Publications by authors named "Mattia Arenella"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) in children hospitalized for febrile urinary tract infections (fUTI), and to determine if AKI could indicate underlying vesicoureteral reflux (VUR).
- Out of 849 children studied, 14.6% developed AKI, with a higher prevalence of 30% in those having congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT).
- AKI was identified as a strong predictor for VUR, even after accounting for other diagnostic factors, indicating its relevance in evaluating children with fUTI.
Background: Palpitations represent a common cause for consultation in the pediatric Emergency Department (ED). Unlike adults, palpitations in children are less frequently dependent from the heart, recognizing other causes.
Case Presentation: A 11-year-old male came to our pediatric ED for epigastric pain, vomiting and palpitations.
Background: Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune enteropathy in which HLA-DQ haplotypes define susceptibility. Our aim was to evaluate if belonging to a certain HLA-DQ class risk could be associated to the clinical, serological and histological presentation of CD.
Methods: We performed a retrospective observational monocentric study including all 300 patients diagnosed with CD, who underwent HLA typing.
Background: Recently, the new definition of Metabolic (dysfunction) associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has gained remarkable scientific interest. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of MAFLD definition in selecting obese children at higher cardiovascular risk.
Methods: A total of 954 obese children and adolescents was retrospectively enrolled.