Inflatable bouncer-related injuries to children: increasing phenomenon in pediatric emergency department, 2002-2013.

Unlabelled: A sharp uptrend in emergency department (ED) visits for injuries associated with inflatable bouncers (IBs) has been observed recently. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemiology and features of injuries resulting from the use of IBs at an Italian pediatric ED. We collected data of 521 children from GIPSE (regional software for management of admission at ED) in the period of 2002-2013.

Intestinal lymphoid nodular hyperplasia in children: the relationship to food allergy.

Background: Lymphoid nodular hyperplasia (LNH) of the lower gastrointestinal tract is a common finding during paediatric colonoscopies, and its clinical significance has not yet been clearly established.

Objective: The purpose of this prospective, parallel multi-arm, randomized clinical trial was to study relationship between food allergy and LNH.

Methods: We recruited 268 children who had undergone a diagnostic colonoscopy between 1 January 2009 and 30 September 2011.

Allergic proctocolitis refractory to maternal hypoallergenic diet in exclusively breast-fed infants: a clinical observation.

Background: Allergic proctocolitis (APC) in exclusively breast-fed infants is caused by food proteins, deriving from maternal diet, transferred through lactation. In most cases a maternal cow milk-free diet leads to a prompt resolution of rectal bleeding, while in some patients a multiple food allergy can occur. The aim of this study was to assess whether the atopy patch test (APT) could be helpful to identify this subgroup of patients requiring to discontinue breast-feeding due to polisensitization.