-Taybi

P. Cianci, L. Bettini, A. Selicorni

2017/8 — pag. 523-525

Una frattura vertebrale che nasconde un quadro... multifocale

L. Mambelli, A. Magistà, P. Cenni, F. Marchetti

2016/2 — pag. 120-122

Le 5 raccomandazioni per scegliere saggiamente (“choosing wisely”) in neonatologia

2015/9 — pag. 563-564

Alopecia areataCollo storto in lattante;Possibile immunodeficit comune variabile

2015/6 — pag. 396

Gabrio, il bimbo in punta di piede

C. Bibalo, V. Guastalla, C. Sandrin

2015/1

NEUROPEDIATRIALo sviluppo neurale e i suoi disturbi

F. Panizon

2011/1 — pag. 17-32

The study of brain cortex and white matter through functional neuroimaging during the development from the embryo to the adult shows some growth pattern, substantially continuous, and chronologically different in females (anticipated) with respect ...

Un’incoercibile epigastralgia notturna

E. Modestini, D. Simongini

2010/8 — pag. 525-526

Vecchie malattie ritornano...

S. Vaccher, F.M. de Benedictis

2009/6 — pag. 393-394

We report a case of abdominal tubercolosis. The unspecific picture of abdominal tuberculosis presents challenges in the diagnosis of this increasingly common disease. A high index of suspicion is an important factor in early diagnosis. After diag...

Neurofibromatosi tipo I (parte seconda)

G. Bartolozzi

2009/3

Lesione nodulare retroauricolare in un lattante. Descrizione di un caso clinico e revisione della letteratura

E. Giacomoni, L. Pecorari, A. Savelli, P. Gagliano, S. Bitetti

2008/5

Osteomielite multifocale ricorrente e biopsia ossea: la difficoltà di sentirsi sicuri nell’'inusuale

P. Salierno, G. Cont, F. Verzegnassi, E. Da Dalt, E. Faleschini, S. Bertrand, F. Zennaro

2006/2 — pag. 119-121

We report the case of an 11 years old child with recurrent joint pain associated with fever and multifocal bone involvement, which developed in the course of a couple of years. X-rays showed a significant periosteal reaction, allowing the diagnosis o...

Dalla clinica all'esame strumentale: un ragazzo con sepsi e dolore alla gamba

Z. Cannioto, S. Storelli, F. Zennaro, J. Schleef, F. Marchetti

2006/2

Dalla clinica all'esame strumentale: un ragazzo con sepsi e dolore alla gamba

Z. Cannioto, S. Storelli, F. Zennaro, J. Schleef, F. Marchetti

2006/2

Una bambina con febbre e dolore alle ossa

S. Bassanese, T. Gerarduzzi, F. Marchetti

2004/4

La storia di edoardo: quando manca il dolore,c’è il rischio di mancare anche la diagnosi?

S. Castelli

2002/7 — pag. 454-455

La storia di Marco

S. Castelli

2002/7 — pag. 454-455

Una paralisi completa degli arti in una bambina di 10 anniUn caso clinico dalla letteratura internazionale

G. Bartolozzi

2001/9

Il diabete insipido centrale: più luci e meno ombre

M. Maghnie

2001/6 — pag. 361-368

Diabetes insipidus is a multifactorial disease caused by the lack of secretion of vasopressin, its physiologic suppression following excessive water intake, or kidney resistance to its action. The clinical and laboratory diagnosis is confirmed by s...

Osteocondrite dissecante del ginocchio

D. Bello

1999/5