Diet and drugs therapy of hypercholesterolemia in childhood
Nutrition Research, 1993
The frequent occurrence of cardiovascular disease, its contribution to morbidity and mortality, a... more The frequent occurrence of cardiovascular disease, its contribution to morbidity and mortality, and its possible relationship to high blood cholesterol levels has led to considerations of dietary and drug therapy to lower cholesterol. We have examined the individual contribution of diet, cholestyramine and behaviour, as well as their combined effects in children with hypercholesterolemia. We have emphasized the role of dietary fatty acids, follow-up and individual variability in response.
O n May 9, 2022 (day 1), a 12-year-old girl was admitted to the pediatric emergency department of... more O n May 9, 2022 (day 1), a 12-year-old girl was admitted to the pediatric emergency department of Modena Hospital, Modena, Italy, for persistent fever (>2 days) and lethargy. She had returned to Italy from a family excursion to Nigeria 11 days prior to admission. She did not take malaria prophylaxis. Her initial hospital evaluations revealed severe thrombocytopenia, increased total bilirubin, and lactate dehydrogenase (Table). Hemoglobin was within normal range. A rapid diagnostic test for malaria was positive, and blood smears confirmed high Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia (26%).
Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease that due to population movements is no longer limite... more Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease that due to population movements is no longer limited to Latin America, threatens a wide spectrum of people (travellers, migrants, blood or organ recipients, newborns, adoptees) also in non-endemic countries where it is generally underdiagnosed. In Italy, the available epidemiological data about Chagas disease have been very limited up to now, although the country is second in Europe only to Spain in the number of residents from Latin American. Among 867 at-risk subjects screened between 1998 and 2010, the Centre for Tropical Diseases in Negrar (Verona) and the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, University of Florence found 4.2% patients with positive serology for Chagas disease (83.4% of them migrants, 13.8% adoptees). No cases of Chagas disease were identified in blood donors or HIV-positive patients of Latin American origin. Among 214 Latin American pregnant women, three were infected (resulting in abortion in one case). In 2005 a ...
We describe an outbreak of trichinellosis in Verona, Italy, in early 2008 that was imported from ... more We describe an outbreak of trichinellosis in Verona, Italy, in early 2008 that was imported from Romania.
Background Hookworm infections (Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale) are common in rural ar... more Background Hookworm infections (Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale) are common in rural areas of tropical and subtropical countries. Human acquisition results from direct percutaneous invasion of infective larvae from contaminated soil. Overall, almost 472 million people in developing rural countries are infected. According to simulation models, hookworm disease has a global financial impact of over US$100 billion a year. Hookworm infection in newborn or infancy is rare, and most of the cases reported in literature are from endemic countries. Here, we describe the case of an infant with an Ancylostoma duodenale infection and review the literature currently available on this topic. Case presentation An Italian 2-month-old infant presented with vomit and weight loss. Her blood exams showed anemia and eosinophilia and stool analysis resulted positive for hookworms’ eggs, identified as Ancylostoma duodenale with real time-PCR. Parasite research on parents’ stools resulted negativ...
Diet and drugs therapy of hypercholesterolemia in childhood
Nutrition Research, 1993
The frequent occurrence of cardiovascular disease, its contribution to morbidity and mortality, a... more The frequent occurrence of cardiovascular disease, its contribution to morbidity and mortality, and its possible relationship to high blood cholesterol levels has led to considerations of dietary and drug therapy to lower cholesterol. We have examined the individual contribution of diet, cholestyramine and behaviour, as well as their combined effects in children with hypercholesterolemia. We have emphasized the role of dietary fatty acids, follow-up and individual variability in response.
O n May 9, 2022 (day 1), a 12-year-old girl was admitted to the pediatric emergency department of... more O n May 9, 2022 (day 1), a 12-year-old girl was admitted to the pediatric emergency department of Modena Hospital, Modena, Italy, for persistent fever (>2 days) and lethargy. She had returned to Italy from a family excursion to Nigeria 11 days prior to admission. She did not take malaria prophylaxis. Her initial hospital evaluations revealed severe thrombocytopenia, increased total bilirubin, and lactate dehydrogenase (Table). Hemoglobin was within normal range. A rapid diagnostic test for malaria was positive, and blood smears confirmed high Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia (26%).
Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease that due to population movements is no longer limite... more Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease that due to population movements is no longer limited to Latin America, threatens a wide spectrum of people (travellers, migrants, blood or organ recipients, newborns, adoptees) also in non-endemic countries where it is generally underdiagnosed. In Italy, the available epidemiological data about Chagas disease have been very limited up to now, although the country is second in Europe only to Spain in the number of residents from Latin American. Among 867 at-risk subjects screened between 1998 and 2010, the Centre for Tropical Diseases in Negrar (Verona) and the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, University of Florence found 4.2% patients with positive serology for Chagas disease (83.4% of them migrants, 13.8% adoptees). No cases of Chagas disease were identified in blood donors or HIV-positive patients of Latin American origin. Among 214 Latin American pregnant women, three were infected (resulting in abortion in one case). In 2005 a ...
We describe an outbreak of trichinellosis in Verona, Italy, in early 2008 that was imported from ... more We describe an outbreak of trichinellosis in Verona, Italy, in early 2008 that was imported from Romania.
Background Hookworm infections (Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale) are common in rural ar... more Background Hookworm infections (Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale) are common in rural areas of tropical and subtropical countries. Human acquisition results from direct percutaneous invasion of infective larvae from contaminated soil. Overall, almost 472 million people in developing rural countries are infected. According to simulation models, hookworm disease has a global financial impact of over US$100 billion a year. Hookworm infection in newborn or infancy is rare, and most of the cases reported in literature are from endemic countries. Here, we describe the case of an infant with an Ancylostoma duodenale infection and review the literature currently available on this topic. Case presentation An Italian 2-month-old infant presented with vomit and weight loss. Her blood exams showed anemia and eosinophilia and stool analysis resulted positive for hookworms’ eggs, identified as Ancylostoma duodenale with real time-PCR. Parasite research on parents’ stools resulted negativ...
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