GDF-15 and hepcidin as a therapeutic target for anemia in chronic kidney disease
Anaemia is a common presenting feature among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and associated with poor clinical outcomes. We evaluated the diagnostic validity of growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF... (Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - August 30, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Naglaa Makram Farag, Mahmoud Mousa, Eman Elsayed and Ahlam Ismeil Tags: Research Source Type: research
A pediatric case of Chlamydia psittaci caused severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in Italy
This case of psittacosis in children, is the first described in literature, in Italy. This respiratory infection can be transmitted to humans from the inhalation of respiratory secretions, feces and plumage ae... (Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - August 30, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Serena Marchese, Giacomo Marchese, Giuseppe Paviglianiti, Maria Lapi, Gaetano Ottoveggio, Giuseppe Pipitone and Giovanni Corsello Tags: Case report Source Type: research
GDF-15 and hepcidin as a therapeutic target for anemia in chronic kidney disease
ConclusionHepcidin and GDF-15 is a potential biomarker for predicting anaemia connected with inflammation among CKD Egyptian patients. (Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - August 30, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
A pediatric case of Chlamydia psittaci caused severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in Italy
ConclusionsPsittacosis is an extremely contagious disease, caused by an intracellular germ, called “Chlamydia psittaci”, a Gram-negative bacterium, transmitted to humans in particular by infected birds, responsible for atypical pneumonia, with acute and chronic respiratory symptoms, sometimes with multi-organ failure and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Even if it is a rare respiratory disease among childr en, a good doctor must think about psittacosis as cause of respiratory symptoms (and not only flu orSARS-COV2), above all through a correct medical history, in order to provide a targeted antibiotic therapy. A...
Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - August 30, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Clinical indicators that influence a clinician ’s decision to start L-thyroxine treatment in prematurity with transient hypothyroxinemia
Transient hypothyroxinemia of prematurity (THOP) is defined as a low level of circulating thyroxine (T4), despite low or normal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels. Aims: We aimed to evaluate the incidenc... (Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - August 29, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Aslan Yilmaz, Yavuz Ozer, Nesrin Kaya, Aydilek Dagdeviren Cakir, Hazal Cansu Culpan, Yildiz Perk, Mehmet Vural and Olcay Evliyaoglu Tags: Research Source Type: research
