Minerva pediatrica
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Review Comparative Study
[Microcytosis. A hematological characteristic common to diverse diseases].
The pathological conditions characterized by microcytosis are reviewed and their pathophysiological mechanisms also at the molecular level are described. Moreover clinical, haematological and laboratory findings for differential diagnosis are discussed. Finally, the most efficacious schedules for the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia are reported.
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Review Case Reports
[Autoimmune hemolytic anemia with cold antibodies and hemoglobinuria secondary to EBV infection].
The infection caused by EBV can be followed by immunological complications. One of these is autoimmune hemolytic anemia that up to today has been observed during infective mononucleosis only a few times. ⋯ The disease's evolution was spontaneously favorable. For this reason and for the possible risks secondary to transfusions and to other therapeutical interventions, the authors believe that in autoimmune hemolytic anemia a vigil wait is more opportune before beginning the therapy.
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Review Case Reports
[A case of glomerulonephritis in congenital syphilis].
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Review
[Neonatal hepatic cholestasis with particular regard for the use of radioisotopes in its diagnosis].
The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of hepatobiliary scintigraphy using a 99mTc-HIDA compound to differentiate intrahepatic cholestasis from extrahepatic forms during the first months of life. The tracer used was acid N-(2,6)-diethylacetanylido-iminodiacetic (diethyl-HIDA) with almost exclusively biliary excretion and a high concentration of radioactivity in the bile. Each neonate was injected with 0.5 mg/kg i.v. of the compound marked with a dose of 99mTc equivalent to 80-100 microCi/kg. ⋯ On the contrary, the absence of the intestinal excretion of the tracer is nor constantly associated with biliary atresia. This study has confirmed this finding in 10 cases of intrahepatic cholestasis (4 hypoplasias of the intrahepatic biliary tract, 3 thick bile syndromes, 3 cases of hepatitis due to cytomegalovirus). In conclusion, the Authors state that hepato-biliary scintigraphy represents a straightforward and non-invasive diagnostic method which enables the permeability of the biliary tract to be assessed in subjects with jaundice.