8 research outputs found
The need of an updated culture of “occupational” atopic hand dermatitis in children at the time of COVID-19
No full textDuring the COVID-19 outbreak, handwashing emerged as an essential tool to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus. It can put into practice using warm water and soap or, if not available, alcohol-based hand sanitizers (ABHS). Anyway, the use of warm water and soap is not always possible. On the contrary, ABHS are frequently used for their versatility, but can represent a risk factor for atopic dermatitis exacerbations in the pediatric age. At the same time, the Italian Ministry of Health established a school regulation, asking the students to periodically disinfect hands with sanitizing gel, or soap and water, especially before entering classrooms and laboratories, immediately after contact with everyday objects, after using the toilet, after throwing away the handkerchief and before and after eating. No rules have been personalized in this statement for children affected by atopic dermatitis attending the school. Based on this observation, we reported two case reports, involving children with a known diagnosis of atopic dermatitis, who attended our Pediatric Allergy Unit in Mantua, Italy. They experienced a worsening of symptoms related to AD on their hands in the last year for an intensive handwashing with ABHS before entering all classrooms and laboratories every day at school. Avoiding ABHS at school and washing their hands with a non-alcohol and additives soap and water solved their problem and brought their atopic dermatitis back to good control. So, it seems appropriate to consider ABHS as a "school trigger" and the low-controlled atopic dermatitis of these two patients as an "occupational dermatitis". An adequate pediatric culture of atopic dermatitis at the time of COVID 19 is needed
Gastroesophageal reflux in the breastfed infant less than 4 months old: is this really an issue?
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Oral food challenge in children affected by egg allergy: why complicate pediatric allergist’s life?
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Weaning, food allergens and potential risk factors for delayed introduction: a cross-sectional study
No full textMuch evidence supports that the early introduction of allergenic foods in weaning is useful to prevent food allergies later in life. Real life is often different, with factors related to mothers and infants. Our study aimed to deepen the timing of introducing the foods responsible for most allergic reactions during the weaning and why parents delay their introduction. 110 mothers participated in the study, compiling a questionnaire. Exclusive breastfeeding was associated with a delayed introduction of allergenic foods at 4 months (r = 0.433, p < 0.01) and 1 year (r = 0.486, p < 0.01). Large-for-gestational age at birth was inversely associated with a delayed introduction of allergenic foods (r=-0.204, p < 0.05). This study demonstrates that introducing many allergens is delayed during the weaning. Parents with infants fed with exclusive breastfeeding could need more information about the correct time of introduction of potential allergens in the weaning
Frattesina: un centro internazionale di produzione e di scambio nell’Età del bronzo del Veneto
No full textThe site of Frattesina (Rovigo), in southern Veneto participated in a territorial system extending from Villamarzana (S-E), to Campestrin di Grignano Polesine (E), from the Recent Bronze Age to the initial Iron Age (c. XIII- IX century BC). The territorial extension of the system and its chrono-typological sequence have been defined by Paolo Bellintani (2000) who identified three phases: 1 - Recent Bronze Age and Final Bronze Age early; 2 - Central phase of the Final Bronze Age; 3 - Final Bronze Age late and initial Early Iron Age. Throughout the time-span considered, the territorial system was specifically characterized by a unique concentration of manufacturing activities on an industrial scale. The raw materials processed were both local – especially antler and mixed alkali glass – and exotic: amber, metals (bronze, copper, lead, gold), elephant ivory, ostrich egg
Frattesina: un centro internazionale di produzione e di scambio nell’Età del bronzo del Veneto
No full textIl sito di Frattesina, nel Veneto meridionale, fa parte di un sistema territoriale discontinuo, che si estende a S-E fino a Villamarzana, a E fino a Campestrin di Grignano Polesine, e si sviluppa fra EBR e fase iniziale dell’EdF (ca. XIII-IX sec. a.C.). L’analisi dello sviluppo territoriale e della sequenza crono-tipologica è stata elaborata da Paolo Bellintani, che ha identificato tre fasi principali: 1 - EBR/EBF iniziale; 2- fase piena dell’EBF; 3 - fase finale dell’EBF e inizi dell’EdF Per tutto il corso del suo sviluppo il comprensorio si caratterizza per la concentrazione, finora unica in Italia, di attività produttive su scala industriale, basate sia su risorse locali (palco di cervo e - in parte - il vetro con composizione ad alcali misti) sia su materie prime esotiche (rame, piombo, bronzo, oro, ambra baltica, avorio di elefante, uovo di struzzo). La fase 1, nota fino a pochi anni fa solo in base a materiali raccolti in superficie, ha trovato una conferma significativa con la scoperta del sito di Campestrin di Grignano Polesine, un centro per la produzione intensiva di manufatti di ambra di provenienza baltica. Fase 2 - EBF antica e media; questa fase corrisponde al massimo sviluppo di tutte le produzioni, che si concentrano in particolare nel sito di Frattesina (abitato e necropoli di Narde). Fase 3 - compresa fra il momento finale dell’EBF e quello iniziale della IEF: presente a Frattesina, documentato in modo consistente nell’abitato di Villamarzana e nelle necropoli di Narde e di Fondo Zanotto. L’abitato di Frattesina, documentato per ora nel modo più completo nel corso della fase piena dell’EBF, è attualmente riconosciuto come un importantissimo nodo di produzione e di scambio, con collegamenti sistematici in direzione dell’Europa e del Mediterraneo. La possibilità che, almeno durante questa fase, il sito di Frattesina sia la sede della direzione politica del sistema, è indicata, oltre che dalla concentrazione di attività produttive e di scambio, dalla presenza nella necropoli di Narde di due sole tombe maschili (168 e 227), sul totale di circa un migliaio, con un corredo comprendente una spada, in entrambi i casi defunzionalizzata. In particolare nella t. 227, databile a una fase antica dell’EBF, la concentrazione di indicatori di prestigio e di ruolo si presenta in modo chiaro come correlato di uno status sociale eccezional
Additional file 1 of Recurrent upper respiratory tract infections in early childhood: a newly defined clinical condition
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Weaning, food allergens and potential risk factors for delayed introduction: a cross-sectional study
No full textMuch evidence supports that the early introduction of allergenic foods in weaning is useful to prevent food allergies later in life. Real life is often different, with factors related to mothers and infants. Our study aimed to deepen the timing of introducing the foods responsible for most allergic reactions during the weaning and why parents delay their introduction. 110 mothers participated in the study, compiling a questionnaire. Exclusive breastfeeding was associated with a delayed introduction of allergenic foods at 4 months (r = 0.433, p r = 0.486, p p < 0.05). This study demonstrates that introducing many allergens is delayed during the weaning. Parents with infants fed with exclusive breastfeeding could need more information about the correct time of introduction of potential allergens in the weaning.</p
