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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Diarrhea

82 articoli — 1997-2026

EL Caso contributivo
Infezione da Clostridioides difficile nel neonato e nel lattante: una malattia... "difficile"!

Serra G, Pollari F, Di Pace MR, Giuffrè M, Notarbartolo V, Sergio M, Pensabene M, Corsello G

2026/3 — pag. 51-57 — DOI

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is the leading cause of infection among patients on antibiotic therapy, with disease severity (CDI) varying by age and patient charac-teristics, ranging from asymptomatic to severe cases such as diarrhoea and s...

RI Pediatria narrativa
Il fiuto della caposala

Barabino A.

2026/1 — pag. 27-29 — DOI

EL Casi indimenticabili
Due fratellini inseparabili con la sindrome emolitica uremica (SEU)

Delcaro G, Dall'Amico R, Tubaro M

2026/1 — pag. 16-16 — DOI

This report describes a familial cluster of typical Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) caused by Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (EHEC). An 18-month-old girl initially presented with haemorrhagic diarrhoea, which rapidly progressed to acute renal failure...

RI Casi contributivi
Febbre persistente, malessere, congiuntive e lieve cheilite: quando c’entra l’Adenovirus

Lorefice A, Troisi A, Fontijn S, Marchetti F.

2025/7 — pag. 465-466 — DOI

A 5-and-a-half-year-old child presents with a 10-day history of fever, upper respiratory tract inflammation, conjunctivitis and diarrhoea. Clinical examination reveals inflammatory signs in the pharyngeal, ocular and tympanic areas, but no rash or pe...

RI Schede AIFA
Accesso libero
Diarrea infettiva acuta e gastroenterite

2025/6 — pag. 373-374

EL I Poster degli specializzandi
Accesso libero
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...

EL Caso contributivo
Enteropatia protido-disperdente: la linfangectasia intestinale primitiva

Iacono Fullone O, Bacile D, Cassata N, Giallombardo D, Montalbano LM, Filice R, Cirano M, Graziano F

2025/2 — pag. 28-33 — DOI

Protein-losing enteropathy is a rare condition character-ised by protein loss through the intestines, which leads to hypoproteinemia. It may result from various causes, including primary intestinal lymphangiectasia, amyloido-sis, rheumatic diseases, ...

RI Casi indimenticabili
Quando l’atassia cerebellare acuta è post-infettiva

Bedeschi A.

2024/4 — pag. 259 — DOI

The Authors describe the case of a 2-year-old child presenting to the emergency room with vomiting and diarrhoea. The diagnosis of post-infectious cerebellar ataxia was subsequently made due to the onset of postural instability, inability to walk, an...

EL Caso contributivo
Crisi celiaca: una complicanza rara e insidiosa della celiachia

Barca M, Boccia M, Improta M, Discepolo V

2024/4 — pag. 59-63 — DOI

Coeliac Crisis is an urgent and potentially fatal complication of Coeliac Disease (CeD), which is most frequent in early childhood. The crisis may occur at onset or develop in CeD patients with poor compliance to the gluten-free diet (GFD). Stress, s...

RI Casi indimenticabili
Anemia: sintomo o malattia?

Pentimalli E.

2024/1 — pag. 50-53 — DOI

The author describes an intriguing case finally diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in a 20-month-old boy presenting with severe anaemia....

RI Pagine elettroniche
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...

EL I Poster degli specializzandi
Accesso libero
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...

RI Pagine elettroniche
Conosco i miei polli: due casi di diarrea da Campylobacter

Tommesani C.

2022/7 — pag. 461-463 — DOI

RI Domande e risposte
Orticaria post-infettiva

2022/4 — pag. 263 — DOI

RI Problemi speciali
Approccio pratico al bambino “sempre stanco”

Gortani G.

2022/3 — pag. 168-172 — DOI

Fatigue is a common, nonspecific symptom with many different aetiologies. The term “fatigue” can be used to describe muscular weakness, difficulty or inability to initiate activity (subjective sense of weakness), reduced capacity to maintain activity...

EL Il punto su
Il tifo

Palladino F, Coppola C, Prisco A, Puzone S, Imperatore A, Brienza C, Nunziata F

2022/3 — pag. 68-70 — DOI

The paper describes the case of a 13-year-old boy presenting with fever with chills, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Further investigation showed an “enteric fever”. Finally, clinical onset, diagnosis and disease management are discussed. ...

RI Casi indimenticabili
Salmonelle da compagnia

Brienza C, Greco R, Della Rocca MT, Imperatore A, Nunziata F.

2021/10 — pag. 658-659 — DOI

The paper describes the case of 21-month-old child with prolonged fever, vomiting and diarrhoea. After detecting non-typhoidal Salmonella in his stools, medical history has revealed an unexpected source of the infection....

RI Casi indimenticabili
Ecchimosi sospette

Brienza C, Imperatore A, Nunziata F.

2021/9 — pag. 593-594 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 3-month girl presenting with “bruising of unknown origin”. Clinical findings sustained the diagnosis of “maltreatment”....

EL Casi indimenticabili
Una “crisi” celiaca

Lenhardt A, Salierno P, Calipa MT, Milocco C, Saletta S, Giglia D, Petaros P, Pascolo P, Dragovic D

2021/8 — pag. 254-255 — DOI

The authors present the case of a 3-year-old child with severe diarrhoea, hypoalbuminaemia, hypogammaglobulinaemia and anaemia eventually diagnosed as coeliac. The clinical features of the so-called coeliac crisis are discussed....

RI Casi indimenticabili
Non è il problema che lascia il bambino, ma il bambino che lascia il pediatra: più matti che malati crescono

A.A. Occhipinti

2020/10 — pag. 659-660 — DOI

The paper reports the cases of three adolescents affected by somatic symptom disorder (SSD) and serious social dysfunction. In one case a depressive disorder was also present that improved with a targeted pharmacologic treatment. The Author underl...

EL Casi indimenticabili
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...

EL I Poster degli specializzandi
Accesso libero
Identificazione precoce di infezioni severe in età pediatrica: ruolo della cenestesi e del "gut feeling"

G. Fusaro

2020/8 — pag. 217-217 — DOI

EL Caso contributivo
Diarrea ematica nel bambino… pensa alla sindrome emolitico-uremica!

R. Letizia, G. Maiorino, M.E. Di Cicco, G.I. Baroncelli, E. De Marco, D. Peroni

2020/7 — pag. 180-185 — DOI

A healthy 5-year-old boy was brought to the Emergency Department with a 24-hour-history of fever, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhoea and vomiting. Blood tests and ultrasound of the abdomen suggested an acute gastroenteritis. The boy was admitted and in...

EL Caso contributivo
Dientamebiasi. Descrizione di un caso clinico in età pediatrica

R. Oliveto

2020/6 — pag. 120-122 — DOI

Dientamoeba fragilis is a protozoan with an intestinal location and a cosmopolitan spread. Recent reports show its role in the appearance of intestinal syndromes (dientamebiasis). A clinical case of dientamebiasis is reported in a 7-year-old child su...

EL I Poster degli specializzandi
Accesso libero
Una diarrea da… Campylobacter jejuni

F. Corrias

2020/5 — pag. 114-114 — DOI

EL Casi indimenticabili
Diarrea e sideropenia: in tutto il mondo escludi la... celiachia

I. Del Rizzo, F. Barbieri, M. Robazza, R. Dall’Amico

2019/6 — pag. 129-129

RI Casi indimenticabili
Le diverse facce dell'infezione da Bartonella henselae

E. Cacciatore, A. Bulian, R. Burnelli, S. Rinieri, M. Sprocati, G. Maggiore

2019/5 — pag. 322-324

RI Pagine elettroniche
Anafilassi sì o anafilassi no? Questo è il problema

P. Paganin

2019/3 — pag. 193-195

RI Casi indimenticabili
È tutta colpa di Currarino

V. Silecchia, M. Magnani, M. Cananzi, B. Giorgi, M. Marchiori, C. Vallongo

2016/9 — pag. 596-598

EL Casi indimenticabili
24 visite

P. Pecile

2016/6

RI Pagine elettroniche
Infezioni respiratorie severe e immunodeficienze primitive: un raro caso clinico

F. De Maddi, F. Antonelli, R. Sottile, M. Iafusco

2015/7 — pag. 465-467

The hyper-immunoglobulin M syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by elevated serum IgM levels and low to undetectable levels of serum IgG, IgA. These patients characteristically present with recurrent pulmonary infections and recurrent di...

EL Caso contributivo
Infezioni respiratorie severe e immunodeficienze primitive: un raro caso clinico

F. De Maddi, F. Antonelli, R. Sottile, M. Iafusco

2015/7

The hyper-immunoglobulin M syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by elevated serum IgM levels and low to undetectable levels of serum IgG, IgA. These patients characteristically present with recurrent pulmonary infections and recurrent di...

RI Casi indimenticabili
Visto il giorno prima!

A. Pelizzoni

2015/4 — pag. 257-258

RI Casi indimenticabili
Un'altra sepsi

E. Mazzoni, A. Lambertini

2015/4 — pag. 257-258

EL Casi indimenticabili
Chi la fa l’aspetti.. e chi non la fa?

C. Tuoni, S. Ghione, R. De Tata, F. Dini, A. Petracchi, I. Vannozzi, F. Vierucci, G. Palla, G. Maggiore

2012/9

RI Percorsi clinici
La FPIES (Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome)

I. L’Erario, D. Giglia, M. Londero, L. Badina, P. Moras, M.F. Pasquale, G. Longo

2012/5 — pag. 298-306

Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) is an uncommon and potentially severe form of non-IgE-mediated food allergy. Two clinically distinct forms have been reported. In the chronic or early form symptoms typically begin in the first mo...

RI Focus
Prepararsi per la cooperazione sanitaria in Africa

L. Forte

2011/7 — pag. 427-441

EL Caso contributivo
Accesso libero
Un caso di Kawasaki “full optional”

G. Gortani, D. Dragovich, G. Di Leo, F. Marchetti

2011/4

We describe a case of severe Kawasaki disease characterized by multiorgan involvement and rapid progression of symptoms. Severe diarrhoea with hypoproteinemia, refractory hypokalaemia and incipient cardiac failure are the main features of the present...

EL Ricerca
Vaccinazione anti-rotavirus: intervento lodevole ma… fa risparmiare il Sistema Sanitario Nazionale? L’esperienza del Brasile

C. Centenari, G. Maggiore, R.Q. Gurgel, L.E. Cuevas

2011/3

The present “budget impact” study assessed the family and health system costs due to diarrhoea in children < 2 years old, before/after the introduction of a rotavirus vaccine in Brazil in 2006. This kind of evaluations plays a crucial role in the ass...

RI Problemi speciali
Malattie infiammatorie croniche intestinali: epidemiologia e presentazione clinica

M. Bramuzzo, M. Londero, G. Cont, S. Martelossi, M. Lazzerini

2009/4 — pag. 232-237

Background: Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are an increasing cause of morbidity in paediatric age both in the western countries and in the developing ones and, due to frequent aspecificity of their symptoms, are often diagnosed with a cert...

RI Focus
Cercare la celiachia con il test rapido: l’esperienza indiana

A. Phillips, M. Mäki, T. Not, S. Bhatnagar

2008/6 — pag. 361-370

Coeliac disease was first reported in India in the 1960s. Over the last decade, coeliac disease has been increasingly recognized and is considered to have a significant presence in the country. The Authors report from an on-going study where in a s...

EL Appunti di Terapia
Accesso libero
Zinco per bocca nella diarrea acuta e persistente nei paesi in via di sviluppo

G. Bartolozzi

2008/4

RI Farmacoriflessioni
Il racecadotril

M. Fontana

2008/1 — pag. 43-46

Racecadotril, through the competitive inhibition of enkephalinase, increases the activity of endogenous enkephalines and reduces the intestinal secretion in vitro and in animal models. Clinical trials showed its efficacy in acute diarrhea of adults...

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...

EL Contributi Originali - Ricerca
Accesso libero
Il ricovero pediatrico in Lombardia: cause, variabilità e possibile inappropriatezza

M. Fontana, P. Federico, S. Santucci

2007/8

EL Casi indimenticabili
Accesso libero
Ma non è una anafilassi

S. Bertrand, I. Berti, G. Longo

2007/6

RI Percorsi clinici
Un adolescente con dolore addominale e diarreaNon sempre e solo MICI, sino a prova contraria

F. Marchetti e collaboratori

2006/9 — pag. 588-591

Gastro-intestinal nodular lymphoid hyperplasia is a deposit of B lymphocytes which gives a typical endoscopical and histological aspect. It can occur in different tracts of the gastro-intestinal system (stomach, ileum, colon and rectum). It is a non-...

EL Caso Clinico Interattivo
Accesso libero
Un ragazzo con dolore addominale e diarrea

P. Salierno, S. Martelossi, V. Villanacci, F. Marchetti

2005/8

EL Caso Clinico Interattivo
Accesso libero
Un ragazzo con dolore addominale e diarrea

P. Salierno, S. Martelossi, V. Villanacci, F. Marchetti

2005/8

EL Caso Clinico Interattivo
Accesso libero
Un ragazzo con dolore addominale e diarrea

P. Salierno, S. Martelossi, V. Villanacci, F. Marchetti

2005/8

EL Caso Clinico Interattivo
Accesso libero
Un ragazzo con dolore addominale e diarrea

P. Salierno, S. Martelossi, V. Villanacci, F. Marchetti

2005/8

RI ABC
La diarrea acuta

F. Panizon

2005/6 — pag. 385-387

EL Contributi Originali - Casi contributivi
Accesso libero
Diarrea e sonnolenza: un'associazione preoccupante?

L. Cafarelli, S. Borgonovo, S. Paccagnini, C. Stringhi

2004/11

RI Pagine elettroniche
Diarrea e sonnolenza: una associazione preoccupante?

2004/11 — pag. 724-725

Sleepiness, weakness and ataxia are neurological symptoms that must be carefully evaluated in children, especially when these symptoms coexist with diarrhoea. Accurate physical examination and personal history and laboratory tests are necessary to...

RI Farmacoriflessioni
I probiotici in gastroenterologia pediatrica: evidenze cliniche

M. Fontana, L. Martelli

2004/3 — pag. 175-182

Probiotics are dietary supplements made of live micro-organisms which improve the microbial environment of the gut. Out of 16 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) 11 showed positive results on the duration of the diarrhoea, although there are no dat...

RI Linee guida
DOCUMENTO DI INDIRIZZO Le urgenze endocrinologiche

G. Tonini, et al.

2003/9 — pag. 590-595

Many endocrinological disease represent, in particular conditions, a real emergency. Thireotoxicosis in Graves disease, adrenal insufficiency secondary to acute adrenal dysfunction, surgical intervention or acute disease in a SAG affected patients,...

RI Domande e risposte
Domande e risposte

2003/8 — pag. 537-540

EL Pediatria per l'ospedale
Accesso libero
Le malattie del viaggiatore (parte terza)

G. Bartolozzi

2003/1

EL Contributi Originali - Casi contributivi
Accesso libero
Diagnosi precoce di malaria da Plasmodium falciparum

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

2002/9

RI Pagine elettroniche
Accesso libero
Sindromi autistiche e patologia gastrointestinale

2002/6 — pag. 391-392

We studied 55 children suffering from cryptogenetic autism. In 44/55 cases, recurrent constipation or diarrhoea were present. In 46/55 cases, the CD4/CD8 ratio was ...

EL Casi clinici della letteratura
Accesso libero
Diarrea acquosa in una bambina di 22 mesi

G. Bartolozzi

2002/4

RI L'intervista
Accesso libero
INTERVISTA A AIDAN MACFARLANE (REGNO UNITO) La Pediatria nel Nord-Est del Brasile

G. Tamburlini

2002/4 — pag. 255

RI Problemi correnti
Accesso libero
Tre regole per tre malattie: diarrea acuta, dolori addominali ricorrenti, celiachia

A. Ventura, I. Berti, A. Lenhardt, E. Faleschini

2001/10 — pag. 675-682

A gastroenterologist comments on three “thumb rules” for three common diseases. For acute diarrhea: oral rehydration, early refeeding and no antibiotics. For recurrent abdominal pain: “wait and see”, avoid searching for Helicobacter pylori and atte...

RI Problemi correnti
Accesso libero
La sindrome della diarrea persistente post-enteritica: “Take an Aspirin for your bowel?”

G. Maggiore, S. Caprai, M. Sciveres, L. Bertacca

2001/10 — pag. 670-674

EL Contributi Originali - Casi contributivi
Accesso libero
Vomito e diarrea come sintoma di presentazione di un' intossicazione da ossido di carbonio

G. Nocerino

2001/7

RI Pagine elettroniche
Accesso libero
Vomito e diarrea come sintomi di presentazione di una intossicazione da ossido di carbonio

G. Nocerino

2001/7 — pag. 463-464

A 7-year old child was admitted with fever, headache, diarrhea and vomiting. No other symptoms were present. Transcutaneous oxymetry and PaO2 were normal. Only the subsequent involvement of other members of the family led to the diagnosis of carbo...

RI Problemi correnti
Accesso libero
La dentizione difficile: mito e illusione

G. Cerasoli

2000/2 — pag. 95-96

Teething seems to cause high fever, diarrhea, rashes, seizures or bronchitis. Many parents attribute these signs to teething, thus delaying the correct diagnosis. Illness occurring during tooth eruption should be throughly evaluated so that a serio...

EL Protocolli in pediatria ambulatoriale
Accesso libero
Il sospetto di celiachia

S. Martelossi

1999/8

EL Contributi Originali - Ricerca
Accesso libero
Rilevazione del trattamento ambulatoriale della diarrea acuta in pediatria

D. Sambugaro, F. Fusco

1999/6

RI Editoriali
Accesso libero
Comincia a definirsi il programma dei laburisti per la sanità inglese

G. Biasini

1998/7 — pag. 417