Dicembre 2020 - Volume XXXIX - numero 10
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IRCCS Materno-Infantile “Burlo Garofolo”, Università di Trieste
Key words: Somatic symptom disorder (SSD), Social dysfunction, Depressive disorder, Targeted pharmacologic treatment
The paper reports the cases of three adolescents affected by somatic symptom disorder (SSD) and serious social dysfunction. In one case a depressive disorder was also present that improved with a targeted pharmacologic treatment. The Author underlines that adolescents and young adults with SSD are at high risk to remain unrecognized without the necessary medical aid.
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IRCCS Materno-Infantile “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste
Key words: Recurrent pneumonia, Respiratory infection, CT
The paper describes the case of an adolescent with recurrent pneumonia with lobar bronchiectasis. The Authors suggest that a chest CT should always be performed after a second episode of typical localized pneumonia but even after a fourth, less defined episode of a lower respiratory infection.
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