International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Dec 2015
Symptoms associated with button batteries injuries in children: An epidemiological review.
To provide an epidemiological framework of symptoms related to Foreign Body (FB) injuries due to Button Battery (BB). ⋯ These findings provide new insight in clinical presentation of BB injuries: the identification of unique patterns of symptoms related to BB injuries is useful to perform an early diagnosis (and to guarantee a prompt medical reaction), also when the injury is un-witnessed.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Dec 2015
Investigation of pepsin in tears of children with laryngopharyngeal reflux disease.
Numerous investigations postulated that laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is implicated in the pathogenesis of various upper airway inflammatory diseases as sinusitis or dacryostenosis. The presence of pepsin in tears might be confirmed the presuntive hypothesis of the arrival in the nasolacrimal ducts and precorneal tears film through the laryngopharyngeal reflux of either gastric acid or stomach secretions (pepsin) with inflammatory potentialities. The aim of this preliminary study was to identify the presence or absence of pepsin in the tears collected from children with a high suspicion of LPR who underwent 24-h pH (MII-pH) monitoring to confirm the disease. ⋯ 20% of the children with diagnosed LPR showed pepsin in the tears. Our specific investigation might provide information regarding sinusitis or dacryostenosis.