Publications by authors named "Giovanni Salzillo"

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  • Coronary artery vasculitis is a rare illness that mainly affects the heart's blood vessels and can happen because of conditions like Kawasaki Disease.
  • A 6-year-old boy with cancer died suddenly because of a blood clot in his heart caused by this vasculitis, likely linked to Kawasaki Disease.
  • Researchers are studying the features of Kawasaki Disease by looking at many studies from the past to learn more about how it affects people of all ages.
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Background: The aim of the study was to compare coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity presentation between oncologic and non-oncologic patients and to evaluate the impact of cancer type and stage on COVID-19 course.

Methods: We performed a multicentre, retrospective study involving 13 COVID-19 Units in Campania region from February to May 2020. We defined as severe COVID-19 presentation the cases that required mechanical ventilation and/or admission to Intensive Care Units (ICU) and/or in case of death.

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Background: The query "are there animals at home?" is usually administered for collecting information on anamnesis. This modality to consider exposure to pet allergens constitutes a potential bias in epidemiological studies and in clinical practice. The aim of our study was to evaluate/quantify different modalities of exposure to cat/dog in inducing allergic sensitization.

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