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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Ausgabe 1/2019

Inhalt (164 Artikel)

Open Access Research

A modified physiologic test for bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a clinical tool for weaning from CPAP and/or oxygen-therapy the premature babies?

Giovanni Vento, Valentina Vendettuoli, Claudia Aurilia, Milena Tana, Chiara Tirone, Alessandra Lio, Piero Giuseppe Matassa, Francesca Priolo, Piero Catenazzi, Mirta Corsello, Enrico Zecca, Fabio Mosca

Open Access Case report

Hepatomegaly and type 1 diabetes: a clinical case of Mauriac’s syndrome

Fortunato Lombardo, Stefano Passanisi, Albino Gasbarro, Giovanni Tuccari, Antonio Ieni, Giuseppina Salzano

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Authors’ reply - anaphylactic shock with methylprednisolone, Kounis syndrome and Hypersitivity to corticosteroids: a clinical paradox

F. Porcaro, M. G. Paglietti, A. Diamanti, F. Petreschi, A. Schiavino, V. Negro, V. Pecora, A. Fiocchi, R. Cutrera

Open Access Research

The effects of position on gastric residual volume of premature infants in NICU

Alireza Khatony, Alireza Abdi, Batol Karimi, Abbas Aghaei, Hamidreza Saeidi Brojeni

Open Access Research

Stage 4 s neuroblastoma: features, management and outcome of 268 cases from the Italian Neuroblastoma Registry

Bruno De Bernardi, Andrea Di Cataldo, Alberto Garaventa, Paolo Massirio, Elisabetta Viscardi, Marta Giorgia Podda, Aurora Castellano, Paolo D’Angelo, Elisa Tirtei, Fraia Melchionda, Simona Vetrella, Francesco De Leonardis, Carmelita D’Ippolito, Annalisa Tondo, Antonella Nonnis, Giovanni Erminio, Anna Rita Gigliotti, Katia Mazzocco, Riccardo Haupt

Open Access Review

Efficacy of the gluten free diet in the management of functional gastrointestinal disorders: a systematic review on behalf of the Italian Society of Paediatrics

Elena Scarpato, Renata Auricchio, Francesca Penagini, Angelo Campanozzi, Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti, Riccardo Troncone

Open Access Research

Novel DNA variation of GPR54 gene in familial central precocious puberty

Nosrat Ghaemi, Martha Ghahraman, Samaneh Noroozi Asl, Rahim Vakili, Fatemeh Fardi Golyan, Meysam Moghbeli, Mohammad Reza Abbaszadegan

Open Access Research

Inequalities in infant mortality in Italy

Silvia Simeoni, Luisa Frova, Mario De Curtis

Open Access Research

Malnutrition, morbidity and infection in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: an epidemiological study

Maria Vittoria De Vita, Carlo Scolfaro, Bruna Santini, Antonella Lezo, Federico Gobbi, Dora Buonfrate, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage, Teresiah Macharia, Milka Wanjohi, Jacopo Mattia Rovarini, Gianfranco Morino

Open Access Research

Omalizumab in children with severe allergic disease: a case series

Giuseppe Crisafulli, Lucia Caminiti, Fernanda Chiera, Stefania Arasi, Giuseppina Salzano, Ilenia Panasiti, Andrea Barbalace, Giovanni Battista Pajno

Open Access Research

The role of extracellular histones in systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Xiao Hu, Qiuling Xie, Xi Mo, Yanliang Jin

Open Access Research

Prelacteal feeding practice and its associated factors among mothers of children age less than 24 months old in Southern Ethiopia

Esayas Aydiko Amele, Birhanu wondimeneh Demissie, Kalkidan Wondwossen Desta, Emebet Berhane Woldemariam

Open Access Letter to the Editor

An association analysis to identify genetic variants linked to asthma and rhino-conjunctivitis in a cohort of Sicilian children

Gianluca Sottile, Giuliana Ferrante, Marta Torregrossa, Fabio Cibella, Giovanna Cilluffo, Salvatore Fasola, Riccardo Alessandro, Gregorio Seidita, Giovanni Viegi, Stefania La Grutta

Open Access Research

Effect of vitamin D3 seasonal supplementation with 1500 IU/day in north Italian children (DINOS study)

Stefano Mazzoleni, Giovanna Magni, Daniela Toderini

Open Access Research

Analysis of the predicting factors of recurrent wheezing in infants

Jia Zhai, Yingxue Zou, Jie Liu, Xingnan Jin, Cuian Ma, Jiao Li, Run Guo, Bing Huang

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Morphine-induced supraventricular tachycardia in near-term fetus

Vincenzo Zanardo, Alphonse Simbi, Matteo Parotto, Lorenzo Severino, Riccardo Carta, Pietro Guerrini, Gianluca Straface

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Evaluation of serum 25-Hydroxy vitamin D levels in children with autism Spectrum disorder

Ali Asghar Arastoo, Hesam Khojastehkia, Zahra Rahimi, Morteza Abdullatif Khafaie, Syed Ahmad Hosseini, Mohammad Taghi Mansouri, Shabnam Yosefyshad, Maryam Abshirini, Karimimalekabadi Noshin, Maria Cheraghi

Open Access Case report

SIADH versus adrenal insufficiency: a life-threatening misdiagnosis

Stefano Pintaldi, Angela Lora, Katy Vecchiato, Andrea Taddio, Egidio Barbi

Open Access Research

Comparison of minor head trauma management in the emergency departments of a United States and Italian Children’s hospital

Brittany M. Stopa, Stefano Amoroso, Luca Ronfani, Elena Neri, Egidio Barbi, Lois K. Lee

Open Access Research

Pediatric meningococcocal meningitis in the acute phase: how much does it cost?

Elena Bozzola, Stefano Guolo, Enea Bonci, Chiara Rossetti, Mauro Bozzola, Massimiliano Raponi, Alberto Villani

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Italian translation, cultural adaptation, and pilot testing of a questionnaire to assess family burden in inherited ichthyoses

May El Hachem, Damiano Abeni, Andrea Diociaiuti, Roberta Rotunno, Francesco Gesualdo, Giovanna Zambruno, Christine Bodermer

Open Access Case report

Not only Alagille syndrome. Syndromic paucity of interlobular bile ducts secondary to HNF1β deficiency: a case report and literature review

Michele Pinon, Michele Carboni, Davide Colavito, Fabio Cisarò, Licia Peruzzi, Antonio Pizzol, Giulia Calosso, Ezio David, Pier Luigi Calvo

Open Access Research

Can we still do something-and what?-for a seemingly missing syndrome?

Rita Campi, Maurizio Bonati

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Globalization of pediatric research: pharmacological RCTs in Latin America

Federica Arienti, Claudia Pansieri, Chiara Pandolfini, Andrea Biondi, Maurizio Bonati

Open Access Research

Consensus communication strategies to improve doctor-patient relationship in paediatric severe asthma

Antonietta Cappuccio, Filomena Bugliaro, Silvia Maria Elena Caimmi, Valeria Caldarelli, Lucia Caminiti, Enza D’Auria, Emanuela di Palmo, Marzia Duse, Alessandro Giovanni Fiocchi, Francesco Gesualdo, Ahmad Kantar, Enrico Lombardi, Anna Lucania, Margherita Marchiani, Maria Giulia Marini, Gianluigi Marseglia, Maria Carmela Montera, Elio Massimo Novembre, Guido Pellegrini, Giorgio Piacentini, Alessandro Policreti, Francesca Santamaria, Filomena Bugliaro, Silvia Maria Elena Caimmi, Valeria Caldarelli, Lucia Caminiti, Enza D’Auria, Emanuela di Palmo, Marzia Duse, Alessandro Giovanni Fiocchi, Francesco Gesualdo, Ahmad Kantar, Enrico Lombardi, Anna Lucania, Margherita Marchiani, Maria Giulia Marini, Gianluigi Marseglia, Maria Carmela Montera, Elio Massimo Novembre, Guido Pellegrini, Giorgio Piacentini, Alessandro Policreti, Francesca Santamaria

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Combined effect of different factors on weight status and cardiometabolic risk in Italian adolescents

Antonino Bianco, Anna Rita Filippi, João Breda, Vincenza Leonardi, Antonio Paoli, Luca Petrigna, Antonio Palma, Garden Tabacchi

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Why is “early childhood intensive care” an Italian association of neonatology study group?

Nicola Pozzi, Gabriella D’Angelo, Eloisa Gitto

Open Access Research

Assessment of Preptin peptide level in the sera of rachitic children and in breast milk of their mothers

Gihan M. Bebars, Salem A. Sallam, Shereen S. Gaber, Alshimaa H. Abdelaziz

Open Access Case report

10-year experience with umbilical cord blood IgE and microbiome therapy

Jiří Liška, Konrad Siala, Blanka Čuláková, Václav Holeček, Štěpánka Sobotová, Josef Sýkora, František Šefrna

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An observational study of fixed-dose Tanacetum parthenium nutraceutical preparation for prophylaxis of pediatric headache

Filomena Moscano, Michela Guiducci, Lucia Maltoni, Pasquale Striano, Maria Giuseppina Ledda, Francesco Zoroddu, Umberto Raucci, Maria Pia Villa, Pasquale Parisi

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Association of neural tube defects with maternal alterations and genetic polymorphisms in one-carbon metabolic pathway

Chun-Quan Cai, Yu-Lian Fang, Jian-Bo Shu, Lin-Sheng Zhao, Rui-Ping Zhang, Li-Rong Cao, Yi-Zheng Wang, Xiu-Fang Zhi, Hua-Lei Cui, Ou-Yan Shi, Wei Liu

Open Access Research

Long-term follow-up of newborns at neurological risk

Enrico Gasparrini, Francesca Rosati, Maria Teresa Gaetti

Open Access Debate

Medico-legal considerations on “Lotus Birth” in the Italian legislative framework

Alessandro Bonsignore, Francesca Buffelli, Rosagemma Ciliberti, Francesco Ventura, Andrea Molinelli, Ezio Fulcheri

Open Access Commentary

The gliadin-CFTR connection: new perspectives for the treatment of celiac disease

Luigi Maiuri, Valeria R. Villella, Valeria Raia, Guido Kroemer

Open Access Research

Vitamin D inhibits pro-inflammatory cytokines in the airways of cystic fibrosis patients infected by Pseudomonas aeruginosa- pilot study

M. Olszowiec-Chlebna, A. Koniarek-Maniecka, A. Brzozowska, A. Błauż, B. Rychlik, I. Stelmach

Open Access Case report

Ventricular bigeminy and trigeminy caused by hypophosphataemia during diabetic ketoacidosis treatment: a case report

Konrad Miszczuk, Joanna Mroczek-Wacinska, Robert Piekarski, Beata Wysocka- Lukasik, Renata Jawniak, Iwona Ben-Skowronek

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Neonatal respiratory support strategies for the management of extremely low gestational age infants: an Italian survey

Flavia Petrillo, Camilla Gizzi, Gianfranco Maffei, Piero G. Matassa, Maria Luisa Ventura, Cinzia Ricci, Roberta Pastorino, Giovanni Vento

Open Access Research

Preterm birth: seven-year retrospective study in a single centre population

Roberta Granese, Eloisa Gitto, Gabriella D’Angelo, Raffaele Falsaperla, Giovanni Corsello, Donatella Amadore, Gloria Calagna, Ilaria Fazzolari, Roberta Grasso, Onofrio Triolo

Open Access Research

Influenza vaccination: opinions of health care professionals working in pediatric emergency departments

Luciano Pinto, Raffaele Falsaperla, Alberto Villani, Giovanni Corsello, Roberto Del Gado, Adolfo Mazzeo, Riccardo Lubrano

Open Access Research

Two novel mutations in exon 3 of PHOX2B gene: think about congenital central hypoventilation syndrome in patients with Hirschsprung disease

Maria Giovanna Paglietti, Claudio Cherchi, Federica Porcaro, Emanuele Agolini, Alessandra Schiavino, Francesca Petreschi, Antonio Novelli, Renato Cutrera

Open Access Research

Prevalence, types, and malformations in congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract in newborns: a retrospective hospital-based study

Zhong-yi Li, Yan-min Chen, Li-qian Qiu, Dan-qing Chen, Chong-gao Hu, Jian-yun Xu, Xiao-hui Zhang

Open Access Research

Nationwide survey of neonatal transportation practices in Italy

Maurizio Gente, Roberto Aufieri, Rocco Agostino, Tiziana Fedeli, Maria Grazia Calevo, Paolo Massirio, Carlo Bellini, S. Schettini, F. Raimondi, M. Carpentieri, M. Panico, S. Demarini, L. Cattarossi, F. Ferrari, G. Gargano, M. Gente, A. Dotta, C. Bellini, F. Mosca, S. Martinelli, E. P. Villani, L. Bernardo, P. Tagliabue, M. Stronati, M. Barbarini, R. Bellù, M. Agosti, G. Chirico, G. Mangili, C. Flumini, V. Santillo, F. Ferrero, D. Farina, M. Vivalda, E. Bertino, G. Guala, A. Marra, P. Gancia, D. Gazzolo, R. Magaldi, A. Gatta, M. Bisceglia, F. Tumminelli, I. Barbieri, A. Arco, G. Sulliotti, C. Cacace, M. Moroni, B. Tomassini, A. Boldrini, P. Biver, H. Messner, E. Baraldi, D. Trevisanuto, E. M. Padovani

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The impact of IGF-I, puberty and obesity on early retinopathy in children: a cross-sectional study

Carla Bizzarri, Stefania Pedicelli, Antonino Romanzo, Sarah Bocchini, Giorgia Bottaro, Stefano Cianfarani, Marco Cappa

Open Access Case report

Angioma serpiginosum: a case report and review of the literature

Andrea Diociaiuti, Mario Cutrone, Roberta Rotunno, Rita De Vito, Iria Neri, Elisa Pisaneschi, May El Hachem

Open Access Research

Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry based serum metabolic analysis for premature infants and the relationship with necrotizing enterocolitis: a cross-sectional study

Fusheng Wang, Weizhong Li, Guanghuan Wang, Menglu Yu, Jun Zhong, Chenbin Xu, Danli Li, Yongcui Zhou

Open Access Research

Clinical features and prognosis of patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with systemic lupus erythematosus: a review of 25 cases

Ji Li, Jing-Jing Jiang, Chang-Yan Wang, Shan Jian, Yu Zhou, Ming-Sheng Ma, Xiao-Yan Tang, Lin Wang, Mei-Ying Quan, Yu Zhang, Juan Xiao, Yan-Yan He, Hong-Mei Song

Open Access Review

Lung clearance index in subjects with cystic fibrosis in Italy

Enrico Lombardi, Simone Gambazza, Ugo Pradal, Cesare Braggion

Open Access Research

Pilot study for the understanding and use of probiotics by different paediatric healthcare professionals working in different European countries

Massimo Pettoello-Mantovani, Fügen Çullu Çokuğraş, Mehmet Vural, Julije Mestrovic, Luigi Nigri, Ruggiero Piazzolla, Ida Giardino, Michele Conoscitore, Leyla Namazova-Baranova

Open Access Case report

Adrenal hemorrhage in newborn: how, when and why- from case report to literature review

M. S. Toti, P. Ghirri, A. Bartoli, C. Caputo, E. Laudani, F. Masoni, L. Mele, R. Bernardini

Open Access Research

Serum catalase, thiol and myeloperoxidase levels in children passively exposed to cigarette smoke

Emel Torun, Feyza Ustabas Kahraman, Ahmet Zaid Goksu, Aysel Vahapoglu, Zeynep Ebru Cakin

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Polymorphic variants (p.Ser141Ser and p.Arg737Gly) at the NAGLU gene are really indicative of pseudodeficiency alleles?

Diana Rojas Malaga, Sandra Leistner-Segal, Ana Carolina Brusius-Facchin

Open Access Research

The role of miR-29c/B7-H3/Th17 axis in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

Qing-ling Li, Yin-yin Wu, Hui-ming Sun, Wen-jing Gu, Xin-xing Zhang, Mei-juan Wang, Yong-dong Yan, Chuang-li Hao, Wei Ji, Zheng-rong Chen

Open Access Research

Adolescent selfie: an Italian Society of Paediatrics survey of the lifestyle of teenagers

Martina Smorti, Annarita Milone, José Gonzalez Gonzalez, Giovanni Vitali Rosati

Open Access Research

Prevalence of antibiotic use in a tertiary care hospital in Italy, 2008–2016

Marta Luisa Ciofi degli Atti, Carmen D’Amore, Jacopo Ceradini, Valerio Paolini, Gaetano Ciliento, Giuseppe Chessa, Massimiliano Raponi

Open Access Review

Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis: an update focused on clinical grading system

A. M. Zicari, G. Capata, M. Nebbioso, G. De Castro, F. Midulla, L. Leonardi, L. Loffredo, A. Spalice, L. Perri, M. Duse

Open Access Research

Effects of an intervention to prevent the bullying in first-grade secondary schools of Palermo, Italy: the BIAS study

Claudio Costantino, Alessandra Casuccio, Claudia Marotta, Stefania Enza Bono, Gianmarco Ventura, Walter Mazzucco, Francesco Vitale, Vincenzo Restivo, Evelina Arcidiacono, Carlo Roberto Gambino, Maurizio Gentile, Sara Palmeri, Giovanna Ripoli, Claudia Emilia Sannasardo, Pierfrancesco Sannasardo, Francesco Scarpitta, Carlotta Vella

Open Access Case report

Ovotesticular differences of sex development: male or female? Case series

Maria-Grazia Scarpa, Arianna Lesma, Massimo Di Grazia, Waifro Rigamonti

Open Access Research

X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets: an Italian experts’ opinion survey

F. Emma, M. Cappa, F. Antoniazzi, M. L. Bianchi, I. Chiodini, C. Eller Vainicher, N. Di Iorgi, M. Maghnie, A. Cassio, A. Balsamo, F. Baronio, L. de Sanctis, D. Tessaris, G. I. Baroncelli, S. Mora, M. L. Brandi, G. Weber, A. D’Ausilio, E. P. Lanati

Open Access Research

New high intensity fibreoptic phototherapy devices in healthy newborns: a single pad wrapped around the neonate body in comparison with a double pad device

R. Luciano, G. Mancini, F. Cota, A. Romano, V. Purcaro, F. Lerro, M. Corsello, G. Vento

Open Access Case report

Severe anaemia after gastric biopsy in an infant with eosinophilic gastritis

Alessandro Daidone, Egidio Barbi, Vincenzo Villanacci, Grazia Di Leo

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Newborn screening in mucopolysaccharidoses

Maria Alice Donati, Elisabetta Pasquini, Marco Spada, Giulia Polo, Alberto Burlina

Open Access Research

Mutation profile of BBS genes in patients with Bardet–Biedl syndrome: an Italian study

Elena Manara, Stefano Paolacci, Fabiana D’Esposito, Andi Abeshi, Lucia Ziccardi, Benedetto Falsini, Leonardo Colombo, Giancarlo Iarossi, Alba Pilotta, Loredana Boccone, Giulia Guerri, Marica Monica, Balzarini Marta, Paolo Enrico Maltese, Luca Buzzonetti, Luca Rossetti, Matteo Bertelli

Open Access Case report

Extreme thrombocytosis in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. A case report

Alessandra Iacono, Monica Sprocati, Anna Lisa Giuliani, Francesco Di Virgilio, Caterina Borgna-Pignatti, Giuseppe Maggiore

Open Access Research

A survey around the Italian pediatric units on current clinical practice for Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB)

L. Nosetti, M. G. Paglietti, L. Brunetti, L. Masini, S. La Grutta, G. Cilluffo, M. Zaffanello, E. Verrillo, M. Pavone, A. C. Niespolo, G. Broggi, R. Cutrera

Open Access Commentary

Physical, psychological and social impact of school violence on children

Pietro Ferrara, Giulia Franceschini, Alberto Villani, Giovanni Corsello

Open Access Review

Diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin for overall and complicated acute appendicitis in children: a meta-analysis

Wei Cui, Haipeng Liu, Hong Ni, Xianhui Qin, Liran Zhu

Open Access Case report

Unilateral testicular enlargement in a teenager with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: a case report

Maria Chiara Pellegrin, Alessandro Mauro Spinelli, Gianluca Tornese, Egidio Barbi

Open Access Research

Symptomatic malignant spinal cord compression in children: a single-center experience

Lucia De Martino, Piero Spennato, Simona Vetrella, Maria Capasso, Carolina Porfito, Serena Ruotolo, Massimo Eraldo Abate, Giuseppe Cinalli, Lucia Quaglietta

Open Access Research

The correlation of functional pain and psychological distress: a study in Italian school students

Margherita Lo Curto, Maria Cristina Maggio, Fabio Campisi, Giovanni Corsello

Open Access Letter to the Editor

New insights in respiratory impedance in young children after repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a cross-sectional study

Giuliana Ferrante, Giovanna Cilluffo, Maria Rita Di Pace, Giovanni Corsello, Enrico Lombardi, Raffaele L. Dellacà, Velia Malizia, Stefania La Grutta

Open Access Commentary

Cholestatic jaundice in infancy: struggling with many old and new phenotypes

Claudia Mandato, Giada Zollo, Pietro Vajro

Open Access Research

A polycentric, randomized, parallel-group, study on Lertal®, a multicomponent nutraceutical, as preventive treatment in children with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis: phase II

Gianluigi Marseglia, Amelia Licari, Salvatore Leonardi, Maria Papale, Anna Maria Zicari, Laura Schiavi, Giorgio Ciprandi, F. Cardinale, S. Cherubini, P. Giordano, P. Marchisio, A. Martelli, D. Minasi, M. Miraglia del Giudice, F. Paravati, G. Pellegrini, A. Podestà, L. Pogliani, C. Salpietro, M. A. Tosca, A. Verrotti

Open Access Research

Factors affecting the catch-up growth of preterm infants after discharge in China: a multicenter study based on the health belief model

Xiaomei Liu, Biru Luo, Wentao Peng, Fei Xiong, Fan Yang, Jinhui Wu

Open Access Case report

Otogenic temporomandibular septic arthritis in a child: a case report and a review of the literature

Massimo Luca Castellazzi, Laura Senatore, Giada Di Pietro, Raffaella Pinzani, Sara Torretta, Ilaria Coro, Antonio Russillo, Irene Borzani, Samantha Bosis, Paola Marchisio

Open Access Debate

A consensus conference report on defining the eligibility criteria for pediatric palliative care in Italy

Momcilo Jankovic, Lucia De Zen, Federico Pellegatta, Pierina Lazzarin, Marina Bertolotti, Luca Manfredini, Antonino Aprea, Luigi Memo, Antonio Del Vecchio, Rino Agostiniani, Franca Benini

Open Access Research

Transition to adult care in young people with neuromuscular disease on non-invasive ventilation

Alessandro Onofri, Hui-Leng Tan, Claudio Cherchi, Martino Pavone, Elisabetta Verrillo, Nicola Ullmann, Maria Beatrice Chiarini Testa, Renato Cutrera

Open Access Case report

Bilateral tibial Brodie’s abscess in a young patient treated with BAG-S53P4: case report

Andrea Cossio, Jole Graci, Antonino Salvatore Lombardo, Marco Turati, Maria Luisa Melzi, Marco Bigoni, Giovanni Zatti

Open Access Research

Distribution and age of onset of psychopathological risk in a cohort of children with Down syndrome in developmental age

M. Marino, I. Scala, O. Scicolone, P. Strisciuglio, C. Bravaccio

Open Access Case report

The use of recombinant human growth hormone in patients with Mucopolysaccharidoses and growth hormone deficiency: a case series

A. Cattoni, S. Motta, N. Masera, S. Gasperini, A. Rovelli, R. Parini

Open Access Research

Clinical characterization of neonatal and pediatric enteroviral infections: an Italian single center study

Alberto Berardi, Marcello Sandoni, Carlotta Toffoli, Alessandra Boncompagni, William Gennari, Maria Barbara Bergamini, Laura Lucaccioni, Lorenzo Iughetti

Open Access Research

Skin-to-skin contact and delivery room practices: a longitudinal survey conducted in Piedmont and the Aosta Valley

Michelangelo Barbaglia, Enrico Finale, Silvia Noce, Alessandro Vigo, Cesare Arioni, Raffaella Visentin, Elisabetta Scurati-Manzoni, Andrea Guala, R. Artino, E. Audenino, L. Azzoni, G. Ballardini, R. Basta, A. Brach del Prevert, P. Capalbo, V. Castella, M. Colivicchi, G. Cosi, B. Cucchi, D. Farina, F. Ferrero, M. Frigerio, G. Galvagno, P. Gancia, O. Haitink, A. Marra, M. Nangeroni, A. Perona, M. Pescarmona, A. Serra, P. Serravalle, E. Uga, L. Vivalda, M. Zaffaroni

Open Access Commentary

Thyrotropin serum levels and coexistence with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis as predictors of malignancy in children with thyroid nodules

Giuseppina Zirilli, Giuseppina Salzano, Domenico Corica, Giovanni Battista Pajno, Cristina Mignosa, Giorgia Pepe, Filippo De Luca, Giuseppe Crisafulli

Open Access Research

Rethinking the neonatal transport ground ambulance

Carlo Bellini, Martina de Biasi, Maurizio Gente, Luca A. Ramenghi, Roberto Aufieri, Diego Minghetti, Silvia Pericu, Martina Cavalieri, Niccolò Casiddu

Open Access Research

Middle-term bowel function and quality of life in low-type anorectal malformation

Haiqing Zheng, Guangjian Liu, Zijian Liang, Yunpei Chen, Zhe Wen, Jiakang Yu, Xiaogang Xu, Huiying Liang, Yong Wang

Open Access Research

Risk factors analysis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and allergic rhinitis in children: a cross-sectional study

Keyang Chen, Xiuxiu Zheng, Ziyue Li, Haijie Xiang, Bobei Chen, Hui Zhang

Open Access Review

Management of chronic urticaria in children: a clinical guideline

Carlo Caffarelli, Francesco Paravati, Maya El Hachem, Marzia Duse, Marcello Bergamini, Giovanni Simeone, Massimo Barbagallo, Roberto Bernardini, Paolo Bottau, Filomena Bugliaro, Silvia Caimmi, Fernanda Chiera, Giuseppe Crisafulli, Cristiana De Ranieri, Dora Di Mauro, Andrea Diociaiuti, Fabrizio Franceschini, Massimo Gola, Amelia Licari, Lucia Liotti, Carla Mastrorilli, Domenico Minasi, Francesca Mori, Iria Neri, Aurelia Pantaleo, Francesca Saretta, Carlo Filippo Tesi, Giovanni Corsello, Gian Luigi Marseglia, Alberto Villani, Fabio Cardinale

Open Access Research

Donkey’s Milk in the Management of Children with Cow’s Milk protein allergy: nutritional and hygienic aspects

Lucrezia Sarti, Mina Martini, Giovanni Brajon, Simona Barni, Federica Salari, Iolanda Altomonte, Giuseppe Ragona, Francesca Mori, Neri Pucci, Giada Muscas, Fina Belli, Franco Corrias, Elio Novembre

Open Access Research

Antibiotic prescriptions in acute otitis media and pharyngitis in Italian pediatric outpatients

E. Barbieri, D. Donà, A. Cantarutti, R. Lundin, A. Scamarcia, G. Corrao, L. Cantarutti, C. Giaquinto

Open Access Research

Knowledge, attitude and disinformation regarding vaccination and immunization practices among healthcare workers of a third-level paediatric hospital

Carlotta Tomboloni, Chiara Tersigni, Maurizio de Martino, Donata Dini, José Rafael González-López, Filippo Festini, Stella Neri, Daniele Ciofi

Open Access Review

Current insights in non-invasive ventilation for the treatment of neonatal respiratory disease

Dhivya Lakshmi Permall, Asfia Banu Pasha, Xiao-qing Chen

Open Access Case report

Comprehensive approach to weaning in difficult-to-wean infantile and juvenile-onset glycogen-storage disease type II patients: a case series

Lingling Xu, Hongjun Ba, Yuxin Pei, Xueqiong Huang, Yujian Liang, Lidan Zhang, Huimin Huang, Cheng Zhang, Wen Tang

Open Access Case report

Congenital nephrotic syndrome associated with 22q11.2 duplication syndrome in a Chinese family and functional analysis of the intronic NPHS1 c. 3286 + 5G > A mutation

Liangliang Li, Zhi Yi, Hongmin Xi, Lili Ma, Hui Shao, Wenwen Wang, Hong Pan, Miaomiao Li, Hong Jiang

Open Access Research

Patent ductus arteriosus ligation on neurodevelopmental outcomes at corrected 2 years

YoungAh Youn, Yu-mi Seo, Sook-Kyung Yum, In Kyung Sung

Open Access Case report

PAPA and FMF in two siblings: possible amplification of clinical presentation? A case report

Maria Cristina Maggio, Isabella Ceccherini, Alice Grossi, Marco Gattorno, Giovanni Corsello

Open Access Research

Comparative two time-point proteome analysis of the plasma from preterm infants with and without bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Magdalena Zasada, Maciej Suski, Renata Bokiniec, Monika Szwarc-Duma, Maria Katarzyna Borszewska-Kornacka, Józef Madej, Beata Bujak-Giżycka, Anna Madetko-Talowska, Cecilie Revhaug, Lars O. Baumbusch, Ola D. Saugstad, Jacek Józef Pietrzyk, Przemko Kwinta

Open Access Research

Hemostatic profile of infants with spontaneous prematurity: can we predict intraventricular hemorrhage development?

Audrey Hochart, Alexandra Nuytten, Adeline Pierache, Anne Bauters, Antoine Rauch, Bénédicte Wibaut, Sophie Susen, Jenny Goudemand

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Tryptophan metabolic pathway and neopterin in asthmatic children in clinical practice

Amelia Licari, Dietmar Fuchs, Gianluigi Marseglia, Giorgio Ciprandi

Open Access Research

Respiratory Syncityal Virus A and B: three bronchiolitis seasons in a third level hospital in Italy

C. Ciarlitto, A. C. Vittucci, L. Antilici, C. Concato, C. Di Camillo, P. Zangari, A. Villani

Open Access Case report

Fecal microbiota transplantation for refractory diarrhea in immunocompromised diseases: a pediatric case report

Shuwen Zhong, Jingqing Zeng, Zhaohui Deng, Lirong Jiang, Bin Zhang, Kaihua Yang, Wenyu Wang, Tianao Zhang

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Clinical and genetic spectrum of interstitial lung disease in Chinese children associated with surfactant protein C mutations

Da Hong, Dan Dai, Jing Liu, Congcong Zhang, Tingting Jin, Yanyan Shi, Gaoli Jiang, Mei Mei, Libo Wang, Liling Qian

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Isolation and identification of Pandoraea spp. From bronchoalveolar lavage of cystic fibrosis patients in Iran

Mohammad Tabatabaei, Mahdi Dastbarsar, Mohammad Ashkan Moslehi

Open Access Case report

Intranasal dexmedetomidine and intravenous ketamine for procedural sedation in a child with alpha-mannosidosis: a magic bullet?

Matteo Trevisan, Sara Romano, Egidio Barbi, Irene Bruno, Flora Maria Murru, Giorgio Cozzi

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Hand washing practice at critical times and its associated factors among mothers of under five children in Debark town, northwest Ethiopia, 2018

Henok Dagne, Laekemariam Bogale, Muluneh Borcha, Anley Tesfaye, Baye Dagnew

Open Access Case report

Familial Mediterranean Fever: an unusual cause of liver disease

Maria Cristina Maggio, Maria Castiglia, Giovanni Corsello

Open Access Research

A solution based on melatonin, tryptophan, and vitamin B6 (Melamil Tripto©) for sedation in newborns during brain MRI

S. Picone, P. Ariganello, V. Mondì, F. Di Palma, L. Martini, S. Marziali, G. Fariello, P. Paolillo

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The relationship between air quality and respiratory pathogens among children in Suzhou City

Dandan Zhang, Yuqin Li, Qiu Chen, Yanqun Jiang, Chu Chu, Ying Ding, Yixue Yu, Yujie Fan, Jinjin Shi, Yali Luo, Weifang Zhou

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Possible cytokine biomarkers in pediatric acute appendicitis

Nikola Stankovic, Maja Surbatovic, Ivan Stanojevic, Radoje Simić, Slavisa Djuricic, Maja Milickovic, Blagoje Grujic, Djordje Savic, Vesna Milojkovic Marinovic, Miona Stankovic, Danilo Vojvodic

Open Access Review

Report on advances for pediatricians in 2018: allergy, cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, hereditary metabolic diseases, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, neonatology, nutrition, respiratory tract disorders and surgery

Carlo Caffarelli, Francesca Santamaria, Carla Mastrorilli, Angelica Santoro, Brunella Iovane, Maddalena Petraroli, Valeria Gaeta, Rosita Di Pinto, Melissa Borrelli, Sergio Bernasconi, Giovanni Corsello

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Antibiotic prescriptions in Italian hospitalised children after serial point prevalence surveys (or pointless prevalence surveys): has anything actually changed over the years?

Chiara Tersigni, Carlotta Montagnani, Patrizia D’Argenio, Marzia Duse, Susanna Esposito, Yingfen Hsia, Mike Sharland, Luisa Galli

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Hemolysis and its outcome following percutaneous closure of cardiac defects among children and adolescents: a prospective study

Hamid Amoozgar, Romeileh Soltani, Mohammadreza Edraki, Nima Mehdizadegan, Hamid Mohammadi, Gholamhossein Ajami, Mohammad Borzouee, Amir Naghshzan, Kambiz Keshavarz

Open Access Case report

Kawasaki disease triggered by EBV virus in a child with Familial Mediterranean Fever

Maria Cristina Maggio, Carmelo Fabiano, Giovanni Corsello

Open Access Commentary

Practical tools to identify short children born small-for-gestational-age eligible for rhGH treatment according to Italian regulation

Gianluca Tornese, Flavia Pricci, Maria Chiara Pellegrin, Marika Villa, Daniela Rotondi, Elvira Agazio, Egidio Barbi

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Neonatologist performed echocardiography (NPE) in Italian neonatal intensive care units: a national survey

Iuri Corsini, Benjamim Ficial, Stefano Fiocchi, Federico Schena, Irma Capolupo, Rosa Maria Cerbo, Manuela Condò, Daniela Doni, Simona La Placa, Salvatore Porzio, Katia Rossi, Sabrina Salvadori, Marilena Savoia

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Can we still do something-and what? - for a seemingly missing syndrome?: “Yes we can”

Raffaele Piumelli, Cinzia Arzilli, Niccolò Nassi, Marta Peruzzi, Carola-Maria Ernst, Cristina Salvatori

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Safety and tolerability of Meningococcus B vaccine in patients with chronical medical conditions (CMC)

L. Nicolosi, C. Rizzo, G. Castelli Gattinara, N. Mirante, E. Bellelli, C. Bianchini, V. Pansini, A. Villani

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Parental Mental Health, Fathers’ Involvement and Bedtime Resistance in Infants

Benedetta Ragni, Simona De Stasio, Daniela Barni, Simonetta Gentile, Rosaria Giampaolo

Open Access Case report

A new therapy in Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disease: a case report and a revision of the literature

Lingling Xu, Hongjun Ba, Hongrong Lin, Liangying Zhong, Suping Li, Wen Tang, Zhiyong Ke, Ziyin Ye

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Predictors of mortality among HIV exposed infants at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Chalachew Adugna Wubneh, Aklilu Endalamaw, Nigusie Birhan Tebeje

Open Access Case report

NF1 microdeletion syndrome: case report of two new patients

Gregorio Serra, Vincenzo Antona, Giovanni Corsello, Federico Zara, Ettore Piro, Raffaele Falsaperla

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Effects of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 in preterm infants: a double-blinded randomized controlled study

Xuewei Cui, Yongyan Shi, Siyang Gao, Xindong Xue, Jianhua Fu

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Cortisol, leptin and free leptin index (FLI) in newborns in the first days of life and their importance for body weight programming

Beata Kulik-Rechberger, Anna Maria Bury, Anna Rakuś-Kwiatosz, Iwona Beń-Skowronek

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Heterotopic pancreas in the gastrointestinal tract in children: a single-center experience and a review of the literature

Giorgio Persano, Noemi Cantone, Elisa Pani, Enrico Ciardini, Bruno Noccioli

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Microalbuminuria risks and glomerular filtration in children with sickle cell anaemia in Nigeria

I. E. Ocheke, S. Mohamed, E. S. Okpe, F. Bode-Thomas, M. I. McCullouch

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Early features of autism spectrum disorder: a cross-sectional study

Antonia Parmeggiani, Arianna Corinaldesi, Annio Posar

Open Access Review

Hexavalent vaccines in preterm infants: an update by Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology jointly with the Italian Society of Neonatology

E. Chiappini, C. Petrolini, C. Caffarelli, M. Calvani, F. Cardinale, M. Duse, A. Licari, S. Manti, A. Martelli, D. Minasi, M. Miraglia Del Giudice, GB. Pajno, C. Pietrasanta, L. Pugni, MA. Tosca, F. Mosca, GL. Marseglia

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Weight estimation in Paediatrics: how accurate is the Broselow-tape weight estimation in the Nigerian child

Ogochukwu N. Iloh, Benedict Edelu, Kenechukwu K. Iloh, Obianuju O. Igbokwe, Ikenna K. Ndu, Obinna C. Nduagubam, Uzoamaka C. Akubuilo, Ijeoma N. Obumneme-Anyim, Joy N. Eze, Chidiebere D. I. Osuorah

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Factors affecting breast-feeding practice among a sample of Iranian women: a structural equation modeling approach

Reyhaneh Rafizadeh, Zahra Heidari, Mahmood Karimy, Fereshteh Zamani-Alavijeh, Marzieh Araban

Open Access Letter to the Editor

A child with a novel ACAN missense variant mimicking a septic arthritis

Angelo Florio, Riccardo Papa, Roberta Caorsi, Alessandro Consolaro, Roberto Gastaldi, Marco Gattorno, Paolo Picco

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Media use during adolescence: the recommendations of the Italian Pediatric Society

Elena Bozzola, Giulia Spina, Margherita Ruggiero, Davide Vecchio, Cinthia Caruso, Mauro Bozzola, Anna Maria Staiano, Rino Agostiniani, Antonello Del Vecchio, Giuseppe Banderali, Diego Peroni, Alberto Chiara, Luigi Memo, Renato Turra, Giovanni Corsello, Alberto Villani

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Determinants of neonatal sepsis among neonates in the northwest part of Ethiopia: case-control study

Mulunesh Alemu, Mulatu Ayana, Hailemariam Abiy, Biniam Minuye, Wubet Alebachew, Aklilu Endalamaw

Open Access Review

Omalizumab and mepolizumab in the landscape of biological therapy for severe asthma in children: how to choose?

Mattia Giovannini, Francesca Mori, Simona Barni, Maurizio de Martino, Elio Novembre

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Perinatal and newborn care in a two years retrospective study in a first level peripheral hospital in Sicily (Italy)

Gregorio Serra, Vincenzo Miceli, Salvatore Albano, Giovanni Corsello

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Trends and determinants of teenage childbearing in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2000 to 2016 demographic and health surveys

Getachew Mullu Kassa, Ayodele O. Arowojolu, Akin-Tunde Ademola Odukogbe, Alemayehu Worku Yalew

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Poor child complementary Feeding Practices in northwest Ethiopia: Finding from the Baseline Survey of Nutrition Project, 2016

Zegeye Abebe, Amare Tariku, Gashaw Andargie Bikes, Molla Mesele Wassie, Kedir Abdela Gonete, Tadesse Awoke, Ejigu Gebeye, Azeb Atnafu Gete, Melkie Edris Yesuf, Yigzaw Kebede, Kassahun Alemu, Abebaw Addis, Esmael Ali Muhammad, Solomon Mekonnen Abebe, Aysheshim Kasahun belew, Melkamu Tamir Hunegnaw, Melkitu Fentie, Adane Kebede, Kindie Fentahun Muchie

Open Access Case report

Long-term follow-up until early adulthood in autosomal dominant, complex SPG30 with a novel KIF1A variant: a case report

Carlotta Spagnoli, Susanna Rizzi, Grazia Gabriella Salerno, Daniele Frattini, Carlo Fusco

Open Access Research

Acute pain management in children: a survey of Italian pediatricians

Gian Luigi Marseglia, Maria Alessio, Liviana Da Dalt, Maria Giuliano, Angelo Ravelli, Paola Marchisio

Open Access Review

Italian guidelines for the prevention and management of dental trauma in children

Maria Grazia Cagetti, Piero Alessandro Marcoli, Mario Berengo, Piero Cascone, Livio Cordone, Patrizia Defabianis, Osvalda De Giglio, Nicola Esposito, Antonio Federici, Alberto Laino, Alessandra Majorana, Michele Nardone, Vilma Pinchi, Silvia Pizzi, Antonella Polimeni, Maria Grazia Privitera, Valentina Talarico, Stefania Zampogna

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of message-framing intervention on complementary feeding related behaviors among mothers with infants aged 4–8 months: a 3-arm randomized controlled trial

Ziba Rafieyan-Kopaei, Zohreh Fathian-Dastgerdi, Mohammad Javad Tarrahi, Fereshteh Zamani-Alavijeh

Open Access Case report

PRRT2 gene variant in a child with dysmorphic features, congenital microcephaly, and severe epileptic seizures: genotype-phenotype correlation?

Piero Pavone, Giovanni. Corsello, Sung Yoon Cho, Xena Giada Pappalardo, Martino Ruggieri, Simona Domenica Marino, Dong Kyu Jin, Silvia Marino, Raffaele Falsaperla

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OPG/RANK/RANKL signaling axis in patients with type I diabetes: Associations with parathormone and vitamin D

Paraskevi Karalazou, Dimitrios Ntelios, Fani Chatzopoulou, Aikaterini Fragou, Maria Taousani, Konstantina Mouzaki, Assimina Galli-Tsinopoulou, Sofia Kouidou, Georgios Tzimagiorgis

Open Access Research

High expression of miR-222-3p in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

Chu Chu, Xiaoli Lei, Yuqin Li, Yali Luo, Ying Ding, Weifang Zhou, Wei Ji

Open Access Review

Proton therapy in the most common pediatric non-central nervous system malignancies: an overview of clinical and dosimetric outcomes

Angela Sardaro, Roberta Carbonara, Maria Fonte Petruzzelli, Barbara Turi, Marco Moschetta, Arnaldo Scardapane, Amato Antonio Stabile Ianora

Open Access Review

Does virtual reality reduce pain in pediatric patients? A systematic review

Anna Maria Iannicelli, Daniele Vito, Concetta Anna Dodaro, Pasquale De Matteo, Rita Nocerino, Angela Sepe, Valeria Raia

ADHS-Medikation erhöht das kardiovaskuläre Risiko

16.05.2024 Herzinsuffizienz Nachrichten

Erwachsene, die Medikamente gegen das Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätssyndrom einnehmen, laufen offenbar erhöhte Gefahr, an Herzschwäche zu erkranken oder einen Schlaganfall zu erleiden. Es scheint eine Dosis-Wirkungs-Beziehung zu bestehen.

Erstmanifestation eines Diabetes-Typ-1 bei Kindern: Ein Notfall!

16.05.2024 DDG-Jahrestagung 2024 Kongressbericht

Manifestiert sich ein Typ-1-Diabetes bei Kindern, ist das ein Notfall – ebenso wie eine diabetische Ketoazidose. Die Grundsäulen der Therapie bestehen aus Rehydratation, Insulin und Kaliumgabe. Insulin ist das Medikament der Wahl zur Behandlung der Ketoazidose.

Frühe Hypertonie erhöht späteres kardiovaskuläres Risiko

Wie wichtig es ist, pädiatrische Patienten auf Bluthochdruck zu screenen, zeigt eine kanadische Studie: Hypertone Druckwerte in Kindheit und Jugend steigern das Risiko für spätere kardiovaskuläre Komplikationen.

Betalaktam-Allergie: praxisnahes Vorgehen beim Delabeling

16.05.2024 Pädiatrische Allergologie Nachrichten

Die große Mehrheit der vermeintlichen Penicillinallergien sind keine. Da das „Etikett“ Betalaktam-Allergie oft schon in der Kindheit erworben wird, kann ein frühzeitiges Delabeling lebenslange Vorteile bringen. Ein Team von Pädiaterinnen und Pädiatern aus Kanada stellt vor, wie sie dabei vorgehen.

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