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Pediatric Reports, Volume 13, Issue 1

2021 March - 21 articles

Cover Story: From the earliest stages of the spread of COVID-19, children and adolescents have had to face a faceless enemy, which has forced them to change their daily reassuring habits. They are experiencing emotions, insecurity, fear and worries of adults alongside the feeling that something very important is happening. An efficient management of the pandemic must take into account the pediatric population; they cannot be neglected as a minor matter. When the allotted lockdown is over, children and adolescents must recover sociality, return to living in the open air, rediscover playing, and aim for the beauty of their everyday life. The core values to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and containment strategies must be focused on the verbal and nonverbal reassuring presence of the adult: noli timere, don’t be afraid, because I am with you. View this paper.
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Articles (21)

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,172 Views
20 Pages

The Lègami/Legàmi Service—An Experience of Psychological Intervention in Maternal and Child Care during COVID-19

  • Giovanna Perricone,
  • Ilenia Rotolo,
  • Viviana Beninati,
  • Nicolò Billeci,
  • Valeria Ilarda and
  • Concetta Polizzi

22 March 2021

This study provides a descriptive analysis of the Lègami/Legàmi service, a free psychological support service in maternal and childcare, offered through the internet and by telephone that was initiated by the Italian Society of Pediatric Psychology (...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,201 Views
4 Pages

Itchy Capillary Malformations: Unusual Appearance of Meyerson Phenomenon, a Case Series

  • Manuel Sanchez-Diaz,
  • Trinidad Montero-Vilchez,
  • Luis Salvador-Rodriguez,
  • Alejandro Molina-Leyva,
  • Salvador Arias-Santiago and
  • Jesús Tercedor-Sanchez

16 March 2021

Meyerson phenomenon, also known as “halo-eczema,” has been widely described over melanocytic and non-melanocytic lesions. However, its appearance over vascular anomalies is rarely observed and could lead to diagnostic errors. A case study of five pat...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,482 Views
6 Pages

Aggressive Neuroblastoma in a Pediatric Patient with Severe Hemophilia A

  • Lidia Costa,
  • Maria Eduarda Couto,
  • Juliana Moutinho,
  • Ana Maia Ferreira,
  • Emilia Costa,
  • Susana Roncon,
  • Luisa Lopes Santos,
  • Eugenia Cruz and
  • Sara Morais

8 March 2021

Despite the extensive information regarding hemophilia’s hemorrhagic complications, the literature on cancer in hemophilia is scarce, especially in pediatric patients. Many uncertainties remain concerning diagnosis and workup. We report a rare case o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,021 Views
7 Pages

4 March 2021

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic now represents a major threat to public health. Health care workers (HCW) are exposed to biological risk. Little is currently known about the risk of HCW operating in pediatric wards for SARS-CoV-2 inf...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,625 Views
9 Pages

Efficacy of Everolimus Low-Dose Treatment for Cardiac Rhabdomyomas in Neonatal Tuberous Sclerosis: Case Report and Literature Review

  • Luisa Federica Nespoli,
  • Elena Albani,
  • Carla Corti,
  • Luigina Spaccini,
  • Enrico Alfei,
  • Irene Daniele,
  • Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti,
  • Gianluca Lista,
  • Valeria Calcaterra and
  • Savina Mannarino

1 March 2021

Background: Cardiac rhabdomyomas (CRs) are the most common cardiac tumors in newborns. Approximately 80–90% of cases are associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). In selective cases, Everolimus has resulted in a remarkable tumoral regression...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2,646 Views
5 Pages

Congenital Hypofibrinogenemia in a Neonate with a Novel Mutation in the FGB Gene

  • Jun Shinozuka,
  • Nobuo Okumura,
  • Mayumi Nagasawa,
  • Motokazu Nishikado,
  • Sayaka Kadowaki,
  • Itsuro Katsuda and
  • Shinsaku Imashuku

1 March 2021

Detection of severe hypofibrinogenemia (<50 mg/dL) in a neonate soon after birth is alarming because of the risk of hemorrhage. A female neonate was noted to be hypofibrinogenemic (<50 mg/dL) on day 0 of birth; she showed no thrombocytopenia/co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,838 Views
6 Pages

Acute Pancreatitis as a Complication of Antiepileptic Treatment: Case Series and Review of the Literature

  • Agnieszka Pawłowska-Kamieniak,
  • Paulina Krawiec and
  • Elżbieta Pac-Kożuchowska

26 February 2021

Acute pancreatitis (AP) appears to be rare disease in childhood. In children, it has a different aetiology and course, and requires different management than in adult patients. The diagnosis of AP is based on at least two of the three criteria, which...

  • Commentary
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,750 Views
4 Pages

Primary Congenital Lymphedema with More Than 10 Years of Treatment Using the Godoy Method Through to Adolescence

  • Ana Carolina Pereira de Godoy,
  • Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy and
  • Maria de Fatima Guerreiro Godoy

20 February 2021

Introduction: Lymphedema is a specific type of edema that affects regions of the body in a chronic, progressive manner. Aim: The aim of the present study was to describe the therapeutic evolution of more than ten years of treatment for primary congen...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,940 Views
5 Pages

Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Due to a Primary Epstein Barr Virus Infection in a Pediatric Patient

  • Carlos Leganés Villanueva,
  • Ilaria Goruppi,
  • Nuria Brun Lozano,
  • Federica Bianchi,
  • María Quinteiro González and
  • Susana Boronat Guerrero

6 February 2021

Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is estimated to infect more than 98% of adults worldwide and is one of the most common human viruses. Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) of the gallbladder is an atypical complication of infectious mononucleosis caused by E...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,911 Views
10 Pages

Epiploic Appendagitis and Omental Infarction as Rare Causes of Acute Abdominal Pain in Children

  • Federica Bianchi,
  • Carlos Leganés Villanueva,
  • Núria Brun Lozano,
  • Ilaria Goruppi and
  • Susana Boronat Guerrero

5 February 2021

Omental infarction and epiploic appendagitis are rare causes of acute abdominal pain in the pediatric population. Radiological evaluation is necessary to establish a specific diagnosis and to differentiate appendicitis from these conditions as they c...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,295 Views
4 Pages

Clinically Mild Encephalopathy with a Reversible Splenial Lesion Caused by Influenza B Virus in an Unvaccinated Child

  • Silvia Ventresca,
  • Claudia Guiducci,
  • Sara Tagliani,
  • Sara Dal Bo,
  • Paolo Ricciardelli,
  • Patrizia Cenni and
  • Federico Marchetti

4 February 2021

Reversible lesions involved in the splenium of corpus callosum (RESLES) are a rare clinic-radiological condition, whose pathogenesis could be related to infectious events (such as in mild encephalopathy with reversible splenial lesion—MERS), epilepsy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,393 Views
7 Pages

14-3-3η Protein as a Potential Biomarker in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

  • Austin Dalrymple,
  • Paul Tuttle,
  • Lance Feller,
  • Olga Zhukov,
  • Robert Lagier,
  • Joanna Popov,
  • Stanley Naides and
  • Terry Moore

25 January 2021

The 14-3-3η (eta) protein was evaluated as a biomarker in a cohort of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), as well as disease- and healthy-controls, to determine its potential clinical utility. In this case-control study, levels of...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,606 Views
8 Pages

15 January 2021

Congenital pericardial cysts are rare anomalies caused by the failure of fetal lacunae to coalesce into pericardial coelom. In this article a 9-year-old boy admitted with complain of palpitation in daily activities. The electrocardiography detected s...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
7,909 Views
10 Pages

Autism, Therapy and COVID-19

  • Luana Sergi,
  • Emanuele Mingione,
  • Maria Carla Ricci,
  • Antonella Cavallaro,
  • Ferdinando Russo,
  • Giulio Corrivetti,
  • Francesca Felicia Operto and
  • Alessandro Frolli

5 January 2021

While numerous treatments for ASD are available, intervention based on the principles and procedures of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has garnered substantial scientific support. In this study we evaluated the effects of the lockdown during the COV...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,026 Views
12 Pages

Discovering Genotype Variants in an Infant with VACTERL through Clinical Exome Sequencing: A Support for Personalized Risk Assessment and Disease Prevention

  • Gloria Pelizzo,
  • Luigi Chiricosta,
  • Emanuela Mazzon,
  • Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti,
  • Maria Antonietta Avanzini,
  • Stefania Croce,
  • Mario Lima,
  • Placido Bramanti and
  • Valeria Calcaterra

5 January 2021

Congenital anomalies may have an increased risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) We performed a clinical exome analysis in an infant affected by “Vertebral, Anorectal, Cardiac, Tracheoesophageal, Genitourinary, and Limb” (VACTERL) malfo...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,993 Views
4 Pages

COVID-19 in Pediatric Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

  • Amir Saeed,
  • Eslam Shorafa,
  • Zahra Seratishirazi and
  • Seyedenarjes Abootalebi

4 January 2021

The confirmed cases with COVID-19 in children account for just 1% of the overall confirmed cases. Severe COVID-19 in children is rare. Case Presentation: Our patient was 16 years old with a severe case of COVID-19 and did not survive due to the prese...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,095 Views
16 Pages

1 January 2021

Since the earliest stages of the Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) spread, the elderly has been identified as the most vulnerable and health authorities have rightly focused on that population. Minor attention was paid to pediatric populations and t...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,612 Views
6 Pages

24 December 2020

About 2–5% of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cases in pediatric patients are infants with an unfavorable prognosis because of high relapse probability. Early detection of the disease is, therefore, very important. Despite the fact that leukemia i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,797 Views
8 Pages

23 December 2020

Objective: To assess the magnitude and associated factors of timely initiation of breastfeeding among cesarean section delivered mothers. Methods: A health facility-based cross-sectional study was employed among 421 systematically selected mothers fr...

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