Publications by authors named "P Fronti"

The secondary hemophagocytic syndrome is rare in children and even rarer associated with tuberculosis. e report the case of a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, disseminated tuberculosis and hemophagocytic syndrome. An 8-year-old girl, diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, was admitted due to fever, vomiting and abdominal pain.

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The authors report 13 cases of intestinal bleeding; while serials endoscopic and radiological examinations had been negative, arteriography allowed intestinal angiodysplasia to be diagnosed, and detected 18 lesions (12 of the right colon, 6 of the small bowel), confirming the fundamental role of arteriography in the diagnosis the localization and extension of these lesions. The importance of accuracy is emphasized both in the performance and in the evaluation of angiographic findings, in order to avoid missing multiple localizations (colon and small bowel). The authors illustrate and evaluate the different angiographic findings.

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