Giugno 2002 - Volume XXI - numero 6
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Dipartimento Pediatrico “Aiuto Materno”, Palermo
Key words: Autism, Constipation, Diarrhoea, Celiac disease, Ferritin, T-lymphocytes, Lymphokines
We studied 55 children suffering from cryptogenetic autism. In 44/55 cases, recurrent constipation or diarrhoea were present. In 46/55 cases, the CD4/CD8 ratio was <2. In 39/55 cases, IgAs were reduced. In 44/55 cases, ferritin was significantly below normal values. In 12/17 cases, there were anti-Candida antibodies. In 9/17 cases, there was a positive result in blood and stools for Helicobacter pylori. 12/55 patients were suffering from celiac disease (serologic diagnosis confirmed by biopsy).
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1Dipartimento di Scienze Pediatriche e dell’Adolescenza, OIRM, Università di Torino;
2Dipartimento di Scienze della Riproduzione e dello Sviluppo, UCO Clinica Pediatrica, Università di Trieste; 3Divisione di Neuropsichiatria Infantile, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste
Key words: Malingering, Factitious disease, Unexplained fever
Report on 8 patients hospitalised during a period of 2 months (out of 130) on account of malingering; out of them, 5 had simulated hyperpyrexia for a long time, one had sham episodes of hypoglycaemia, two of pains and three of hemorrage.
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