[Sepsis caused by Corynebacterium xerosis in neonatology: report of a clinical case].

The pathogenicity of the nondiphtheria corynebacteria, most commonly known as coryneform bacteria in humans has been recognized in the last two decades. Corynebacterium xerosis is part of the normal flora of the skin, nasopharynx, conjunctives and it has recently been isolated from vaginal swabs. During the last few years, there has been an increased number of case reports claiming an association of C.

[A case of female pseudohermaphroditism caused by maternal androluteoma].

Female pseudohermaphroditism is a condition characterized by various degree of external genitalia virilization in a patient with female internal genitalia and karyotype (XX). External genitalia is masculinized congenitally when female fetus is exposed to excess androgenic environment. Fetal metabolic abnormalities, like congenital adrenal hyperplasia, are the most common causes of female pseudohermaphroditism, however there is a low incidence of gestational hyperandrogenism caused by maternal pathology.

[Psychosocial intervention model of neonatal intensive care in Modena].

Many authors agree that psychosocial factors influence the psychophysical development of the infant. These factors must be taken into account in the neonatal care. At the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the University Hospital of Modena, physicians, psychologist and nurses cooperate to take care of each newborn with a difficult psychosocial background.

[Up-date on the subject of neonatal convulsions].

New experimental, clinical and therapeutic results in the field of convulsive disorders of the newborn have recently come to light. Experimental studies on animals have shown that, contrary to what was assumed in the past, the immature brain is highly excitable, and during the first weeks of life excitation processes predominate over inhibitory processes. Over the last ten years, benign idiopathic convulsions in newborns, familial convulsions and benign convulsions on the fifth day of life, have been defined.