Streptococcus pneumonia

La B12 c'è ma non funziona

Vitale R.

2024/7 — pag. 468-470 — DOI

The paper reports the typical case and clinic of a defect in B12 metabolism. Such diseases, which are rare, mimic B12 intake or absorption deficits (crasis alterations, mixed neuropathy) but are distinguished first and foremost by the presence of nor...

"Deep purple": un caso di purpura fulminans in asplenia congenita isolata

Cattaneo F, Mariani E, Lazzerotti A

2024/7 — pag. 468-470 — DOI

Asplenic patients are well-known to be at higher risk of infections, which are primarily caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Such infections may present with a sudden onset and a fulminant course, potentially leading to septic shock, purpura fulminan...

"Deep purple": un caso di purpura fulminans in asplenia congenita isolata

Cattaneo F, Mariani E, Lazzerotti A

2024/7 — pag. 129-132 — DOI

Asplenic patients are well-known to be at higher risk of infections, which are primarily caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Such infections may present with a sudden onset and a fulminant course, potentially leading to septic shock, purpura fulminan...

Un empiema pleurico, una occasione per fare il punto sulla vaccinazione antipmeumococcica

G. Ferrante, L. Alessi, M. Giuffrè, G. Corsello

2020/10 — pag. 661-663 — DOI

The article describes the case of a 4-year-old girl presenting with fever and dyspnea. Blood tests showed neutrophilic leukocytosis and a significant increase in inflammation markers. The antibiotic therapy (macrolide and amoxicillin) did not pro...

L'azitromicina nel 1999

G. Bartolozzi

1999/5