Novembre 2011 - Volume XXX - numero 9
Pagine elettroniche
1Direttore del Distretto 2, ASL TO 1
2Pediatri di libera scelta del Distretto 2, ASL TO 1
3Responsabile s.s.d. Igiene e Organizzazione per il Superamento dell’Invalidità, ASL TO 1
4Referente aziendale Registro malattie rare, ASL TO 1
Indirizzo per corrispondenza: mara.fani@aslto1.it
Key words: Rare diseases, Prevalence, Health planning, Family paediatricians
Objectives - To detect the prevalence of rare diseases among
the patients of family paediatricians in a health district in Turin,
with particular regard to children under 15.
Methods - Research carried out through the analysis of computerized
clinical records of the patients, selecting all the codes of
rare disease, and through the comparison with free health care
and some data of prosthetic service.
Results - The number of detected rare illnesses was far greater
than the one for which free health care is provided. Celiac, instead,
resulted to be the same number as prosthetic service. Free
health care provided for rare disease compared to the whole resident
population under 15 is 10.3 per thousand and corresponds
to 118 patients. However, by analysing the survey carried
out by family paediatricians on their patients under 15, it results
that there are 161 rare diseases distributed in 158 patients.
Conclusion - The work was part of the Programme of Local Activities
and has contributed to update both the regional register of
rare diseases and the evaluations regarding the support organization
of the Department of maternal and child’s health.
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1Clinica Pediatrica, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Anna, Ferrara
2Dipartimento di Chirurgie Specialistiche e Anestesiologia, UO di Otorinolaringoiatria, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria
S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna
Indirizzo per corrispondenza: dorianalacorte@libero.it
Key words: Lymphadenitis, Atypical mycobacterial infection, Tuberculin skin test, Quantiferon
Atypical mycobacterial infections are a common cause of chronic cervicofacial lymphadenitis especially in 1-5 yearold children. Although tuberculous mycobacterial adenitis are less frequent among this age group, it is important to consider them in the differential diagnosis, because of the increasing incidence of tuberculosis even in Developed Countries. Considering the high sensitivity and specificity of Tuberculin skin test and Quantiferon, these tests are normally performed to exclude Tuberculosis. The Authors report and discuss the case of a patient with Atypical Mycobacterial Adenitis of parotid gland, positive Tuberculin skin test and Quantiferon but with definitive diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium lymphadenitis.
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