Recurrent Bilateral Salpingitis in a Sexually Inactive Adolescent: Don't Forget about the Appendix.

Background: Salpingitis is an acute inflammation of the fallopian tubes and is extremely uncommon in patients who are sexually inactive or premenarchal.

Case: We describe a 15-year-old sexually inactive patient with recurrent bilateral salpingitis. After the second episode, she underwent an exploratory laparoscopy and was diagnosed with chronic appendicitis.

Myositis ossificans circumscripta: a paediatric case and review of the literature.

Myositis ossificans circumscripta (MOC), characterised by non-neoplastic heterotopic bone formation in soft tissue and skeletal muscle, is rare in children. At onset, it is difficult to distinguish MOC from a musculoskeletal infection or neoplasm, particularly in absence of trauma, and a biopsy is frequently required. We describe an 11-year-old boy with MOC in his thigh.

The prevalence of latex allergy in children seen in a university hospital allergy clinic.

Natural rubber latex allergy is responsible for a wide spectrum of clinical symptoms, ranging from rhinoconjunctivitis to severe anaphylaxis, in both adults and children. An association between allergy to latex and allergy to various fruits has been reported. This study investigated the prevalence and clinical significance of latex sensitization in children seen in a university hospital allergy clinic.

[Allergy to latex evaluated at an allergology clinic].

Natural rubber latex allergy is responsible for a wide spectrum of clinical symptoms ranging from rhinoconjunctivitis to severe anaphylaxis both in adults and children. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and clinical significance of latex sensitization in children evaluated for allergic disease. Four hundred fifty three consecutive children evaluated for allergic disease in a university outpatient allergy clinic were screened.

[Latex allergy in children: description of two cases].

Here we present two cases of latex hypersensitivity. The clinical manifestations were conjunctivitis, urticaria, angioedema and dermatitis. The patients presented positive skin prick test (SPT) to latex with a commercial extract and by pricking through a latex surgical glove.