Publications by authors named "G Cacciaguerra"
Article Synopsis
- A 12-year-old child presented with unilateral parotitis and sialadenitis, alongside a positive SARS-CoV-2 test after a brief fever.
- The ultrasound showed swelling in the parotid and sublingual glands, indicating parotitis.
- This case emphasizes the need to consider SARS-CoV-2 in the diagnosis of parotitis, alongside other viral infections like mumps and influenza, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Article Synopsis
- COVID-19 is primarily known for causing respiratory issues, but recent studies have shown it can also lead to severe muscle inflammation (myositis) that could result in multi-organ failure and increased mortality.
- Myositis in pediatric patients with COVID-19 was studied at Policlinico San Marco University Hospital, revealing symptoms like fever, calf muscle pain, and elevated serum creatine kinase (CK) levels in affected children.
- Despite the potential severity, the majority of pediatric cases seemed to resolve without complications, highlighting the importance of monitoring specific markers for effective management and indicating the need for further research on the disease’s impact on muscles.
Severe Unilateral Microtia with Aural Atresia, Hair White Patch, Stereotypes in a Young Boy with De novo 16p13.11 Deletion: Reasons for a New Genotype-Phenotype Correlation.
Glob Med Genet
December 2023
Microtia is an uncommon congenital malformation ranging from mild anatomic structural abnormalities to partial or complete absence of the ear leading to hearing impairment. Congenital microtia may present as a single malformation (isolated microtia) or sometimes associated with other congenital anomalies involving various organs. Microtia has been classified in three degrees according to the complexity of the auricular malformation and to anotia referred to the total absence of the ear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMumps is an acute generalized infection caused by a . Infection occurs mainly in school-aged children and adolescents and the most prominent clinical manifestation is nonsuppurative swelling and tenderness of the salivary glands, unilaterally or bilaterally. Negative serology for mumps requires a differential diagnosis with other infectious agents, but it is not routine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Tubulin genes have been related to severe neurological complications and the term "tubulinopathy" now refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders involving an extensive family of tubulin genes with being the most common. A review was carried out on the complex and severe brain abnormalities associated with this genetic anomaly.
Methods: A literature review of the cases of -tubulopathy was performed to investigate the molecular findings linked with cerebral anomalies and to describe the clinical and neuroradiological features related to this genetic disorder.