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Effects of thalassemia major on bone mineral density in late adolescence
2003
Management of thalassemia major has shown substantial clinical and prognostic improvement, suggesting the need for major attention to quality of life. We studied bone health in 25 patients (13 males, 12 females; 15-23 years old) affected by β-thalassemia major. In all patients, bone mineral density (BMD), biochemical markers of bone and calcium metabolism (calcium, phosphate, magnesium, alkaline phosphatase, urinary calcium, 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25OH-D], 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2,D], parathyroid hormone [PTH]), hematological parameters and gonadal steroids status were assessed and related to each other and to auxological parameters (chronological, statural and bone ages, height, we…
EVALUATION OF SERUM LEVELS OF ASC FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF CRYOPYRIN ASSOCIATED PERIODIC SYNDROMES (CAPS)
2019
Background: Dominantly gain-of-function mutations in the NLRP3 gene lead to Cryopyrin associated periodic syndromes (CAPS) characterized by constitutive activation of the inflammasome, increased secretion of interleukin (IL)-1beta and IL-18, and systemic inflammation. IL-1beta and active caspase-1 subunits are released in the serum together with the oligomeric particles of the adaptor ASC (apoptosis-associated Speck-like protein with a caspase-recruitment domain) after activation of the inflammosome complex and, as a consequence, patients with CAPS show an increased serum concentration of ASC+ particles. Objectives: Patients suffering from CAPS are characterized by clinical manifestation si…
Novel assay to diagnose and monitor cryopyrin associated periodic syndromes (CAPS)
2019
Introduction: Cryopyrin associated periodic syndromes (CAPS) are rare autoinflammatory disorders associated with dominantly gain-offunction mutations in the NLRP3 gene that result in overactivation of the inflammasome, increased secretion of interleukin (IL)-1beta and IL-18, and systemic inflammation. It has been reported that oligomeric particles of the adaptor ASC (apoptosis-associated Speck-like protein with a caspase-recruitment domain) are released together with IL-1beta and active caspase-1 subunits after activation of the inflammosome complex and that patients with CAPS show an increased serum concentration of ASC+ particles. Objectives: The diagnosis of CAPS is a critical factor due…
CASO CLINICO: CARCINOMA TIROIDEO ASSOCIATO A IPERTIROIDISMO IN ETÀ PEDIATRICA: UNA RARA ASSOCIAZIONE
2019
PRESENTAZIONE DEL CASO, STORIA CLINICA E SINTOMATOLOGIA R, 8 anni, sesso femminile. Nulla di rilevante all’anamnesi fisiologica e patologica remota. Bimba in sovrappeso (BMI 24,65 Kg/m2). Familiarità per neoplasia tiroidea (zia materna), tiroidite di Hashimoto e per neoplasie di altri organi. Un mese prima, tonsillite essudativa trattata con terapia antibiotica; simultaneamente comparsa di tumefazione laterocervicale dx non dolente; insorgenza di dolore e progressivo incremento del volume della tumefazione per veniva condotta in PS; all’EO: aspetto non sofferente, tumefazione laterocervicale di consistenza parenchimatosa dura, mobile nei piani sopra e sottostanti; linfoadenopatie multiple i…
Celiac Disease: a widespread emerging condition in mediterranean countries.
2010
HYPERINSULINEMIA AND INCREASED HOMA-IR IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH MODERATE CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY
2011
DOUBLE BLIND PLACEBO CONTROLLED FOOD CHALLENGE USEFUL TO DISCONFIRM OVER ESTIMATED DIAGNOSIS OF CMPA IN CHILDREN
2010
Maculopapular rash and fever: a diagnostic challenge to the paediatrician in the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Introduction: Several clinical conditions can manifest with fever and a maculopapular rash in paediatric age. Although some presentations are benign, others may be medical emergencies, which demand a prompt diagnosis and treatment. Some of the more common causes of fever and maculopapular rash include infectious diseases (Sars-CoV-2, Parvovirus B19; Coxsackie; Epstein-Barr virus infection, Mycoplasma Pneumoniae, etc), hypersensitivity reactions, Autoinflammatory syndromes, vasculitis, Kawasaki disease (KD), autoimmune diseases. Objectives: In the COVID-19 pandemic era these symptoms need a well-organized hospital strategy to rapidly exclude Sars-CoV-2 infection and to distinguish severe and…
SORVEGLIANZA DELLE COLONIZZAZIONI DA CANDIDA SPP. IN TERAPIA INTENSIVA NEONATALE
2016
Candida spp., colonizzazione, UTIN