Aprile 2001 - Volume XX - numero 4
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Pediatra di Famiglia, AUSL 6, Palermo
Key words: Breast-feeding, Epidemiology
A questionnaire sent to 248 family paediatricians in the Province of Palermo allowed us to identify 3 variables having a significant positive impact on beast-feeding duration: start of breast-feeding during the first 6 hours of life, previous breast-feeding experiences and natural childbirth (vs. caesarean section). Not only pregnant women should be made aware of the importance of breast-feeding, but also health care operators.
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Dip. di Scienze della Riproduzione e dello Sviluppo, Università di Trieste
Key words: Corticosteroids, Adenovirus, Pharyngotonsillitis
In 8 consecutive patients with the clinical appearance of Adenovirus infection, a single administration of prednisone or betametasone stops the fever, in no more than 12 hours, regardless of the previous duration of the disease.
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UO di Pediatria e Neonatologia, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli Sacro Cuore di Gesù, Benevento
Key words: Adenovirus, Pharyngotonsillitis, PFAPA, Inflammatory bowel disease
Description of a case of periodic Adenovirus-induced pharyngotonsillitis with a clinical picture similar to that of PFAPA (Periodic Fever with Aphtous Pharyngitis and Adenopathy), recovered after tonsillectomy, but apparently superposed to IBD, previously suspected, then diagnosed.
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