Silvia Maria Orsi, Marco Burrone, V. Carrato, Alessandro Consolaro
{"title":"Un \"classico\" caso di corea reumatica","authors":"Silvia Maria Orsi, Marco Burrone, V. Carrato, Alessandro Consolaro","doi":"10.53126/mebxxviimg91","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53126/mebxxviimg91","url":null,"abstract":"The diagnosis of rheumatic chorea was ultimately made in a 10-year-old boy who had begun to experience difficulty in grasping objects and tying shoelaces. Subsequently, the performed echocardiography documented mild mitral insufficiency.","PeriodicalId":198715,"journal":{"name":"Medico e Bambino pagine elettroniche","volume":"6 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141100369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Cristina Gauci, Alessandra Di Nora, Concetta Meli
{"title":"Se ha crisi e MaNGIE male pensa a mitocondiopatia","authors":"Maria Cristina Gauci, Alessandra Di Nora, Concetta Meli","doi":"10.53126/mebxxviimg96","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53126/mebxxviimg96","url":null,"abstract":"The diagnosis of mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy (MNGIE) syndrome, using next-generation sequencing (NGS) panel for genes associated with encephalopathy, was finally made in a 4-year-old girl who presented with marked dystrophy (with diarrhoea, abdominal pain and dysphagia) and postural instability, along with subsequent epileptic seizures.","PeriodicalId":198715,"journal":{"name":"Medico e Bambino pagine elettroniche","volume":"3 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141099456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Un dolore in sede parasternale: la sindrome di Tietze","authors":"P. Pecile","doi":"10.53126/mebxxviimg88","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53126/mebxxviimg88","url":null,"abstract":"The author describes two cases of costochondritis (Tietze syndrome) detected within a short period of time in two 13-year-old girls.","PeriodicalId":198715,"journal":{"name":"Medico e Bambino pagine elettroniche","volume":"15 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141099679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Un caso di anemia macrocitica non megaloblastica: la sindrome di Blackfan Diamond","authors":"Giulia Aquisti, Maria Eleonora Basso, I. Rabbone","doi":"10.53126/mebxxviimg92","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53126/mebxxviimg92","url":null,"abstract":"The case of a two-year-old child with severe isolated anaemia (6 g%) and marked macrocytosis, ultimately diagnosed as Blackfan-Diamond syndrome, is described. The genetic, clinical and prognostic aspects of the disease are briefly discussed.","PeriodicalId":198715,"journal":{"name":"Medico e Bambino pagine elettroniche","volume":"4 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141100762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Storia di una porpora timida e infida","authors":"Irene Ranzetti","doi":"10.53126/mebxxviimg89","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53126/mebxxviimg89","url":null,"abstract":"The author describes a case of Henoch-Schönlein purpura in a 4-year-old child who, before showing cutaneous signs (the classic palpable purpura on the lower limbs), developed abdominal signs (pain, vomiting and loss of appetite).","PeriodicalId":198715,"journal":{"name":"Medico e Bambino pagine elettroniche","volume":"3 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141100323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Barazzoni, A. Lazzerotti, Angela Amoroso, Maria Tealdo
{"title":"Un caso di shock tossico stafilococcico in un'adolescente","authors":"Maria Barazzoni, A. Lazzerotti, Angela Amoroso, Maria Tealdo","doi":"10.53126/mebxxviimg84","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53126/mebxxviimg84","url":null,"abstract":"A 13-year-old adolescent presented with symptoms compatible with septic shock following a vacation by the lake. Initially, she presented with gastrointestinal symptoms and fever, and later she developed rash, arthralgia, myalgia, asthenia, erythroderma and conjunctival hyperemia; moreover, her blood tests showed elevated inflammatory markers and acute renal failure. Despite antibiotic therapy and fluid resuscitation, the patient showed refractory hypotension requiring vasopressor support. The hypothesis of Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) arose from the history of a prolonged use of menstrual vaginal tampons. Treatment with penicillin and clindamycin led to rapid clinical improvement. TSS, caused by toxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus, presents with nonspecific symptoms, but prompt clinical suspicion is crucial for timely treatment. The first described etiology is the prolonged use of menstrual vaginal tampons, although non-menstrual-related causes of TSS are equally common. Antibiotic therapy, hemodynamic support and occasionally surgical debridement are fundamental for its prompt management.","PeriodicalId":198715,"journal":{"name":"Medico e Bambino pagine elettroniche","volume":"13 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141102676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"La torsione dell ovaio può essere subdola","authors":"Stefania Tonetto","doi":"10.53126/mebxxviimg87","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53126/mebxxviimg87","url":null,"abstract":"The case of a 13-year-old girl presenting with abdominal pain and vomiting, ultimately diagnosed with ovarian torsion, is described.","PeriodicalId":198715,"journal":{"name":"Medico e Bambino pagine elettroniche","volume":"3 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141099429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"La sindrome del compasso aorto-mesenterico in un adolescente","authors":"Viola Carzaniga, Marianna Zicoia","doi":"10.53126/mebxxviimg94","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53126/mebxxviimg94","url":null,"abstract":"The diagnosis of aorto-mesenteric compass syndrome was eventually made in a 13-year-old boy who repeatedly accessed the emergency department for abdominal pain and vomiting.","PeriodicalId":198715,"journal":{"name":"Medico e Bambino pagine elettroniche","volume":"10 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141099116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ivan Latorraca, Tommaso Lo Barco, Elena Fiorini, Elena Fontana
{"title":"Le sindromi periodiche dell'infanzia: manifestazioni età dipendenti di una stessa malattia?","authors":"Ivan Latorraca, Tommaso Lo Barco, Elena Fiorini, Elena Fontana","doi":"10.53126/mebxxviig17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53126/mebxxviig17","url":null,"abstract":"The case of a 9-year-old girl presenting with a post-traumatic haemotympanum and vomiting is described. The diagnosis of subdural haematoma was eventually made.","PeriodicalId":198715,"journal":{"name":"Medico e Bambino pagine elettroniche","volume":"33 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139598204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniele Franzone, Erica Data, Barbara Lionetti, M. Pellegrino, S. Avanzini, Alessandra Allodi
{"title":"Volvolo prenatale: gestione clinica dall'isola neonatale alla sala operatoria","authors":"Daniele Franzone, Erica Data, Barbara Lionetti, M. Pellegrino, S. Avanzini, Alessandra Allodi","doi":"10.53126/mebxxviig15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53126/mebxxviig15","url":null,"abstract":"Intestinal obstructions are one of the most common reasons for surgery in newborns. The most common causes are anorectal malformations, small intestine atresia and Hirschsprung’s disease. Such conditions may present unexpectedly and may require urgent surgical evaluation. Centralization of cases contributes to its care optimization. Through the experience of a clinical case, the paper describes the management of a congenital volvulus in a preterm newborn from the infant warmer to the operating theatre.","PeriodicalId":198715,"journal":{"name":"Medico e Bambino pagine elettroniche","volume":"14 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139597336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}