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AUTHOR
E. Caruso
The THYCOVIT (Thyroid Surgery during COVID-19 pandemic in Italy) study: results from a nationwide, multicentric, case-controlled study
AbstractThe outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a disruption of surgical care. The aim of this multi-centric, retrospective study was to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on surgical activity for thyroid disease among the Italian Units of Endocrine Surgery. Three phases of the pandemic were identified based on the epidemiological situation and the public measures adopted from the Italian Government (1st phase: from 9th March to 3rd May 2020; 2nd phase: from 4th May to 14th June; 3rd phase: from 15th June to 31st). The patients operated upon during these phases were compared to those who underwent surgery during the same period of the previous year. Overall, 3892 patients from 28 …
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgery for thyroid cancer in Italy: nationwide retrospective study
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UNA MALATTIA DI KAWASAKI AD ESORDIO MOLTO PRECOCE
Presentiamo il caso di Nicolas, un lattante di 3 mesi giunto alla nostra osservazione per febbre elevata da 3 giorni poco responsiva al paracetamolo. Secondogenito, nato da gravidanza normodecorsa, genitori non consanguinei. In anamnesi un precedente ricovero all’età di un mese di vita per bronchiolite; ha eseguito la prima dose di vaccino esavalente. All’ingresso in reparto Nicolas si presentava particolarmente irritabile, con congiuntivite bilaterale, rinorrea sierosa, cheilite, adenite latero-cervicale con un esantema polimorfo maculo-papulare al volto e al tronco. Nel sospetto di malattia di Kawasaki è stato effettuato un ecocardiogramma-color-doppler che mostrava una lieve dilatazione …