RIZZO , Francesca

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Many studies on ex-preterm babies were conducted to evaluate their respiratory sequelae, but, to our knowledge, the condition described in this paper was never reported before and is not included in the classifications of thoracic anomalies proposed so far.METHODS: Clinical data and images of a novel thoracic deformity...

Background: The sternal lift by Vacuum Bell (VB) is effective, as largely demonstrated by its intraoper-ative use during surgical procedure to elevate the sternum during the Nuss procedure routinely. Indeed, the thoracic remodelling during VB application is comparable to post-surgical scenario, and suitable to compare cardiovascular parameters...

Anaplasma phagocytophilum, an obligate intracellular bacterium, is the causative agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), a tickborne infection usually manifesting as fever, malaise, cytopenia, spleen enlargement, and hepatitis. Herein, we report a case of a 14-year-old girl with HGA whose whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...