Anemia, Hemolytic

Anemia e desaturazione… uno strano caso di favismo

Sarno E, Fabbri E, Saia RE, Pericoli R.

2025/6 — pag. 397-398 — DOI

Methaemoglobinaemia is a rare but significant complication in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. In these individuals, oxidative stress - triggered by infections, drugs, or foods like fava beans - may convert haemoglob...

La rava e la fava

Fiorenza G

2025/4 — pag. 95-95 — DOI

This paper describes the clinical case of a 2-year-and-11-month-old child presenting with vomiting, fever, abdominal pain and macrohematuria, alongside clinical signs of jaundice and acute haemolytic anaemia. Initial blood tests and thorough history ...

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...

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...

Diarrea emorragica: a volte i nodi vengono al pettine tardi

De Crescenzo S, La Scola C, Pillon R, Pasini A, Lami F, Pession A

2023/4 — pag. 72-72 — DOI

The case of a two-year-old girl finally diagnosed with haemolytic uremic syndrome is described....

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....

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...

Due fratelli con i globuli rossi stressati

Ceratto S, Tognato E, Fiorica L, Enrico G, Cimminelli L, Eshraghy MR, Loperfido B, Pagani A, Bertola A, Militello MA, Spola R, Perona A, Manzoni P

2021/3 — pag. 193-195 — DOI

The paper describes the case of two Caucasian brothers (11 and 12 years old resepctively) who for the first time presented with acute haemolysis due to glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. The two brothers showed different severity of sympto...

Due casi di favismo: dalla diagnosi alla gestione

C. Guiducci, A. Fumarola, S. Pusceddu, C. Radice, F. Marchetti

2018/6 — pag. 379-383

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD) is the most common red blood cells enzymopathy that affects 400 million people worldwide and is especially prevalent in areas of high malaria infection. G6PD deficiency has an X-linked recessive m...

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...

Il gene del G6PD, le varianti cliniche e... la minestrina della nonna

M.L. Tortorella, F. Colonna, L. Fanti

2016/8 — pag. 526-528

Un colpo d’occhio… siculo

M.C. Lia, I. Giuseppin, A. Tonetto, P.G. Flora

2015/7

Quando la sferocitosi incontra il chirurgo

C. Bibalo

2015/6 — pag. 391-392

Summary Hereditary spherocytosis is a common inherited disorder that is characterized by anaemia, jaundice and splenomegaly. It is reported worldwide and is the most common inherited anaemia in individuals of northern European ancestry. Clinical ...

Quando la sferocitosi incontra il chirurgo

C. Bibalo

2015/6

Summary Hereditary spherocytosis is a common inherited disorder that is characterized by anaemia, jaundice and splenomegaly. It is reported worldwide and is the most common inherited anaemia in individuals of northern European ancestry. Clinical ...

Dolore e colore

L. Casali, S. Di Caro

2015/5

Un’anemia da sfera di cristallo

V. Dal Cengio, M. Bellettato

2013/7

Reticolociti: un parametro poco conosciuto e troppo poco utilizzato

U. Ramenghi, G. Ansaldi, M. Davitto, A. Mondino, C. Olivieri, R. Mazzone

2012/10 — pag. 649-651

The paper describes the usefulness of reticulocyte count in the diagnosis and management of anaemia. Reticulocytes are immature red cells that do not have the nucleus, but hold residual extranuclear RNA. In traditional morphologic examination, reti...

Il deficit di glucosio-6-fosfato deidrogenasi

M. Bramuzzo, S. Lega, I. Bruno

2011/10 — pag. 648-652

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an X-linked inherited disorder and it is the most common enzymatic defect in the world. G6PD is an enzyme involved in the genesis of NADPH which preserves the cells from oxidative stress. G6PD de...

Cinquant’anni di talassemia, a Ferrara

F. Panizon

2011/10 — pag. 644-645

La picnocitosi infantile: una causa rara ma non infrequente di anemia emolitica neonatale severa

A.M. Aurino, R. Di Concilio, G. d’Urzo, M. Amendolara, C. Romano, G. Attianese, S. Mauriello, C. Di Filippo, G. Amendola

2011/3 — pag. 191-192

The diagnosis and treatment of six patients with infantile pyknocytosis are reported. The clinical course and the diagnostic work-up are shown. All the patients necessitated therapy: phototherapy in five patients and one red blood cell transfusion...

La picnocitosi infantile: una causa rara ma non infrequente di anemia emolitica neonatale severa

A.M. Aurino, R. Di Concilio, G. d’Urzo, M. Amendolara, C. Romano, G. Attianese, S. Mauriello, C. Di Filippo, G. Amendola

2011/3

The diagnosis and treatment of six patients with infantile pyknocytosis are reported. The clinical course and the diagnostic work-up are shown. All the patients necessitated therapy: phototherapy in five patients and one red blood cell transfusion in...

Una banale gastroenterite?

A. Paladini, S. Ciccone, C. Farneti

2010/10

Una milza enorme...

Mario Furbetta, Stefanie Rempp

2007/4 — pag. 255-256

Anemie facili e difficili

U. Ramenghi

2007/1 — pag. 27-31

Most forms of anemias in childhood are easy to diagnose. A decreased mean corpuscolar volume (MCV) is due to reduced hemoglobin synthesis and suggests iron deficiency or thalassemia. Anemia with a normal MCV is mainly due to hemolysis or hemorrhage...

Un caso di malaria da Plasmodium Falciparum

S. Vaccher, F. Patarino, M. Lazzerini, E. Barbi

2005/5

Diagnosi precoce di malaria da Plasmodium falciparum

A. Comite, A. Perrone, R. Chakrokh, P. Salvago, A. Corsini, P. Minelli, M. Malni

2002/9

Indicazioni alla splenectomia

P. Tamaro, E. Barth

2000/6 — pag. 373-375

Progress in surgical techniques and in management and understanding of haematologic diseases stimulate a critical reappraisal of splenectomy. Spleen plays an important role in removing normal and abnormal cells from the blood and in providing immun...

Le β-talassemie

1999/8