Publications by authors named "Francesca Piloni"
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- Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome (IGS) is a rare genetic condition that leads to anemia and the body not absorbing vitamin B12 properly.
- A 23-month-old baby in Italy was diagnosed with IGS after showing serious health issues, but vitamin B12 treatment helped improve the situation.
- Genetic tests revealed two unusual changes in a specific gene, which are linked to the condition, and it's important to diagnose IGS early to avoid serious problems.
Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is a common cause of vomiting in the first few weeks of life, but in rare cases, it may occur in older subjects with a major risk of delayed diagnosis and complications. We describe the case of a 12-year-and-8-month-old girl who presented to our department for epigastric pain, coffee-ground emesis, and melena, which arose after taking ketoprofen. An abdomen ultrasound showed thickening (1 cm) of the gastric pyloric antrum, while upper-GI endoscopy documented esophagitis and antral gastritis with a non-bleeding pyloric ulcer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is limited information available on fast and safe bedside tools that could help clinicians establish whether the pathological process underlying cases of wheezing is due to asthmatic exacerbation, asthmatic bronchitis, or pneumonia. The study's aim was to characterize Lung Ultrasound (LUS) in school-aged children with wheezing and evaluate its use for their follow-up treatment.
Materials And Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study involving 68 consecutive outpatients (mean age 9.