Publications by authors named "Francesco Albertoni"
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- Acute carbon monoxide poisoning (COP) is a significant cause of emergency department visits, with symptoms that can range from mild to critical, making diagnosis challenging.
- This systematic review evaluates the accuracy of CO pulse oximetry (SpCO) against conventional blood gas analysis for measuring carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) levels in suspected COP cases.
- Findings from six studies involving 1,734 patients indicate that while SpCO has high specificity (93%), its low sensitivity (65%) renders it unsuitable as a screening tool in emergency settings, but it may have potential for use in prehospital situations.
We describe a large outbreak associated with a crusted (Norwegian) scabies case in an immunocompromised patient following treatment with TNF-α inhibitor (adalimumab) for psoriasis arthritis. The increasing use of TNF-α inhibitors should induce clinicians to consider this serious parasitic infection when evaluating skin rashes in patients receiving biologic therapies.
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