Publications by authors named "C Di Giacomo"
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- The study investigates the diagnostic delay experienced by pediatric patients with celiac disease across 13 referral centers in Italy, covering cases from 2010 to 2019 and analyzing data in 2023.
- It finds that the median diagnostic delay for these patients is about 5 months, with a notable portion experiencing extreme delays of 11 months or more.
- Factors such as age at diagnosis influence delays, with younger patients (under 3 years) generally facing shorter wait times for diagnosis.
Palmoplantar (PP) psoriasis is considered one of the most hard-to-treat areas with important impact on patients' quality of life, and few data are available about the efficacy of dimethylfumarate (DMF) on these areas. In our noninterventional multicentre retrospective cohort study of patients with PP psoriasis treated with DMF, effectiveness was evaluated as mean pp Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (ppPASI) reduction and as proportion of patients that reach ppPASI 75 at 4, 12, 24 and 48 weeks. The reduction in ppPASI was 23.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCombined metatarsal and Akin-type proximal phalanx osteotomies represent a surgical solution for concomitant metatarso-phalangeal and inter-phalangeal hallux valgus. This retrospective observational study aimed to evaluate clinical and radiographic outcomes following combined distal linear metatarsal and Akin osteotomies. The study included 42 feet from 37 patients, with a mean follow-up of 27.
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