Recurrent upper respiratory tract infections in early childhood: a newly defined clinical conditionItalian Journal of Pediatrics - Tập 50 - Trang 1-5 - 2024
Antonio Corsello, Gregorio Paolo Milani, Marina Picca, Roberto Buzzetti, Romeo Carrozzo, Mirko Gambino, Giovanni Chiaffoni, Paola Marchisio, Chiara Mameli
Recurrent Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (R-URTIs) pose a significant challenge in pediatric healthcare, affecting both children and their families. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence, risk factors, and clinical implications of R-URTI in children aged 0–5 years. This observational study involved a sample of 483 children aged 0–5 years, focusing on establishing a practical and dynam...... hiện toàn bộ
Update on leukotriene receptor antagonists in preschool children wheezing disordersItalian Journal of Pediatrics - Tập 38 - Trang 1-9 - 2012
Silvia Montella, Marco Maglione, Sara De Stefano, Angelo Manna, Angela Di Giorgio, Francesca Santamaria
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in young children. About 40% of all preschool children regularly wheeze during common cold infections. The heterogeneity of wheezing phenotypes early in life and various anatomical and emotional factors unique to young children present significant challenges in the clinical management of this problem. Anti-inflammatory therapy, mainly consisting of inhaled...... hiện toàn bộ
Pruritus in pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis: a multidisciplinary approach - summary document from an Italian expert groupItalian Journal of Pediatrics - Tập 46 - Trang 1-9 - 2020
May El Hachem, Giuseppe Di Mauro, Roberta Rotunno, Simona Giancristoforo, Cristiana De Ranieri, Carla Maria Carlevaris, Maria Carmen Verga, Iride Dello Iacono
Given the inadequate overall awareness of the main disease features and treatment modalities of pruritus in pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis, a multidisciplinary Italian expert group met with the major aim of increasing knowledge of the condition for improved diagnosis and better management among specialists involved in disease management. Herein, the overall features of the condition are...... hiện toàn bộ
Chromosome 16p11.2 deletions: another piece in the genetic puzzle of childhood obesityItalian Journal of Pediatrics - - 2010
Laura Perrone, Pierluigi Marzuillo, Anna Grandone, Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice
Abstract
Ipercaloric diet and reduced physical activity have driven the rise in the prevalence of childhood obesity over a relatively short time interval. Family and twin studies have led to the conclusion that the strong predicitve value of parental body mass index (BMI) mainly stems from genetic rather than environmental factors. Whereas the common poly...... hiện toàn bộ
Two seriously ill neonates born to mothers with COVID-19 pneumonia- a case reportItalian Journal of Pediatrics - Tập 46 Số 1 - 2020
Setareh Sagheb, Ameneh Lamsehchi, Mohamadreza Jafary, Reza Atef‐Yekta, Kourosh Sadeghi
Abstract
Background
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a highly contagious viral disease has spread from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China to all over the world from its first recognition on December 2019. To date, only a few neonatal early-onset sepsis by SARS-COV-2 has been reported worldwide.
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Comparison of bronchial brushing and sputum in detection of pediatric pulmonary tuberculosisItalian Journal of Pediatrics - Tập 42 - Trang 1-2 - 2016
Qiao-pei Chen, Shi-feng Ren, Xin-feng Wang, Mao-shui Wang
The retrospective study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of bronchial brushing and sputum using acid fast bacilli smear, mycobacterial culture and real-time PCR in detection of pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis, sensitivity and specificity of bronchial brushing and sputum examined by the three methods were calculated and compared to each other. Data showed there were no significant difference...... hiện toàn bộ
Proposal for a new therapeutic high dosage of Pidotimod in children with periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome: a randomized controlled studyItalian Journal of Pediatrics - Tập 46 - Trang 1-8 - 2020
Sara Manti, Federica Filosco, Giuseppe Fabio Parisi, Giuseppe Germano Finocchiaro, Maria Papale, Andrea Giugno, Patrizia Barone, Salvatore Leonardi
Despite to PFAPA syndrome is considered a benign and self-limited condition in childhood its impact on patients and families can be remarkable in many cases. Currently, the therapeutic options for managing are non-specific and no consensus exists about the best treatment to use. Pidotimod has been suggested as a new potential treatment in PFAPA syndrome for its immunodulatory effects. We conducted...... hiện toàn bộ
Facial masks in children: the position statement of the Italian pediatric societyItalian Journal of Pediatrics - Tập 46 - Trang 1-2 - 2020
Alberto Villani, Elena Bozzola, Annamaria Staiano, Rino Agostiniani, Antonio Del Vecchio, Nicola Zamperini, Francesco Marino, Davide Vecchio, Giovanni Corsello
Facial masks may be one of the most cost-effective strategies to prevent the diffusion of COVID 19 infection. Nevertheless, fake news are spreading, alerting parents on dangerous side effects in children, such as hypercapnia, hypoxia, gut dysbiosis and immune system weakness. Aim of the Italian Pediatric Society statement is to face misconception towards the use of face masks and to spread scienti...... hiện toàn bộ