Gennaio 2015 - Volume XXXIV - numero 1
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UO di Pediatria, Cecina (Piombino), Azienda USL 6 di Livorno
Indirizzo per corrispondenza: g.benetti@usl6.toscana.it
Key words: Foreign body inhalation, Health education, Atelectasis, Incorrect manoeuvres, Epileptic seizure
Foreign body inhalation is a quite common event in chil-dhood, especially during the first years of life. It can cau-se complete airway obstruction and asphyxia resulting from a large object lodged in the trachea or larynx, which require real emergency for prompt removal; otherwise or bronchial occlusion that may cause pulmonary or bron-chial non-specific symptoms. In the present case, a 12-year-old boy inhaled a tooth during an epileptic seizure, not accidentally but as a result of an incorrect manoeuvre of his father in an attempt to prevent the tongue blocking the airways. The foreign body caused right lower lobe a-telectasis that resolved after bronchoscopic extraction. The paper points out the importance of health education to parents regarding the management of epileptic seizure in order to avoid such incorrect manoeuvre.
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1IRCCS Materno-Infantile “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste
2Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria, Università di Trieste
Indirizzo per corrispondenza: elimascheroni@virgilio.it
Key words: Turner syndrome, Electrophysiological abnormality, QT prolongation
A young woman affected by Turner syndrome undergoes periodic cardiac monitoring. Her last ECG documented QT prolongation. QT prolongation is reported in patients with Turner syndrome. This electrophysiological abnor-mality is probably due to an intrinsic defect in the regula-tion of the cardiovascular system. Although a long QT is more likely to be found in these patients, no severe life-threatening tachyarrhythmias have been described so far. Paediatricians should reassure Turner patients about the prognosis of this electrophysiological abnormality while recommending the cardiologic follow up.
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