Giugno 2026 - Volume XLV - numero 6
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1Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria, Università di Palermo
2UOC di Pediatria, Ospedali Riuniti “Villa Sofia-Cervello”, Palermo
Key words: Selective eating, Arthralgia, Anaemia, Scurvy
The paper describes the case of a 4-year-old girl with Jacobsen syndrome and a history of highly selective eating, who presented with anaemia, arthralgia and a sudden refusal to bear weight following a minor knee injury. The condition, which proved to be a case of scurvy, highlights the clinical significance of severe nutritional deficiencies in paediatric patients with selective diets or developmental disorders.
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1Pediatra, San Vito al Tagliamento (Pordenone)
2Psicoterapeuta, Codroipo (Udine)
Key words: Cough, Psychogenic cough, EMDR
The paper describes the case of a 6-year-old girl with diurnal, drug-resistant tic (psychogenic) cough triggered by a traumatic hospitalisation. Once organic causes were ruled out, the issue was permanently resolved through psychotherapy combined with EMDR.
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Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria, IRCCS Materno-Infantile “Burlo Garofolo”, Università di Trieste
Key words: Positional chest pain, ECG changes, Pericarditis
The paper describes the case of a 14-year-old boy who presented to the Emergency Room with positional chest pain and ECG changes. Based on his symptoms and rising CRP levels, he was discharged with a diagnosis of acute pericarditis and prescribed ibuprofen, colchicina and rest. At the follow-up visit two days later, the pain had reduced, but typical pericardial friction rubs were detected.
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