Publications by authors named "Andolfi F"

This study presents the outcome of a multidisciplinary approach to the infants with atopic dermatitis. Forty six patients, 40 males and 6 females, afflicted with atopic dermatitis, aged 3 months-2 years, were examined. A careful history was taken for each case to identify possible allergic disease and particular attention was placed on the relation between food assumption and appearance of lesions.

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The most recent reports on the subject of "Hard to interpret or exceptional pneumopathies. Errors in pneumological symptomatology. Surprises at the operating table" are discussed.

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It is well known that a pleuropneumopathy brought on by local action of biochemical nature (amylase) can occur in the course of quiescent or unknown pancreatitis. The literature on the subject was therefore examined with respect to abdominothoracic diffusion of the pancreatic excretion. Also examined were indications for surgery in the unusual complications which may arise, often with dramatic emergency (acute abdomen in sufferers from slight persistent pleural effusion; pleuropulmonary perforative syndrome in be course of quite stabilized chronic pancreatitis).

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Seven cases of pancreatic pleuropneumopathy are presented and the relevant literature is examined. Treatment of this unusual complications is an offshoot of the modern management of the underlying disease. Attention is drawn to the possibility of serious and sudden acute chest pictures with a clinical picture reminiscent of pancreatic storm.

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Experimentation of the action of kanamycin, viomycin and ethambutol in wound healing is reported. The planimetric measurement system of Carrel-Lecomte du Noüy was used to determine the development of the cicatrisation process. Prolongation of healing times in the 3rd and 4th periods is demonstrated and attributed to the general toxic action of these drugs, combined with direct toxic interference with epithelization and cicatrisation.

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