[Visceral leishmaniasis complicated by herpes zoster. An unusual case in the pediatric age].

abstract：AIM:The neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant neurocutaneous disease. In 40-70% of cases are described signal hyperintensity on MRI, called unidentified bright objects (UBO). Their correlation with clinical disorders is still debated. The present study investigated the correlation between the UBOs and...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Bassi B,Vannelli S,Giraudo MC,Burdino E,Rigardetto R

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is caused by fetal growth below what is normal for its genetic potential. Recent studies have shown a distinct association between changes in umbilical artery flow in IUGR subjects and an increased risk of respiratory morbidity and was to find the impact of IUGR on the ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Oliveira B,Flôr-DE-Lima F,Rocha G,Rodrigues M,Ladeiras R,Guimarães H

更新日期：2017-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKROUND:In the present study we investigated the levels of proapoptotic Caspase-9 and antiapoptotic Bcl-2 proteins in the sera of children and adolescents with idiopathic epilepsy and tried to relate the findings to the patients clinical parameters. METHODS:This retrospective study consisted of 118 children and adol...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Skardoutsou A,Primikiris P,Tsentidis C,Marmarinos A,Gourgiotis D

更新日期：2017-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty patients (31 male and 29 female) with thalassemia major, aged between 6 and 26 years, 18 of which were splenectomized, were observed in this study evaluating the oro-maxillo-facial alterations and correlating them to transfusion indexes, serum ferritin levels, splenectomy and age. For each patient a haematologic...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： De Mattia D,Pettini PL,Sabato V,Rubini G,Laforgia A,Schettini F

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatophytosis in newborns and infants has been regarded as very unusual; a case recently observed of a 2-month-old child affected by tinea faciei is described. Twenty days before, localized erythematous infiltrated patches at the upper left eyelid and eyebrows with papules and pustules, were observed. Rarefaction of...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Angelo C,De Leo C,Conti G,Palermi G,Paradisi M

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has evolved from reliance on history and fluoroscopy to continuous esophageal pH monitoring with catheter-based pH probes and wireless pH probes to continuous impedance/pH monitoring. This review describes the currently employed diagnostic tests and the actual ma...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Cabrera J,Subbarao G,Croffie J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We explored the clinical efficacy of vitamin A combined with vitamin B in the prevention and treatment of premature infants with anemia. METHODS:One hundred fifty cases of premature infants were divided into three groups. Vitamin A combined with recombinant human erythropoietin (group A), vitamin B combined...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Chai C,Wang X,Hou C

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:YouTube is overloaded with various medical videos and has become a common source for surgeons and the general public alike to update on surgical procedures. This study determined the quality and benefits of information with regards to laparoscopic pyloromyotomy on YouTube. METHODS:A search was performed on ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Raicevic M,Saxena AK

更新日期：2018-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited, prematurely lethal rare disease affecting more than 85,000 people worldwide. CF is caused by more than 2000 loss-of-function mutations in the gene coding for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). This review summarizes recent advances in the etiological t...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Villella VR,Tosco A,Esposito S,Bona G,Raia V,Maiuri L

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate if high dose inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate started early after upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) could reduce recurrent wheezing in infants. METHODS:Twenty-six ambulatory infants, 7-12 months of age, with recurrent wheezing during upper respiratory tract infection participated. A...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Ghirga G,Ghirga P,Fagioli S,Colaiacomo M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:QT prolongation is rarely seen after acute stress reactions such as burn injury and severe head trauma. Although pathophysiologic mechanism is not entirely clear, acute stress is thought to contribute to the inhomogeneity of ventricular repolarization and it is hypothesized that QTc dispersion increases with severity ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Koturoglu G,Kurugol Z,Levent E

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this paper was to examine the present situation of adolescents admission for respiratory emergency, management of these patients, identify strategies for the best therapeutic options and better collaboration. METHODS:We have gathered data of adolescent patients who were referred to the Emergency ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Pirlo D,Gastaldi R,Di Pietro P

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides current guidelines on the treatment and prevention of childhood obesity. Since factors involved in obesity change with age, the therapeutic approach in pre-school children will be different from pupils and adolescents. The treatment will also be modulated on the basis of weight excess, weight gai...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Trifirò G,Salvatoni A,Tanas R,Brambilla P,Maffeis C,Gruppo di Studio sull'Obesità della SIEDP.

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low grade gliomas (LGG) are the most common brain tumors of childhood and adolescence, consisting of a mixed group of grade I and grade II neoplasms. In general, their location and resectability are the most important predictors of outcome. Surgery is curative, usually for superficial tumors of the cerebral or cerebel...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Lober RM

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital dermal sinus represents a dysraphic state of the central nervous system. It can show up throughout a defect of the midline, of both the skull and the spine. Usually, the malformation presents a fistulous tract, connecting the skin with the underlying tissues (hypoderm, paraspinal muscles, vertebrae and, in ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Ceddia A,Di Rocco C,Pastorelli G

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A drug-related problem (DRP) may be defined as "an event or circumstance involving drug therapy that actually or potentially interferes with the desired health outcome". Our aim was to determine the frequency and characteristics of DRPs in pediatric patients admitted to a tertiary cardiac care center in the ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Sabry N,Farid S,Dawoud D

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary hypertension in childhood is uncommon. It can be idiopathic or secondary to other pathologies (cardiovascular, skeletric,...). CASE DESCRIPTION:We report on a 9 year old girl suffering from pulmonary hypertension due to severe dorso-lumbar scoliosis. CONCLUSIONS:We discuss the etiopathogenetic re...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Carta M,Giuffrè M,Meli F,Liotta A

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) for schoolchildren was 90 microg/L in Biella and 136 microg/L in Novara in survey carried out in 1995-1996. Biella resulted as iodine deficiency area and Novara as iodine sufficient area. Aim of our study was to assess goiter prevalence by ultrasonography in Biella and ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Lonati S,Rapa A,Di Dio G,Bellone S,Bona G

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dominant cause of mortality, morbidity and hospitalization worldwide is cardiac complications, and are the major public health problem in adult populations. The worldwide research is being focused on the idea that cardiovascular disease is an early life pathological state. Early unfavorable exposures, acting in di...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Tian J,An X,Fu M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adolescence is higher than the prevalence of PTSD in adult populations. PTSD and suicidality are often found in populations of adolescents presenting with other emotional disorders (particularly mood disorders), traumatic grief, childhood abuse, and/...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Ganz D,Sher L

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute gastroenteritis is responsible for dehydration in many children. The viruses like rotavirus, norovirus, and adenovirus are considered the main causative agents of gastroenteritis. The goal of this study is the evaluation of the symptoms, clinical findings and hospitalization requirements in pediatric p...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Biçer S,Çöl D,Küçük Ö,Erdağ GÇ,Giray T,Uğraş M,Vitrinel A,Kaspar Ç

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gynaecological approach with the adolescent is always complex, arduous and also stimulating. It is necessary to acquire specific knowledge, to understand that the adolescent is always searching for his identity and that the most important request is that the normality. The first impact is fundamental, understandin...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Cardamone A

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a very common chronic inflammatory and eczematous skin condition characterized by flares and remissions. Skin barrier alteration or dysfunction is the most relevant patogenetic factor. Topical corticosteroids are the mainstay treatment of AD, especially during flare periods. The dai...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Licari A,Ruffinazzi G,DE Filippo M,Castagnoli R,Marseglia A,Agostinis F,Puviani M,Milani M,Marseglia GL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Splenic infarction has been associated with haematologic and tromboembolic disorders and, more rarely, with infectious diseases. A case of splenic infartion during an attack of brucellosis is reported. Symptoms included persistent left upper quadrant pain and fever. An abdomen scan confirmed the presence of a triangul...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Ruggeri C,Tulino V,Foti T,Carcione L,Vita D,Visalli C,Zimbaro G

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Developmental Dyslexia is a disorder, highly frequent in the school population, for which the recommended rehabilitation procedures are not well defined. This study aimed to automatize reading decoding skills by using an innovative system for rehabilitation, based on a telerehabilitation method. It requires ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Pecini C,Spoglianti S,Michetti S,Bonetti S,Di Lieto MC,Gasperini F,Cristofani P,Bozza M,Brizzolara D,Casalini C,Mazzotti S,Salvadorini R,Bargagna S,Chilosi AM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A preliminary undiagnosed case of partial carbamyl-phosphate-synthetase deficiency in a 14 year old patient is described. This extremely rare metabolic disorder is unlikely to produce clinical symptoms at such an advanced age. Details are given of the clinical picture, the diagnosis (by liver biopsy and post mortem li...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Gomirato G,Giaretto G,Bonomi A,Rossi E,Rovere A,Radeschi G,Crosato M

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To test the impact of a public health model to implement HIV pediatric care in Limited Resource Settings. METHODS:A retrospective study on the clinical files of 679 Mozambican children (mean age 4.4 years; SD 3.2), has been carried out. The pediatric patients received HAART (Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy) ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Marazzi MC,Germano P,Liotta G,Buonomo E,Guidotti G,Palombi L

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Specific learning disabilities are disorders that affect the instrumental skills of academic learning, leaving intact the general intellectual functioning. It is possible to distinguish: dyslexia, dysorthography, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. The diagnosis is made according to DSMV. The aim of this study is t...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Operto FF,Mazza R,Buttiglione M,Craig F,Frolli A,Pisano S,Margari L,Coppola G

更新日期：2018-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Contiguous gene deletion syndromes: the importance of an accurate genetic definition for a careful clinical monitoring. Contiguous gene deletion syndromes are so named because the deletion manifests as a distinctive cluster of otherwise unrelated single-gene disorders in the same subject. An accurate genetic definitio...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： De Sanctis L,Giuffrè M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to define the distribution of inhalant allergens in pediatric patients in whom sensitization was diagnosed with a skin prick test (SPT) who had presented with allergic complaints. In addition, the correlation between the inhalant allergens detected on the SPT and the patients'...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Kilic M,Taskin E

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00