Management

Ipospadia

Vrinceanu AM, Barbi E, Scarpa M-G, Olenik D, Iaquinto M

2024/4 — pag. 227-231 — DOI

The paper reports a clinical case of a boy who underwent surgery for proximal hypospadia and developed postoperative complications. Furthermore, the current knowledge on hypospadias, addressed to paediatricians and other non-surgical professionals is...

Manifestazioni cutanee anulari e lupus eritematoso neonatale

Tumminello M, Serra G, Bacile D, Di Leto E, Gangemi A, Guardino M, Corsello G.

2024/1 — pag. 33-36 — DOI

Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) is a rare immune-mediated disorder due to the passage of maternal anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB antibodies through the placenta to the foetus and newborn. Major manifestations include cardiac anomalies and skin lesion...

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...

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....

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 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...

Bambini e adolescenti con intossicazione acuta alcolica in Pronto Soccorso

L. Giacchetti, G. Bassanese, G.C. Signorelli, F. Bianchi, E. Ferrucci, V. Pezzoli, G. Simonetti

2019/1 — pag. 33-38

Background - Acute alcohol intoxication (AAI) is a growing phenomenon among adolescents with severe individual and collective impact. vObjectives - The aim of the study is to describe the presentation, the clinical and epidemiological manifestatio...

Il bambino che non funziona: cosa deve sapere e saper fare il pediatra

G. Cozzi, E. Barbi

2018/1 — pag. 21-26

Epidemiological studies show that a considerable proportion of children and adolescents complains of physical symptoms associated with a great functional disability. At least a part of them fulfil the diagnostic criteria for a somatic symptom disor...

La gestione condivisa ospedale-territorio del bambino con malattia drepanocitica

P. Samperi, R. Colombatti, E. Cannata, L. Sainati, G. Russo

2017/10 — pag. 629-635

Sickle cell disease is a hereditary autosomal disease of haemoglobin characterized by chronic haemolytic anaemia, vaso-occlusive painful crisis, organ damage and increased susceptibility to infections. In recent years, the number of patients with s...

Il bambino con diabete a scuola: l’autonomia comincia con la maestra

V. Graziani, T. Suprani, M. Marsciani, M. Farneti, A. Faetani, T. Piscone, M.R. Ghinassi, G. Monti, E. Ravaioli, A. Biasini, F. Marchetti

2015/10 — pag. 644-651

The management of insulin-dependent diabetes in young children is challenging and, despite the availability of technological devices, these children need assistance or supervision by an adult to perform blood monitoring and insulin administration a...

Ingestione di corpo estraneo

M. Mainetti, A. Magistà, L. Biserna, C. Muratori, A. Buzzi, F. Marchetti

2014/8 — pag. 523-525

Foreign body ingestion is a common problem among paediatric populations. The paper describes the case of a 2-year-old child who had ingested a crucifix. The management of the case with respect to the characteristics of the foreign body (FB), the ex...

Aftosi orale ricorrente: una, nessuna, centomila

Gianluca Tornese, Ines L'Erario, Loredana Lepore, Giovanna Ventura, Federico Marchetti, Alessandro Ventura

2008/5 — pag. 291-299

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) (also referred as aphthae or canker sores) is a common disorder affecting up to 60-70% of the general population at any time. Usually, RAS is a well-defined clinical condition (recurrent painful ulcers confined t...

Valutazione e gestione iniziale della malattia febbrile nei bambini di età inferiore ai 5 anni secondo un sistema a semaforo

Federico Marchetti, Gianluca Tornese, Franco Panizon

2008/2 — pag. 95-102

Fever in young children usually indicates an underlying infection, but identifying the cause can pose a diagnostic challenge. In the absence of guidance, feverish illness is variably assessed and managed by paediatricians. In May 2007, the National I...

Lo shock settico in età pediatrica

A. Berardi, I. Mariotti, R. Pagano, F. Scirpoli, L. Lugli, E. Garetti, M. F. Roversi, F. Ferrari

2006/5 — pag. 289-297

Septic shock is still a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in children. Even if predominant in the first year of life, it can occur at all ages. Early intervention, including ABC of resuscitation, early and aggressive administration of i.v. flu...

L'anemia falciforme

M. Lazzerini, M. Rabusin

2006/4 — pag. 223-234

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most prevalent haemoglobinopathies in the world, being related to areas where malaria is or was endemic. In Italy the majority of patients still live in Sicily, where the overall HbS gene frequency is 2%. Domes...

Le valvole uretrali anteriori: descrizione di un caso clinico

A. Borrelli, A. Correra, D. Ummarino

2005/10

Le convulsioni febbrili

P. Costa, F. Marchetti

2005/4 — pag. 227-234

Febrile seizures (FS) is the most common seizures in childhood (2-4%). The diagnostic evaluation of the child with a FS can be very limited or moderately comprehensive. The primary concern is always the need to exclude meningitis. Recurrences are c...

Ipotiroidismo subclinico: dalla teoria alla pratica

C. Locatelli, M. Bensa, M. Pocecco

2005/3 — pag. 165-168

Subclinical hypothyroidism is a biochemical state characterized by an elevated serum TSH level with concomitant normal FT4 value. While in adults it frequently progresses to clinically evident hypothyroidism, in children it may be a benign and remi...

La varicella

P. Petaros, F. Marchetti

2005/2 — pag. 89-98

This is a review of varicella, its complications and management. Varicella is very contagious and more then 90% of cases occur in individuals younger than 15 years of age. The average incubation period is 14 days, transmission occurs via contact wi...

Studio descrittivo sulle modalità di gestione del bambino con infezione delle vie urinarie nella pediatria di famiglia

T. Gazzotti, S. Uccella, G. Aceti, R.C. Cannavo', C. Cives, C. D'Aleo, P. De Mango, F. De Sanctis, S.Di Giuseppe, A. Ferrara, T. Gazzotti, L. Marolla, F. Melideo, D. Morano, L. Oliviero, I. Rafele, S. Uccella, C. Vignuda, R. Zand

2004/10

La gestione del bambino oncologico sul territorio

N. Sardi, et al.

2004/7 — pag. 442-446

Cancer in childhood are rare but the management of children affected by neoplasm presents many clinical and organization problems. The collaborative project between the Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Departments of ASO “OIRM-St. Anna”, Turin, ...