CT scan in the evaluation of pediatric abdominal trauma.

Objective: to assess the need of computed tomography (CT) for the definition of management in pediatric abdominal trauma.

Methods: observational retrospective study with patients under 18 years old victims of blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma that underwent CT of the abdomen and pelvis at admission. We evaluated CT scan findings, indications and management.

Parry Romberg disease with En Coup de Sabre Scleroderma: Effect of tocilizumab on periodontal bone inflammation.

Parry Romberg disease and En Coupe de Sabre Scleroderma are frequently associated disorders that affect the face and can cause severe aesthetic and functional impairment. Systemic immunosuppression is the gold standard of first-line treatment in the pediatric rheumatology standpoint although it is often delayed in the pediatric dermatology clinics and more often used in cases of refractory neurological impairment. We report on a case with dental root resorption and severe periodontal bone inflammation detected on magnetic resonance imaging, which was successfully treated with the anti-IL-6 agent tocilizumab.