Publications by authors named "G Palazzi"
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- Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) and diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) pose significant health care challenges, prompting the need for advanced treatments like cellular, acellular, and matrix-like products (CAMPs), including polylactic acid (PLA).
- A retrospective study assessed the effectiveness of PLA compared to established CAMPs, using data from three wound care clinics and involving 131 chronic wounds that had been untreated for 12 to 52 weeks.
- Results indicated that PLA significantly reduced healing time and improved healing rates for both DFUs and VLUs, outperforming traditional treatments such as collagen dressings and fish skin grafts.
Management of pediatric head trauma requires a delicate balance between accuracy and safety, with a dual emphasis on prompt diagnosis while minimizing radiation exposure. Ultrasonography (US) shows promise in this regard. A case study involving a 10-month-old infant with acute right parietal swelling revealed the utility of US in detecting a corresponding hypoechoic lesion, along with an underlying suspected fracture line of the vault and subdural hematoma.
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- - Acquired aplastic anemia (AA) is a rare condition involving low blood cell counts and underdeveloped bone marrow, affecting 2-3 people per million in Western countries and more in East Asia.
- - Treatments for severe aplastic anemia (SAA) have improved significantly, with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from a matched sibling donor considered the best first-line approach, although alternatives exist if a sibling donor isn't available.
- - A guideline developed by pediatric hematologists aims to assist healthcare professionals in diagnosing and managing AA in children, based on evidence gathered and discussions held during consensus conferences, including adaptations made due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Drepanocytosis is a genetic disease relevant for its epidemiological, clinical and socio-economic aspects. In our country the prevalence is highly uneven with peaks in former malaria areas, but migration flows in recent years have led to significant changes. In this document we review the screening programs currently existing in Italy with particular emphasis on newborn screening, which in other countries around the world, including within Europe, is at most universal and mandatory.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Several studies have documented an increased risk of leukemia among children exposed to magnetic fields from high-voltage power lines, with some evidence of dose-response relation. However, findings in some studies have been inconsistent, and data on the effects of different sources of exposure are lacking. In this study, we evaluated the relation of childhood leukemia risk to exposure to magnetic fields from transformer stations.
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