Giugno 2024 - Volume XLIII - numero 6
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1Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria, Università di Palermo 2ARNAS Civico “Di Cristina Benfratelli”, Ospedale dei Bambini, Palermo
Key words: Whooping cough, Vaccine
The Authors describe 16 cases of whooping cough in children under one year of age. In no case had the mother been vaccinated during pregnancy.
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Pediatra di famiglia, Bagnolo (Treviso)
Key words: Pilocytic astrocytoma, Morning vomiting, Headaches
The paper reports the case of a six-year-old child with progressively worsening headaches and morning vomiting over several months, initially attributed to an emotional disturbance. A pilocytic astrocytoma of the posterior cranial fossa was eventually diagnosed.
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Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria, IRCCS Materno-Infantile “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste
Key words: Limping, Plantar fasciitis, Bilateral foot sole pain
The paper describes the case of an eight-year-old girl presenting with limping, worsening bilateral foot sole pain: the unmistakable symptoms (refusal to stand and walk) contributed to the diagnosis of conversion/factitious disorder.
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