Publications by authors named "P L Smilari"
Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST), a rare yet potentially life-threatening infection, comprises less than 1 % of neck pathologies and requires prompt treatment. Symptoms range from neck pain and fever to dysphagia and possible abscess formation. Broad-spectrum antibiotics are the primary treatment; however, surgical drainage may be necessary for abscesses to prevent systemic infection.
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- Netherton syndrome is a rare genetic skin disorder marked by three main features: congenital ichthyosis (dry skin), immune system issues, and problems with the scalp.
- A case study details a 1-month-old boy who experienced severe health challenges, including failure to thrive and feeding problems, as well as an abnormal high sodium level at birth.
- The condition is caused by a mutation in the SPINK5 gene, leading to a protein deficiency that weakens the skin barrier, resulting in serious complications like skin infections and growth issues in infants.
Acute autoimmune encephalitis is a severe neurological disorder presenting with altered level of consciousness, confusion, irritability, headache, vomiting, and in some cases seizures. An infective event precedes by 1-2 weeks the onset of the symptoms. Cognitive impairment is considered the cardinal symptom.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Benign acute childhood myositis (BACM) is a transient condition mainly affecting children of school age characterized by muscle pain, typically localized to the calf muscle with symmetrical lower extremity pain and difficulty in walking. Usually, the symptomatology is preceded by a viral infection including influenza, parainfluenza, rotavirus, and mycoplasma.
Methods: The case series was conducted in four pediatric hospitals in Catania, Italy, over a 12-year observational period.
Background: Malformations of cortical development (MCD) include a wide range of congenital disorders mostly causing severe cognitive dysfunction and epilepsy.
Objective: to report on clinical features including cognitive involvement, epileptic seizures with response to antiseizure medications, comorbidities in young patients affected by MCD and followed in a single tertiary hospital.
Patients And Methods: A retrospective review of the medical records and magnetic resonance images (MRI) of 19 young patients with an age ranging between eight days and fifteen years affected by MCD and admitted to Pediatrics Department University of Catania, Italy from October 2009 and October 2020 were selected.