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1. Early anakinra treatment improves cardiac outcome of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, regardless of disease severity

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Taddio, A, Della Paolera, S, Abbagnato, L, Agrusti, A, Badolato, R, Biscaro, F, Caorsi, R, Consolaro, A, Dellepiane, Rm, Fabi, M, Floretta, I, Gattorno, M, Giangreco, M, La Torre, F, Maggio, Mc, Mambelli, L, Mauro, A, Mastrolia, Mv, Meneghel, A, Montin, D, Ricci, F, Simonini, G, Smarrazzo, A, Sottile, R, Stucchi, S, Tardi, M, Verdoni, L, Zuccotti, G, Zunica, F, Ravelli, A, Cattalini, M, Adamoli, P, Alberelli, Mc, Alessio, M, Alizzi, C, Barone, P, Baselli, La, Bennato, V, Boscarol, G, Bossi, G, Campana, A, Campus, S, Carone, M, Civino, A, Conti, G, Dei Rossi, E, Del Giudice, E, Dell’Anna, A, De Luca, M, Felici, E, Filocamo, G, Foschini, Ml, Gallizzi, R, Giordano, S, Lanciotti, S, Lattanzi, B, Lazzerotti, A, Licciardi, F, Manerba, A, Mannarino, S, Marino, A, Marolda, A, Martelli, L, Martini, G, Mazza, A, Minasi, D, Miniaci, A, Minoia, F, Olivieri, A, Pennoni, G, Pignataro, R, Rigante, Donato, Rossi, M, Santagati, C, Moliani, M, Sonego, S, Sperlì, D, Teruzzi, Bl, Tierno, E, Utytatnikova, T, Valentini, Piero, Vergine, G &amp, Italian Society of Pediatric Rheumatology, (ReumaPed), Rigante D (ORCID:0000-0001-7032-7779), Valentini P (ORCID:0000-0001-6095-9510), Taddio, A, Della Paolera, S, Abbagnato, L, Agrusti, A, Badolato, R, Biscaro, F, Caorsi, R, Consolaro, A, Dellepiane, Rm, Fabi, M, Floretta, I, Gattorno, M, Giangreco, M, La Torre, F, Maggio, Mc, Mambelli, L, Mauro, A, Mastrolia, Mv, Meneghel, A, Montin, D, Ricci, F, Simonini, G, Smarrazzo, A, Sottile, R, Stucchi, S, Tardi, M, Verdoni, L, Zuccotti, G, Zunica, F, Ravelli, A, Cattalini, M, Adamoli, P, Alberelli, Mc, Alessio, M, Alizzi, C, Barone, P, Baselli, La, Bennato, V, Boscarol, G, Bossi, G, Campana, A, Campus, S, Carone, M, Civino, A, Conti, G, Dei Rossi, E, Del Giudice, E, Dell’Anna, A, De Luca, M, Felici, E, Filocamo, G, Foschini, Ml, Gallizzi, R, Giordano, S, Lanciotti, S, Lattanzi, B, Lazzerotti, A, Licciardi, F, Manerba, A, Mannarino, S, Marino, A, Marolda, A, Martelli, L, Martini, G, Mazza, A, Minasi, D, Miniaci, A, Minoia, F, Olivieri, A, Pennoni, G, Pignataro, R, Rigante, Donato, Rossi, M, Santagati, C, Moliani, M, Sonego, S, Sperlì, D, Teruzzi, Bl, Tierno, E, Utytatnikova, T, Valentini, Piero, Vergine, G &amp, Italian Society of Pediatric Rheumatology, (ReumaPed), Rigante D (ORCID:0000-0001-7032-7779), and Valentini P (ORCID:0000-0001-6095-9510)

Abstract

Objective: The main aim of this study was to define the best treatment option for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and to analyse the role of anakinra. Methods: This is a multicentre retrospective cohort study. Patients were treated according to the attending physician's decision. The patients were divided into four groups on the basis of the first treatment at time of admittance: (i) IVIG, (ii) IVIG and methylprednisolone (≤2 mg/kg/day), (iii) IVIG with high-dose methylprednisolone (>2 mg/kg/day) and (iv) anakinra with or without IVIG and/or methylprednisolone. Primary outcomes were defined as the presence of at least one of the following features: death, the failure of initial treatment, meaning the need for additional treatment for clinical worsening and cardiac involvement at the end of follow-up. Results: Two hundred thirty-nine patients were recruited. At univariate analysis, persistent heart involvement at discharge was more frequent in those not receiving anakinra as initial treatment (3/21 vs 66/189; P = 0.047). After comparisons between the four treatment regimens, adjusting for the propensity score, we observed that early treatment with anakinra was associated with a lower probability of developing persistent heart disease at the end of follow-up (odds ratio: 0.6; 95% CI: 0.4-1.0). Conclusion: We report that early treatment with anakinra is safe and very effective in patients with severe MIS-C. In addition, our study suggests that early treatment with anakinra is the most favourable option for patients with a higher risk of developing a severe disease outcome.

Published
2024

3. Biologic drugs in chronic spontaneous urticaria

Author

Licari A., Manti S., Leonardi S., Minasi D., Caffarelli C., Cardinale F., Miraglia Del Giudice M., Calvani M., Ciprandi G., Marseglia G. L., Licari, A., Manti, S., Leonardi, S., Minasi, D., Caffarelli, C., Cardinale, F., Miraglia Del Giudice, M., Calvani, M., Ciprandi, G., and Marseglia, G. L.

Subjects
Adult, Male, Biological Products, Urticaria, Chronic Disease, Quality of Life, Humans, Chronic Urticaria, Female, Child
Abstract

Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a condition defined by the presence of recurrent urticaria, angioedema, or both, which persist for more than six weeks in duration and occurs in the absence of an identifiable trigger. Both children and adults can develop CSU, although it is more common in adults and in women than in men, with a peak occurrence in the third to fifth decades of life. It imposes a significant burden on patients, families and healthcare systems. The goal of therapy in patients with CSU is to achieve a level of symptom control and improvement in quality of life that is acceptable to the patient, while minimizing therapy-related side effects. The recent introduction of biologic drugs has changed the management of the disease. This work aims to provide a narrative review of the current state of biological therapy and the promising drugs under development for CSU.

Published
2021

4. Inter-society consensus for the use of inhaled corticosteroids in infants, children and adolescents with airway diseases (vol 47, pg 1, 2021)

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Duse, M, Santamaria, F, Verga, M, Bergamini, M, Simeone, G, Leonardi, L, Tezza, G, Bianchi, A, Capuano, A, Cardinale, F, Cerimoniale, G, Landi, M, Malventano, M, Tosca, M, Varricchio, A, Zicari, A, Alfaro, C, Barberi, S, Becherucci, P, Bernardini, R, Biasci, P, Caffarelli, C, Caldarelli, V, Capristo, C, Castronuovo, S, Chiappini, E, Cutrera, R, De Castro, G, De Franciscis, L, Decimo, F, Iacono, I, Diaferio, L, Di Cicco, M, Di Mauro, C, Di Mauro, D, Di Mauro, F, Di Mauro, G, Doria, M, Falsaperla, R, Ferraro, V, Fanos, V, Galli, E, Ghiglioni, D, Indinnimeo, L, Kantar, A, Lamborghini, A, Licari, A, Lubrano, R, Luciani, S, Macri, F, Marseglia, G, Martelli, A, Masini, L, Midulla, F, Minasi, D, Miniello, V, Del Giudice, M, Morandini, S, Nardini, G, Nocerino, A, Novembre, E, Pajno, G, Paravati, F, Piacentini, G, Piersantelli, C, Pozzobon, G, Ricci, G, Spanevello, V, Turra, R, Zanconato, S, Borrelli, M, Villani, A, Corsello, G, and Peroni, D

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Settore MED/38
Published
2022

5. Urticaria in childhood

Author

Caffarelli C., Duse M., Martelli A., Calvani M., Cardinale F., Chiappini E., Marseglia G. L., Miraglia Del Giudice M., Tosca M. A., Castagnoli R., Brambilla I., Santoro A., Procaccianti M., Giannetti A., Ricci G., Minasi D., Caffarelli, C., Duse, M., Martelli, A., Calvani, M., Cardinale, F., Chiappini, E., Marseglia, G. L., Miraglia Del Giudice, M., Tosca, M. A., Castagnoli, R., Brambilla, I., Santoro, A., Procaccianti, M., Giannetti, A., Ricci, G., and Minasi, D.

Subjects
IgE antibodie, food allergy, allergic rhinitis, Urticaria, angioedema, Review, asthma, vaccination, children, Anaphylaxi, immune system diseases, parasitic diseases, Allergic rhiniti, anaphylaxis, Humans, Chronic Urticaria, skin and connective tissue diseases, Child, IgE antibodies
Abstract

Histaminergic urticaria-angiodema is a common complaint in children. According to clinical criteria, it is classified as acute and chronic urticaria. A further clinical classification relies on triggering factors. We focus on diagnosis and therapeutic strategies. We report the main progresses in the field and issues that remain to be understood. (www.actabiomedica.it)

Published
2020

6. Foreword

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Caffarelli, C., Calvani, M., Cardinale, F., Chiappini, E., Ciprandi, G., Cravidi, C., Duse, M., Galli, E., Licari, A., Manti, S., Martelli, A., Minasi, D., Del Giudice, M. M., Pajno, G. B., Ricci, G., Tosca, M. A., and Marseglia, G. L.

Subjects
Italy, Hypersensitivity, Humans, Foreword, Child, Delivery of Health Care
Abstract

The management of chronic diseases are paramount in health care in these days. Among them, there has been an expansion of allergic and immunologic diseases, especially in children. Thanks to the action of the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (SIAIP), the quality level of care has progressively grown. SIAIP developed a task force with the purpose of proposing updated models for assessing, and prescribing treatment in the allergy and immunology field that have been issued in this supplement. In a very difficult time for everyone, current developments covering a broad range of topics in the field are presented. All Authors have to be thanked, since they have participated with passion and have taken valuable time away from their professional and private interests. We hope that the readership will enjoy these papers.

Published
2020

7. A polycentric, randomized, double blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study on Lertal®, a multicomponent nutraceutical, as add-on treatment in children with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis: phase I during active treatment

Author

Marseglia, G L, Licari, A, Ciprandi, G, Brambilla, I, Cardinale, F, Cherubini, S, Giordano, P, Leonardi, S, Marchisio, P, Martelli, A, Minasi, D, Miraglia Del Giudice, M, Paravati, F, Pellegrini, G, Podestà, A, Pogliani, L, Salpietro, C, Tosca, Ma, Verrotti, A, and Zicari, A.

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vitamin D3, Male, add-on treatment, Plant Extracts, Perilla frutescens, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, quercetin, nutraceutical, Treatment Outcome, Double-Blind Method, Dietary Supplements, Humans, Female, Perilla, Vitamin D, Child, Cholecalciferol, Conjunctivitis, Allergic
Abstract

Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (AR) treatment is usually pharmacological in children, but medications are merely symptomatic, may not be completely effective, and may have relevant side effects. Thus, doctors and parents look at complementary medicine, including nutraceuticals. Lertal®, an oral nutraceutical, contains extract of Perilla, quercetin, and Vitamin D3 It has been reported that adults with AR diminished allergic symptoms and medication use during Lertal® therapy. Therefore, the current polycentric, randomized, double blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Lertal® as an add-on treatment in children with AR. In this study, 146 children (94 males and 52 females, mean age 9.1±1.88) were randomly assigned to Lertal® + standard treatment or Placebo + standard treatment and were visited at baseline (W0), and after 2 (W2) and 4 weeks (W4). Standard treatment consisted of continuous antihistaminic schedule. The primary endpoint was the Total Symptom Score (TSS - last 12 hours) change from the baseline to the end of the 4-week treatment. Both groups significantly (p less 0.0001 for both) reduced TSS (last 12 hours) after 4 weeks (% change: - 63.6% in Lertal®-group and - 60.7% in Placebo-group; p= n.s. intergroup analysis). Notably, 24 children had symptom worsening between W2 and W4: 8 in the Lertal®-group and 16 in the Placebo-group, with significant intergroup difference (p less than 0.05). All of them were poly-allergic subjects exposed to multiple allergens. There was no relevant adverse event. The present study documented that Lertal®, as add-on treatment, was able to significantly prevent the occurrence of clinical worsening and was safe in AR poly-allergic children.

Published
2019

8. Consensus statement of the Italian society of pediatric allergy and immunology for the pragmatic management of children and adolescents with allergic or immunological diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Cardinale, F, Ciprandi, G, Barberi, S, Bernardini, R, Caffarelli, C, Calvani, M, Cavagni, G, Galli, E, Minasi, D, Del Giudice, M, Moschese, V, Novembre, E, Paravati, F, Peroni, D, Tosca, M, Traina, G, Tripodi, S, Marseglia, G, Amato, D, Anania, C, Anastasio, E, Antignani, R, Arasi, S, Baldassarre, M, Baldo, E, Barbalace, A, Barni, S, Betti, F, Bianchi, A, Bolzacchini, E, Bonini, M, Bottau, P, Bozzetto, S, Brighetti, M, Caimmi, D, Caimmi, S, Calzone, L, Cancrini, C, Caminiti, L, Capata, G, Capra, L, Capristo, C, Carboni, E, Carella, F, Castagnoli, R, Chiappini, E, Chiera, F, Chinellato, I, Chini, L, Cipriani, F, Civitelli, F, Comberiati, P, Contini, D, Corrente, S, Cravidi, C, Crisafulli, G, Cuomo, B, D'Auria, E, D'Elios, S, Decimo, F, Giustina, A, Piane, R, De Filippo, M, De Vittori, V, Diaferio, L, Di Mauro, M, Duse, M, Federici, S, Felice, G, Fenu, G, Ferrante, G, Foti, T, Franceschini, F, Ghiglioni, D, Giardino, G, Giovannini, M, Indirli, G, Indolfi, C, Landi, M, La Torre, F, Leone, L, Licari, A, Liotti, L, Lougaris, V, Maiello, N, Mantecca, P, Manti, S, Mariani, M, Martelli, A, Mastrorilli, C, Mastrorilli, V, Montin, D, Mori, F, Olcese, R, Ottaviano, G, Paglialunga, C, Pajno, G, Parisi, G, Pattini, S, Pecoraro, L, Pelosi, U, Pignata, C, Ricci, G, Ricci, S, Rizzi, S, Rizzo, C, Rosati, S, Rosso, P, Sangerardi, M, Santoro, A, Saretta, F, Sarti, L, Sartorio, M, Sgruletti, M, Soresina, A, Sfika, I, Sgrulletti, M, Tesse, N, Tranchino, V, Travaglini, A, Velia, M, Verduci, E, Vernich, M, Veronelli, E, Volpi, S, Votto, M, Zicari, A, Cardinale, F, Ciprandi, G, Barberi, S, Bernardini, R, Caffarelli, C, Calvani, M, Cavagni, G, Galli, E, Minasi, D, Del Giudice, M, Moschese, V, Novembre, E, Paravati, F, Peroni, D, Tosca, M, Traina, G, Tripodi, S, Marseglia, G, Amato, D, Anania, C, Anastasio, E, Antignani, R, Arasi, S, Baldassarre, M, Baldo, E, Barbalace, A, Barni, S, Betti, F, Bianchi, A, Bolzacchini, E, Bonini, M, Bottau, P, Bozzetto, S, Brighetti, M, Caimmi, D, Caimmi, S, Calzone, L, Cancrini, C, Caminiti, L, Capata, G, Capra, L, Capristo, C, Carboni, E, Carella, F, Castagnoli, R, Chiappini, E, Chiera, F, Chinellato, I, Chini, L, Cipriani, F, Civitelli, F, Comberiati, P, Contini, D, Corrente, S, Cravidi, C, Crisafulli, G, Cuomo, B, D'Auria, E, D'Elios, S, Decimo, F, Giustina, A, Piane, R, De Filippo, M, De Vittori, V, Diaferio, L, Di Mauro, M, Duse, M, Federici, S, Felice, G, Fenu, G, Ferrante, G, Foti, T, Franceschini, F, Ghiglioni, D, Giardino, G, Giovannini, M, Indirli, G, Indolfi, C, Landi, M, La Torre, F, Leone, L, Licari, A, Liotti, L, Lougaris, V, Maiello, N, Mantecca, P, Manti, S, Mariani, M, Martelli, A, Mastrorilli, C, Mastrorilli, V, Montin, D, Mori, F, Olcese, R, Ottaviano, G, Paglialunga, C, Pajno, G, Parisi, G, Pattini, S, Pecoraro, L, Pelosi, U, Pignata, C, Ricci, G, Ricci, S, Rizzi, S, Rizzo, C, Rosati, S, Rosso, P, Sangerardi, M, Santoro, A, Saretta, F, Sarti, L, Sartorio, M, Sgruletti, M, Soresina, A, Sfika, I, Sgrulletti, M, Tesse, N, Tranchino, V, Travaglini, A, Velia, M, Verduci, E, Vernich, M, Veronelli, E, Volpi, S, Votto, M, and Zicari, A

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has surprised the entire population. The world has had to face an unprecedented pandemic. Only, Spanish flu had similar disastrous consequences. As a result, drastic measures (lockdown) have been adopted worldwide. Healthcare service has been overwhelmed by the extraordinary influx of patients, often requiring high intensity of care. Mortality has been associated with severe comorbidities, including chronic diseases. Patients with frailty were, therefore, the victim of the SARS-COV-2 infection. Allergy and asthma are the most prevalent chronic disorders in children and adolescents, so they need careful attention and, if necessary, an adaptation of their regular treatment plans. Fortunately, at present, young people are less suffering from COVID-19, both as incidence and severity. However, any age, including infancy, could be affected by the pandemic. Based on this background, the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology has felt it necessary to provide a Consensus Statement. This expert panel consensus document offers a rationale to help guide decision-making in the management of children and adolescents with allergic or immunologic diseases.

Published
2020

9. Guideline on management of the acute asthma attack in children by Italian Society of Pediatrics

Author

Indinnimeo, Luciana, Chiappini, Elena, Miraglia Del Giudice, Michele, Italian Panel for the management of acute asthma attack in children, Bernardini, R, Capristo, C, Cardinale, F, Cazzato, S, Chiamenti, G, Chinellato, I, Corsello, G, Cutrera, R, Da Dalt, L, Duse, M, Festini, F, Frateiacci, S, Minasi, D, Novelli, A, Piacentini, G, Scoppi, P, Tappi, E., Indinnimeo, L, Chiappini, E, Miraglia del Giudice, M, Corsello, G, Indinnimeo, Luciana, Chiappini, Elena, Miraglia Del Giudice, Michele, Capristo, Carlo, Cardinale, Fabio, Cazzato, Salvatore, Chiamenti, Giampiero, Chinellato, Iolanda, Corsello, Giovanni, Cutrera, Renato, Da Dalt, Liviana, Duse, Marzia, Festini, Filippo, Frateiacci, Sandra, Minasi, Domenico, Novelli, Andrea, Piacentini, Giorgio, Scoppi, Pietro, and Tappi, Eleonora

Subjects
Male, Asthma, Asthma attack, Children, Guidelines, Pediatrics, Review, Guideline, Cochrane Library, Ipratropium bromide, Severity of Illness Index, 0302 clinical medicine, Anti-Asthmatic Agents, Child, Societies, Medical, Pediatric, lcsh:RJ1-570, Prognosis, Bronchodilator Agents, Epinephrine, Treatment Outcome, Inhalation, Italy, Child, Preschool, Ambulatory, Administration, Combination, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Human, medicine.drug, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Prognosi, MEDLINE, Risk Assessment, 03 medical and health sciences, Drug Therapy, 030225 pediatrics, Medical, Administration, Inhalation, medicine, Anti-Asthmatic Agent, Humans, Preschool, Bronchodilator Agent, business.industry, lcsh:Pediatrics, Emergency department, medicine.disease, 030228 respiratory system, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, business, Societies
Abstract

Background Acute asthma attack is a frequent condition in children. It is one of the most common reasons for emergency department (ED) visit and hospitalization. Appropriate care is fundamental, considering both the high prevalence of asthma in children, and its life-threatening risks. Italian Society of Pediatrics recently issued a guideline on the management of acute asthma attack in children over age 2, in ambulatory and emergency department settings. Methods The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology was adopted. A literature search was performed using the Cochrane Library and Medline/PubMed databases, retrieving studies in English or Italian and including children over age 2 year. Results Inhaled ß2 agonists are the first line drugs for acute asthma attack in children. Ipratropium bromide should be added in moderate/severe attacks. Early use of systemic steroids is associated with reduced risk of ED visits and hospitalization. High doses of inhaled steroids should not replace systemic steroids. Aminophylline use should be avoided in mild/moderate attacks. Weak evidence supports its use in life-threatening attacks. Epinephrine should not be used in the treatment of acute asthma for its lower cost / benefit ratio, compared to β2 agonists. Intravenous magnesium solphate could be used in children with severe attacks and/or forced expiratory volume1 (FEV1) lower than 60% predicted, unresponsive to initial inhaled therapy. Heliox could be administered in life-threatening attacks. Leukotriene receptor antagonists are not recommended. Conclusions This Guideline is expected to be a useful resource in managing acute asthma attacks in children over age 2.

Published
2018

10. Clinical practice recommendations for allergen-specific immunotherapy in children: the Italian consensus report

Author

Pajno, Gb, Bernardini, R, Peroni, Diego, Arasi, S, Martelli, Arianna, Landi, M, Passalacqua, G, Muraro, Alessandra, La Grutta, S, Fiocchi, A, Indinnimeo, L, Caffarelli, C, Calamelli, E, Comberiati, Pasquale, Duse, M, Akdis, C, Akdis, M, Arrigoni, Sara, Barberi, S, Baviera, G, Boner, Attilio, Calvani, M, Calzone, L, Caminiti, L, Capristo, A, Capristo, C, Chiera, F, Cravidi, C, Crisafulli, G, De Castro, G, DE SIMONE, Martina, Dello Iacono, I, Dondi, A, Galli, Enrico, Guglielmo, F, Maiello, N, Marseglia, G, Matricardi, Pm, Meglio, P, Minasi, D, Del Giudice, Mm, Panasci, G, Paravati, F, Pelosi, U, Pingitore, G, Ricci, G, Scala, G, Terracciano, L, Tosca, M, Tripodi, S, Verga, Mc, Wahn, U., Pajno, Giovanni Battista, Bernardini, Roberto, Peroni, Diego, Arasi, Stefania, Martelli, Alberto, Landi, Massimo, Passalacqua, Giovanni, Muraro, Antonella, La Grutta, Stefania, Fiocchi, Alessandro, Indinnimeo, Luciana, Caffarelli, Carlo, Calamelli, Elisabetta, Comberiati, Pasquale, and Duse, Marzia

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Pediatrics, Allergy, medicine.medical_treatment, Administration, Oral, Dermatitis, Review, Desensitization, 0302 clinical medicine, Immunologic, 030212 general & internal medicine, Child, Children, Societies, Medical, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Clinical Trials as Topic, Subcutaneous immunotherapy, Subcutaneous, Atopic dermatitis, Perinatology and Child Health, Atopic dermatiti, Clinical Practice, Treatment Outcome, allergen-specific immunotherapy, allergy, asthma, atopic dermatitis, children, food allergy, sub-lingual immunotherapy, subcutaneous immunotherapy, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, Italy, Administration, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Sub-lingual immunotherapy, Food Hypersensitivity, Oral, medicine.medical_specialty, Consensus, Injections, Subcutaneous, Atopic, Dermatitis, Atopic, Injections, 03 medical and health sciences, Pharmacotherapy, Food allergy, Medical, medicine, Humans, Medical prescription, Asthma, Allergen-specific immunotherapy, business.industry, Immunotherapy, medicine.disease, 030228 respiratory system, Desensitization, Immunologic, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Societies, business
Abstract

Allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) is currently recognized as a clinically effective treatment for allergic diseases, with a unique disease-modifying effect. AIT was introduced in clinical practice one century ago, and performed in the early years with allergenic extracts of poor quality and definition. After the mechanism of allergic reaction were recognized, the practice of AIT was refined, leading to remarkable improvement in the efficacy and safety profile of the treatment. Currently AIT is accepted and routinely prescribed worldwide for respiratory allergies and hymenoptera venom allergy. Both the subcutaneous (SCIT) and sublingual (SLIT) routes of administration are used in the pediatric population. AIT is recommended in allergic rhinitis/conjunctivitis with/without allergic asthma, with an evidence of specific IgE-sensitization towards clinically relevant inhalant allergens. Long-term studies provided evidence that AIT can also prevent the onset of asthma and of new sensitizations. The favorable response to AIT is strictly linked to adherence to treatment, that lasts 3–5 years. Therefore, several factors should be carefully evaluated before starting this intervention, including the severity of symptoms, pharmacotherapy requirements and children and caregivers’ preference and compliance. In recent years, there have been increasing interest in the role of AIT for the treatment of IgE-associated food allergy and extrinsic atopic dermatitis. A growing body of evidence shows that oral immunotherapy represents a promising treatment option for IgE-associated food allergy. On the contrary, there are still controversies on the effectiveness of AIT for patients with atopic dermatitis. This consensus document was promoted by the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (SIAIP) to provide evidence-based recommendations on AIT in order to implement and optimize current prescription practices of this treatment for allergic children.

Published
2017

11. Consensus statement of the Italian society of pediatric allergy and immunology for the pragmatic management of children and adolescents with allergic or immunological diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Fabio Cardinale, Giorgio Ciprandi, Salvatore Barberi, Roberto Bernardini, Carlo Caffarelli, Mauro Calvani, Giovanni Cavagni, Elena Galli, Domenico Minasi, Michele Miraglia Del Giudice, Viviana Moschese, Elio Novembre, Francesco Paravati, Diego G Peroni, Maria Angela Tosca, Giovanni Traina, Salvatore Tripodi, Gian Luigi Marseglia, Doriana Amato, Caterina Anania, Elisa Anastasio, Rachele Antignani, Stefania Arasi, Martire Baldassarre, Ermanno Baldo, Andrea Barbalace, Simona Barni, Federica Betti, Annamaria Bianchi, Ezio Bolzacchini, Maira Bonini, Paolo Bottau, Sara Bozzetto, Maria Antonia Brighetti, Davide Caimmi, Silvia Caimmi, Luigi Calzone, Caterina Cancrini, Lucia Caminiti, Giulia Capata, Lucetta Capra, Carlo Capristo, Elena Carboni, Francesco Carella, Riccardo Castagnoli, Elena Chiappini, Fernanda Chiera, Iolanda Chinellato, Loredana Chini, Francesca Cipriani, Flavio Civitelli, Pasquale Comberiati, Daniele Contini, Stefania Corrente, Claudio Cravidi, Giuseppe Crisafulli, Barbara Cuomo, Enza D'Auria, Sofia D'Elios, Fabio Decimo, Auro Della Giustina, Rosa Maria Delle Piane, Maria De Filippo, Valentina De Vittori, Lucia Diaferio, Maria Elisa Di Cicco, Dora Di Mauro, Marzia Duse, Silvia Federici, Giuseppe Felice, Maria Grazia Fenu, Giuliana Ferrante, Tiziana Foti, Fabrizio Franceschini, Daniele Ghiglioni, Giuliana Giardino, Mattia Giovannini, Giovanni Cosimo Indirli, Cristiana Indolfi, Massimo Landi, Francesco La Torre, Lucia Maddalena Leone, Amelia Licari, Lucia Liotti, Vassilios Lougaris, Nunzia Maiello, Paride Mantecca, Sara Manti, Marco Maria Mariani, Alberto Martelli, Carla Mastrorilli, Violetta Mastrorilli, Davide Montin, Francesca Mori, Roberta Olcese, Giorgio Ottaviano, Claudia Paglialunga, Giovanni Pajno, Giuseppe Parisi, Stefano Pattini, Luca Pecoraro, Umberto Pelosi, Claudio Pignata, Giampaolo Ricci, Silvia Ricci, Stefano Rizzi, Caterina Rizzo, Sara Rosati, Paolo Rosso, Maria Sangerardi, Angelica Santoro, Francesca Saretta, Lucrezia Sarti, Marco Sartorio, Majla Sgruletti, Annarosa Soresina, Ifigenia Sfika, Mayla Sgrulletti, Nuccia Tesse, Valentina Tranchino, Alessandro Travaglini, Malizia Velia, Elvira Verduci, Mario Vernich, Elisabetta Veronelli, Stefano Volpi, Martina Votto, Anna Maria Zicari, Cardinale, F., Ciprandi, G., Barberi, S., Bernardini, R., Caffarelli, C., Calvani, M., Cavagni, G., Galli, E., Minasi, D., Del Giudice, M. M., Moschese, V., Novembre, E., Paravati, F., Peroni, D. G., Tosca, M. A., Traina, G., Tripodi, S., Marseglia, G. L., Amato, D., Anania, C., Anastasio, E., Antignani, R., Arasi, S., Baldassarre, M., Baldo, E., Barbalace, A., Barni, S., Betti, F., Bianchi, A., Bolzacchini, E., Bonini, M., Bottau, P., Bozzetto, S., Brighetti, M. A., Caimmi, D., Caimmi, S., Calzone, L., Cancrini, C., Caminiti, L., Capata, G., Capra, L., Capristo, C., Carboni, E., Carella, F., Castagnoli, R., Chiappini, E., Chiera, F., Chinellato, I., Chini, L., Cipriani, F., Civitelli, F., Comberiati, P., Contini, D., Corrente, S., Cravidi, C., Crisafulli, G., Cuomo, B., D'Auria, E., D'Elios, S., Decimo, F., Giustina, A. D., Piane, R. M. D., De Filippo, M., De Vittori, V., Diaferio, L., Di Mauro, M. E., Duse, M., Federici, S., Felice, G., Fenu, G., Ferrante, G., Foti, T., Franceschini, F., Ghiglioni, D., Giardino, G., Giovannini, M., Indirli, G. C., Indolfi, C., Landi, M., La Torre, F., Leone, L. M., Licari, A., Liotti, L., Lougaris, V., Maiello, N., Mantecca, P., Manti, S., Mariani, M. M., Martelli, A., Mastrorilli, C., Mastrorilli, V., Montin, D., Mori, F., Olcese, R., Ottaviano, G., Paglialunga, C., Pajno, G., Parisi, G., Pattini, S., Pecoraro, L., Pelosi, U., Pignata, C., Ricci, G., Ricci, S., Rizzi, S., Rizzo, C., Rosati, S., Rosso, P., Sangerardi, M., Santoro, A., Saretta, F., Sarti, L., Sartorio, M., Sgruletti, M., Soresina, A., Sfika, I., Sgrulletti, M., Tesse, N., Tranchino, V., Travaglini, A., Velia, M., Verduci, E., Vernich, M., Veronelli, E., Volpi, S., Votto, M., Zicari, A. M., Cardinale, Fabio, Ciprandi, Giorgio, Barberi, Salvatore, Bernardini, Roberto, Caffarelli, Carlo, Calvani, Mauro, Cavagni, Giovanni, Galli, Elena, Minasi, Domenico, Del Giudice, Michele Miraglia, Moschese, Viviana, Novembre, Elio, Paravati, Francesco, Peroni, Diego G, Tosca, Maria Angela, Traina, Giovanni, Tripodi, Salvatore, Marseglia, Gian Luigi, SIAIP task force Pignata, Claudio, Cardinale, F, Ciprandi, G, Barberi, S, Bernardini, R, Caffarelli, C, Calvani, M, Cavagni, G, Galli, E, Minasi, D, Del Giudice, M, Moschese, V, Novembre, E, Paravati, F, Peroni, D, Tosca, M, Traina, G, Tripodi, S, Marseglia, G, Amato, D, Anania, C, Anastasio, E, Antignani, R, Arasi, S, Baldassarre, M, Baldo, E, Barbalace, A, Barni, S, Betti, F, Bianchi, A, Bolzacchini, E, Bonini, M, Bottau, P, Bozzetto, S, Brighetti, M, Caimmi, D, Caimmi, S, Calzone, L, Cancrini, C, Caminiti, L, Capata, G, Capra, L, Capristo, C, Carboni, E, Carella, F, Castagnoli, R, Chiappini, E, Chiera, F, Chinellato, I, Chini, L, Cipriani, F, Civitelli, F, Comberiati, P, Contini, D, Corrente, S, Cravidi, C, Crisafulli, G, Cuomo, B, D'Auria, E, D'Elios, S, Decimo, F, Giustina, A, Piane, R, De Filippo, M, De Vittori, V, Diaferio, L, Di Mauro, M, Duse, M, Federici, S, Felice, G, Fenu, G, Ferrante, G, Foti, T, Franceschini, F, Ghiglioni, D, Giardino, G, Giovannini, M, Indirli, G, Indolfi, C, Landi, M, La Torre, F, Leone, L, Licari, A, Liotti, L, Lougaris, V, Maiello, N, Mantecca, P, Manti, S, Mariani, M, Martelli, A, Mastrorilli, C, Mastrorilli, V, Montin, D, Mori, F, Olcese, R, Ottaviano, G, Paglialunga, C, Pajno, G, Parisi, G, Pattini, S, Pecoraro, L, Pelosi, U, Pignata, C, Ricci, G, Ricci, S, Rizzi, S, Rizzo, C, Rosati, S, Rosso, P, Sangerardi, M, Santoro, A, Saretta, F, Sarti, L, Sartorio, M, Sgruletti, M, Soresina, A, Sfika, I, Sgrulletti, M, Tesse, N, Tranchino, V, Travaglini, A, Velia, M, Verduci, E, Vernich, M, Veronelli, E, Volpi, S, Votto, M, Zicari, A, and Fabio Cardinale, Giorgio Ciprandi, Salvatore Barberi, Roberto Bernardini, Carlo Caffarelli, Mauro Calvani, Giovanni Cavagni, Elena Galli, Domenico Minasi, Michele Miraglia Del Giudice, Viviana Moschese, Elio Novembre, Francesco Paravati, Diego G Peroni, Maria Angela Tosca, Giovanni Traina, Salvatore Tripodi, Gian Luigi Marseglia, Doriana Amato, Caterina Anania, Elisa Anastasio, Rachele Antignani, Stefania Arasi, Martire Baldassarre, Ermanno Baldo, Andrea Barbalace, Simona Barni, Federica Betti, Annamaria Bianchi, Ezio Bolzacchini, Maira Bonini, Paolo Bottau, Sara Bozzetto, Maria Antonia Brighetti, Davide Caimmi, Silvia Caimmi, Luigi Calzone, Caterina Cancrini, Lucia Caminiti, Giulia Capata, Lucetta Capra, Carlo Capristo, Elena Carboni, Francesco Carella, Riccardo Castagnoli, Elena Chiappini, Fernanda Chiera, Iolanda Chinellato, Loredana Chini, Francesca Cipriani, Flavio Civitelli, Pasquale Comberiati, Daniele Contini, Stefania Corrente, Claudio Cravidi, Giuseppe Crisafulli, Barbara Cuomo, Enza D'Auria, Sofia D'Elios, Fabio Decimo, Auro Della Giustina, Rosa Maria Delle Piane, Maria De Filippo, Valentina De Vittori, Lucia Diaferio, Maria Elisa Di Cicco, Dora Di Mauro, Marzia Duse, Silvia Federici, Giuseppe Felice, Maria Grazia Fenu, Giuliana Ferrante, Tiziana Foti, Fabrizio Franceschini, Daniele Ghiglioni, Giuliana Giardino, Mattia Giovannini, Giovanni Cosimo Indirli, Cristiana Indolfi, Massimo Landi, Francesco La Torre, Lucia Maddalena Leone, Amelia Licari, Lucia Liotti, Vassilios Lougaris, Nunzia Maiello, Paride Mantecca, Sara Manti, Marco Maria Mariani, Alberto Martelli, Carla Mastrorilli, Violetta Mastrorilli, Davide Montin, Francesca Mori, Roberta Olcese, Giorgio Ottaviano, Claudia Paglialunga, Giovanni Pajno, Giuseppe Parisi, Stefano Pattini, Luca Pecoraro, Umberto Pelosi, Claudio Pignata, Giampaolo Ricci, Silvia Ricci, Stefano Rizzi, Caterina Rizzo, Sara Rosati, Paolo Rosso, Maria Sangerardi, Angelica Santoro, Francesca Saretta, Lucrezia Sarti, Marco Sartorio, Majla Sgruletti, Annarosa Soresina, Ifigenia Sfika, Mayla Sgrulletti, Nuccia Tesse, Valentina Tranchino, Alessandro Travaglini, Malizia Velia, Elvira Verduci, Mario Vernich, Elisabetta Veronelli, Stefano Volpi, Martina Votto, Anna Maria Zicari

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Allergy, Review, 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases, Settore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale E Specialistica, 0302 clinical medicine, COVID-19, Child, Pandemic, Immunologic disease, Asthma, Adolescent, Viral, 030212 general & internal medicine, Disease management (health), Societies, Medical, pandemic, child, adolescent, allergy, asthma, immunologic disease, Incidence (epidemiology), lcsh:RJ1-570, Disease Management, General Medicine, Atopic dermatitis, Settore MED/38, Coronavirus Infections, Decision Making, Humans, Italy, Pneumonia, Viral, Pragmatic Clinical Trials as Topic, SARS-CoV-2, Allergy and Immunology, Betacoronavirus, Consensus, Pandemics, Latex allergy, Human, Telemedicine, Consensu, 03 medical and health sciences, Medical, medicine, Risk factor, Betacoronaviru, business.industry, Coronavirus Infection, lcsh:Pediatrics, Pneumonia, medicine.disease, Immunology, Societies, business, Rare disease
Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has surprised the entire population. The world has had to face an unprecedented pandemic. Only, Spanish flu had similar disastrous consequences. As a result, drastic measures (lockdown) have been adopted worldwide. Healthcare service has been overwhelmed by the extraordinary influx of patients, often requiring high intensity of care. Mortality has been associated with severe comorbidities, including chronic diseases. Patients with frailty were, therefore, the victim of the SARS-COV-2 infection. Allergy and asthma are the most prevalent chronic disorders in children and adolescents, so they need careful attention and, if necessary, an adaptation of their regular treatment plans. Fortunately, at present, young people are less suffering from COVID-19, both as incidence and severity. However, any age, including infancy, could be affected by the pandemic.Based on this background, the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology has felt it necessary to provide a Consensus Statement. This expert panel consensus document offers a rationale to help guide decision-making in the management of children and adolescents with allergic or immunologic diseases.

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2020

12. Inter-society consensus for the use of inhaled corticosteroids in infants, children and adolescents with airway diseases

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Vassilios Fanos, Fabio Cardinale, Salvatore Barberi, Alberto Villani, Carlo Caffarelli, Giovanni Simeone, Elena Chiappini, Roberto Bernardini, Monica Malventano, Luca De Franciscis, Annalisa Capuano, Stefano Luciani, Renato Turra, Stefania Zanconato, Domenico Minasi, Paolo Becherucci, Annamaria Bianchi, Marzia Duse, Paolo Biasci, Marcello Bergamini, Francesca Santamaria, Giuseppe Di Mauro, Serenella Castronuovo, Adima Lamborghini, Gian Luigi Marseglia, Francesco Paravati, Giovanni Battista Pajno, Alberto Martelli, Elio Novembre, Gabriella Di Mauro, Francesco Macrì, Giorgio Piacentini, Maria Carmen Verga, Giovanna Tezza, Iride Dello Iacono, Lucia Leonardi, Mattia Doria, Michele Miraglia Del Giudice, Giovanna De Castro, Raffaele Falsaperla, Luciana Indinnimeo, Riccardo Lubrano, Valentina Ferraro, Renato Cutrera, Lucia Diaferio, Vito Leonardo Miniello, Giampaolo Ricci, Melissa Borrelli, Gabriella Pozzobon, Agostino Nocerino, Germana Nardini, Francesco Di Mauro, Fabio Decimo, Anna Maria Zicari, Diego Peroni, Mariangela Tosca, Maria Di Cicco, Fabio Midulla, Luigi Masini, Amelia Licari, Carlo Alfaro, Valeria Caldarelli, Caterina Di Mauro, Elena Galli, Carlo Capristo, Cristina Piersantelli, Sergio Renzo Morandini, Massimo Landi, Giovanni Cerimoniale, Valter Spanevello, Daniele Giovanni Ghiglioni, Ahmad Kantar, Dora Di Mauro, Cristina Di Mauro, Giovanni Corsello, Attilio Varricchio, Duse, M., Santamaria, F., Verga, M. C., Bergamini, M., Simeone, G., Leonardi, L., Tezza, G., Bianchi, A., Capuano, A., Cardinale, F., Cerimoniale, G., Landi, M., Malventano, M., Tosca, M., Varricchio, A., Zicari, A. M., Alfaro, C., Barberi, S., Becherucci, P., Bernardini, R., Biasci, P., Caffarelli, C., Caldarelli, V., Capristo, C., Castronuovo, S., Chiappini, E., Cutrera, R., De Castro, G., De Franciscis, L., Decimo, F., Iacono, I. D., Diaferio, L., Di Cicco, M. E., Di Mauro, C., Di Mauro, D., Di Mauro, F., Di Mauro, G., Doria, M., Falsaperla, R., Ferraro, V., Fanos, V., Galli, E., Ghiglioni, D. G., Indinnimeo, L., Kantar, A., Lamborghini, A., Licari, A., Lubrano, R., Luciani, S., Macri, F., Marseglia, G., Martelli, A. G., Masini, L., Midulla, F., Minasi, D., Miniello, V. L., del Giudice, M. M., Morandini, S. R., Nardini, G., Nocerino, A., Novembre, E., Pajno, G. B., Paravati, F., Piacentini, G., Piersantelli, C., Pozzobon, G., Ricci, G., Spanevello, V., Turra, R., Zanconato, S., Borrelli, M., Villani, A., Corsello, G., Peroni, D., Duse, Marzia, Santamaria, Francesca, Verga, Maria Carmen, Bergamini, Marcello, Simeone, Giovanni, Leonardi, Lucia, Tezza, Giovanna, Bianchi, Annamaria, Capuano, Annalisa, Cardinale, Fabio, Cerimoniale, Giovanni, Landi, Massimo, Malventano, Monica, Tosca, Mariangela, Varricchio, Attilio, Zicari, Anna Maria, Alfaro, Carlo, Barberi, Salvatore, Becherucci, Paolo, Bernardini, Roberto, Biasci, Paolo, Caffarelli, Carlo, Caldarelli, Valeria, Capristo, Carlo, Castronuovo, Serenella, Chiappini, Elena, Cutrera, Renato, De Castro, Giovanna, De Franciscis, Luca, Decimo, Fabio, Iacono, Iride Dello, Diaferio, Lucia, Di Cicco, Maria Elisa, Di Mauro, Caterina, Di Mauro, Cristina, Di Mauro, Dora, Di Mauro, Francesco, Di Mauro, Gabriella, Doria, Mattia, Falsaperla, Raffaele, Ferraro, Valentina, Fanos, Vassilio, Galli, Elena, Ghiglioni, Daniele Giovanni, Indinnimeo, Luciana, Kantar, Ahmad, Lamborghini, Adima, Licari, Amelia, Lubrano, Riccardo, Luciani, Stefano, Macrì, Francesco, Marseglia, Gianluigi, Martelli, Alberto Giuseppe, Masini, Luigi, Midulla, Fabio, Minasi, Domenico, Miniello, Vito Leonardo, Del Giudice, Michele Miraglia, Morandini, Sergio Renzo, Nardini, Germana, Nocerino, Agostino, Novembre, Elio, Pajno, Giovanni Battista, Paravati, Francesco, Piacentini, Giorgio, Piersantelli, Cristina, Pozzobon, Gabriella, Ricci, Giampaolo, Spanevello, Valter, Turra, Renato, Zanconato, Stefania, Borrelli, Melissa, Villani, Alberto, Corsello, Giovanni, Di Mauro, Giuseppe, Peroni, Diego, and Marzia Duse, Francesca Santamaria, Maria Carmen Verga, Marcello Bergamini, Giovanni Simeone, Lucia Leonardi, Giovanna Tezza, Annamaria Bianchi, Annalisa Capuano, Fabio Cardinale, Giovanni Cerimoniale, Massimo Landi, Monica Malventano, Mariangela Tosca, Attilio Varricchio, Anna Maria Zicari, Carlo Alfaro, Salvatore Barberi, Paolo Becherucci, Roberto Bernardini, Paolo Biasci, Carlo Caffarelli, Valeria Caldarelli, Carlo Capristo, Serenella Castronuovo, Elena Chiappini, Renato Cutrera, Giovanna De Castro, Luca De Franciscis, Fabio Decimo, Iride Dello Iacono, Lucia Diaferio, Maria Elisa Di Cicco, Caterina Di Mauro, Cristina Di Mauro, Dora Di Mauro, Francesco Di Mauro, Gabriella Di Mauro, Mattia Doria, Raffaele Falsaperla, Valentina Ferraro, Vassilios Fanos, Elena Galli, Daniele Giovanni Ghiglioni, Luciana Indinnimeo, Ahmad Kantar, Adima Lamborghini, Amelia Licari, Riccardo Lubrano, Stefano Luciani, Francesco Macrì, Gianluigi Marseglia, Alberto Giuseppe Martelli, Luigi Masini, Fabio Midulla, Domenico Minasi, Vito Leonardo Miniello, Michele Miraglia Del Giudice, Sergio Renzo Morandini, Germana Nardini, Agostino Nocerino, Elio Novembre, Giovanni Battista Pajno, Francesco Paravati, Giorgio Piacentini, Cristina Piersantelli, Gabriella Pozzobon, Giampaolo Ricci, Valter Spanevello, Renato Turra , Stefania Zanconato, Melissa Borrelli, Alberto Villani, Giovanni Corsello, Giuseppe Di Mauro, Diego Peroni

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Male, Delphi Technique, Rhinosinusitis, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Delphi method, Rhinosinusiti, Laryngitis, Adrenal Cortex Hormone, Pediatrics, 0302 clinical medicine, Adrenal Cortex Hormones, Multidisciplinary approach, Inhaled corticosteroid, 030212 general & internal medicine, Child, Respiratory Tract Disease, Rhiniti, Societies, Medical, Rhinitis, education.field_of_study, Inhaled corticosteroids, Wheezing, General Medicine, Settore MED/38, Systematic review, Italy, Laryngotracheitis, Child, Preschool, Laryngotracheiti, Female, medicine.symptom, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Consensus, Adolescent, Population, Consensu, RJ1-570, 03 medical and health sciences, Intervention (counseling), Administration, Inhalation, medicine, Laryngospasm, Humans, Adenoid hypertrophy, education, Intensive care medicine, Asthma, business.industry, Research, Infant, medicine.disease, 030228 respiratory system, business
Abstract

Background In 2019, a multidisciplinary panel of experts from eight Italian scientific paediatric societies developed a consensus document for the use of inhaled corticosteroids in the management and prevention of the most common paediatric airways disorders. The aim is to provide healthcare providers with a multidisciplinary document including indications useful in the clinical practice. The consensus document was intended to be addressed to paediatricians who work in the Paediatric Divisions, the Primary Care Services and the Emergency Departments, as well as to Residents or PhD students, paediatric nurses and specialists or consultants in paediatric pulmonology, allergy, infectious diseases, and ear, nose, and throat medicine. Methods Clinical questions identifying Population, Intervention(s), Comparison and Outcome(s) were addressed by methodologists and a general agreement on the topics and the strength of the recommendations (according to the GRADE system) was obtained following the Delphi method. The literature selection included secondary sources such as evidence-based guidelines and systematic reviews and was integrated with primary studies subsequently published. Results The expert panel provided a number of recommendations on the use of inhaled corticosteroids in preschool wheezing, bronchial asthma, allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, acute and chronic rhinosinusitis, adenoid hypertrophy, laryngitis and laryngospasm. Conclusions We provided a multidisciplinary update on the current recommendations for the management and prevention of the most common paediatric airways disorders requiring inhaled corticosteroids, in order to share useful indications, identify gaps in knowledge and drive future research.

Published
2021

13. Management of chronic urticaria in children: a clinical guideline

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Carlo Filippo Tesi, Alberto Villani, Paolo Bottau, Iria Neri, Roberto Bernardini, Giuseppe Crisafulli, Lucia Liotti, Francesca Mori, Fernanda Chiera, Gian Luigi Marseglia, Maya El Hachem, Silvia Caimmi, Amelia Licari, Cristiana De Ranieri, Marzia Duse, Carla Mastrorilli, Massimo Gola, Carlo Caffarelli, Fabrizio Franceschini, Massimo Barbagallo, Andrea Diociaiuti, Francesca Saretta, Francesco Paravati, Marcello Bergamini, Filomena Bugliaro, Fabio Cardinale, Giovanni Simeone, Domenico Minasi, Aurelia Pantaleo, Dora Di Mauro, Giovanni Corsello, and Caffarelli C, Paravati F, El Hachem M, Duse M, Bergamini M, Simeone G, Barbagallo M, Bernardini R, Bottau P, Bugliaro F, Caimmi S, Chiera F, Crisafulli G, De Ranieri C, Di Mauro D, Diociaiuti A, Franceschini F, Gola M, Licari A, Liotti L, Mastrorilli C, Minasi D, Mori F, Neri I, Pantaleo A, Saretta F, Tesi CF, Corsello G, Marseglia GL, Villani A, Cardinale F.

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medicine.medical_specialty, Urticaria, Allergy, Review, Pathogenesis, Omalizumab, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Pathogenesi, Multidisciplinary approach, 030225 pediatrics, Epidemiology, medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Angioedema, Pediatric dermatology, Child, Children, Chronic urticaria, Pediatric, business.industry, lcsh:RJ1-570, lcsh:Pediatrics, General Medicine, Guideline, Chronic spontaneous urticaria, Settore MED/38, Management, Natural history, Inducible uricaria, Italy, Family medicine, Therapy, medicine.symptom, business, medicine.drug
Abstract

The aim of this guidance is to provide recommendations to clinicians and other interested parties on chronic urticaria in children. The Italian Society for Pediatrics (SIP), the Italian Society for Allergy and Immunology (SIAIP), the Italian Society for Pediatric dermatology (SIDerP) convened a multidisciplinary panel that prepared clinical guidelines for diagnosis and management of chronic urticaria in childhood. Key questions on epidemiology, natural history, diagnosis, and management were developed. The literature was systematically searched and evaluated, recommendations were rated and algorithms for diagnosis and treatment were developed. The recommendations focus on identification of diseases and comorbidities, strategies to recognize triggering factors, improvement of treatment by individualized care.

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2019
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15. Alexithymia, intolerance to uncertainty and mental health difficulties in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes mellitus.

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Merlo EM, Tutino R, Myles LAM, Lia MC, and Minasi D

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Humans, Adolescent, Male, Female, Child, Uncertainty, Anxiety epidemiology, Depression epidemiology, Mental Health, Prevalence, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 psychology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 complications, Affective Symptoms epidemiology
Abstract

Background: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) represents a serious chronic condition affecting a wide number of people. Discussion of the physical issues associated with T1DM pervades the literature, however, there is less discussion of the psychological consequences. Mental health difficulties, alexithymia and uncertainty are present in this population, and known to be harmful for the onset, maintenance and worsening of T1DM. This study aimed to evaluate the presence of these phenomena in people with T1DM., Methods: 105 participants aged between 11 and 17 years old (M: 13.88; SD: 2.16) affected by T1DM were included in the sample. To assess the presence of mental health difficulties, SAFA scales (Depression, Anxiety and Somatic symptoms) were included in the protocol together with TAS-20 and IUS-12, which evaluate the presence and role of alexithymia and intolerance to uncertainty in the sample, respectively., Results: A concerning presence of anxiety, depression and somatic symptoms was found in the sample. Mental health difficulties appeared to be consistently present in the sample, often overcoming pathological thesholds. Alexithymia and uncertainty were also common, highlighting their role in T1DM., Conclusions: Active mental health difficulties together with high rates of alexithymia and intolerance to uncertainty were prevalent in the sample of adolescents with diabetes., (© 2024. The Author(s).)

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2024
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16. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Psychopathology, Uncertainty and Alexithymia: A Clinical and Differential Exploratory Study.

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Merlo EM, Tutino R, Myles LAM, Alibrandi A, Lia MC, and Minasi D

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Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) represents a complex pathology affecting a large number of people. Research suggests that psychological factors influence coping with T1DM. This study aimed to investigate the presence and role of psychopathology, alexithymia and uncertainty in people affected by T1DM. The sample consisted of 137 patients (88 females, 49 males) affected by T1DM aged from 11 to 19 years old (Mean: 13.87; SD: 2.40). The diagnostic protocol consisted of a sociodemographic questionnaire, Self-administration Psychiatric Scales for Children and Adolescents (SAFA), Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (TAS-20) and Intolerance to Uncertainty Scale-12 (IUS-12). Descriptive, differential, correlational and regression analyses were performed in order to examine the relationships between these variables. The results suggested the sample had high levels of psychopathological indexes, alexithymia and intolerance of uncertainty. Also, there were significant differences between TAS-20 and IUS-12 distributions with respect to psychopathology. Correlations and multivariate linear regressions indicated age, gender and education significantly predicted alexithymia and intolerance of uncertainty. This data suggest the presence of elevated psychopathology, alexithymia and uncertainty in people with diabetes.

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2024
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18. Correction: Inter-society consensus for the use of inhaled corticosteroids in infants, children and adolescents with airway diseases.

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Duse M, Santamaria F, Verga MC, Bergamini M, Simeone G, Leonardi L, Tezza G, Bianchi A, Capuano A, Cardinale F, Cerimoniale G, Landi M, Malventano M, Tosca M, Varricchio A, Zicari AM, Alfaro C, Barberi S, Becherucci P, Bernardini R, Biasci P, Caffarelli C, Caldarelli V, Capristo C, Castronuovo S, Chiappini E, Cutrera R, De Castro G, De Franciscis L, Decimo F, Iacono ID, Diaferio L, Di Cicco ME, Di Mauro C, Di Mauro C, Di Mauro D, Di Mauro F, Di Mauro G, Doria M, Falsaperla R, Ferraro V, Fanos V, Galli E, Ghiglioni DG, Indinnimeo L, Kantar A, Lamborghini A, Licari A, Lubrano R, Luciani S, Macrì F, Marseglia G, Martelli AG, Masini L, Midulla F, Minasi D, Miniello VL, Del Giudice MM, Morandini SR, Nardini G, Nocerino A, Novembre E, Pajno GB, Paravati F, Piacentini G, Piersantelli C, Pozzobon G, Ricci G, Spanevello V, Turra R, Zanconato S, Borrelli M, Villani A, Corsello G, Di Mauro G, and Peroni D

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2022
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19. Agreements and controversies of national guidelines for bronchiolitis: Results from an Italian survey.

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Manti S, Licari A, Brambilla I, Caffarelli C, Calvani M, Cardinale F, Ciprandi G, Cravidi C, Duse M, Martelli A, Minasi D, Miraglia Del Giudice M, Pajno GB, Tosca MA, Chiappini E, Baraldi E, and Marseglia G

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Child, Hospitalization, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Italy epidemiology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Bronchiolitis diagnosis, Bronchiolitis drug therapy, Bronchiolitis epidemiology
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Introduction: Significant variations in the management of bronchiolitis are often recorded, and, in parallel, to recommend a univocal clinical approach is challenging and still questioned. This study is aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic management of bronchiolitis in children adopted by Italian pediatricians following the national guidelines., Material and Methods: A survey study was designed and carried out by sending an email an open-ended questionnaire developed by an expert panel of the Scientific Board of the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergology and Immunology (SIAIP). Questions were designed according to the national intersociety consensus document on treatment and prevention of bronchiolitis in newborns and infants., Results: Overall, 234 pediatricians were taking part in the study. When diagnosing bronchiolitis, only 44.01% (103/234) of participants correctly followed the national guidelines. All participants (100%) would perform laboratory tests and/or radiological exams. 44.01% administered oxygen (O 2 ) when O 2 saturation was minor than 92%. About the therapeutic regimen, marked discrepancies between national guidelines and recorded answers were reported. Indications for hospital admission and discharge criteria were in line with the national guidelines., Conclusions: There is a significant practice variation in the management of acute bronchiolitis among Italian physicians. Some wrong attitudes need to be further discouraged, such use of diagnostic procedures and therapeutic approaches. Further research is urgently required to define the best management of patients with bronchiolitis and implement strategies to standardize care and improve the quality of care., (© 2021 The Authors. Immunity, Inflammation and Disease published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

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2021
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20. Inter-society consensus for the use of inhaled corticosteroids in infants, children and adolescents with airway diseases.

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Duse M, Santamaria F, Verga MC, Bergamini M, Simeone G, Leonardi L, Tezza G, Bianchi A, Capuano A, Cardinale F, Cerimoniale G, Landi M, Malventano M, Tosca M, Varricchio A, Zicari AM, Alfaro C, Barberi S, Becherucci P, Bernardini R, Biasci P, Caffarelli C, Caldarelli V, Capristo C, Castronuovo S, Chiappini E, Cutrera R, De Castro G, De Franciscis L, Decimo F, Iacono ID, Diaferio L, Di Cicco ME, Di Mauro C, Di Mauro C, Di Mauro D, Di Mauro F, Di Mauro G, Doria M, Falsaperla R, Ferraro V, Fanos V, Galli E, Ghiglioni DG, Indinnimeo L, Kantar A, Lamborghini A, Licari A, Lubrano R, Luciani S, Macrì F, Marseglia G, Martelli AG, Masini L, Midulla F, Minasi D, Miniello VL, Del Giudice MM, Morandini SR, Nardini G, Nocerino A, Novembre E, Pajno GB, Paravati F, Piacentini G, Piersantelli C, Pozzobon G, Ricci G, Spanevello V, Turra R, Zanconato S, Borrelli M, Villani A, Corsello G, Di Mauro G, and Peroni D

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Administration, Inhalation, Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Consensus, Delphi Technique, Female, Humans, Infant, Italy, Male, Societies, Medical, Adrenal Cortex Hormones administration & dosage, Respiratory Tract Diseases drug therapy
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Background: In 2019, a multidisciplinary panel of experts from eight Italian scientific paediatric societies developed a consensus document for the use of inhaled corticosteroids in the management and prevention of the most common paediatric airways disorders. The aim is to provide healthcare providers with a multidisciplinary document including indications useful in the clinical practice. The consensus document was intended to be addressed to paediatricians who work in the Paediatric Divisions, the Primary Care Services and the Emergency Departments, as well as to Residents or PhD students, paediatric nurses and specialists or consultants in paediatric pulmonology, allergy, infectious diseases, and ear, nose, and throat medicine., Methods: Clinical questions identifying Population, Intervention(s), Comparison and Outcome(s) were addressed by methodologists and a general agreement on the topics and the strength of the recommendations (according to the GRADE system) was obtained following the Delphi method. The literature selection included secondary sources such as evidence-based guidelines and systematic reviews and was integrated with primary studies subsequently published., Results: The expert panel provided a number of recommendations on the use of inhaled corticosteroids in preschool wheezing, bronchial asthma, allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, acute and chronic rhinosinusitis, adenoid hypertrophy, laryngitis and laryngospasm., Conclusions: We provided a multidisciplinary update on the current recommendations for the management and prevention of the most common paediatric airways disorders requiring inhaled corticosteroids, in order to share useful indications, identify gaps in knowledge and drive future research.

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2021
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21. Chronic cough in childhood: A systematic review for practical guidance by the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

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Marseglia GL, Manti S, Chiappini E, Brambilla I, Caffarelli C, Calvani M, Cardinale F, Cravidi C, Duse M, Martelli A, Minasi D, Del Giudice MM, Pajno G, Peroni DG, Tosca MA, Licari A, and Ciprandi G

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Antitussive Agents therapeutic use, Child, Chronic Disease therapy, Combined Modality Therapy methods, Combined Modality Therapy standards, Cough complications, Cough diagnosis, Cough immunology, Humans, Italy, Societies, Medical standards, Watchful Waiting standards, Allergy and Immunology standards, Cough therapy, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Quality of Life
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The current systematic review presented and discussed the most recent studies on pediatric chronic cough. In addition, the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology elaborated a comprehensive algorithm to guide the primary care approach to a pediatric patient with chronic cough.Several algorithms on chronic cough management have been adopted and validated in clinical practice; however, unlike the latter, we developed an algorithm focused on pediatric age, from birth until adulthood. Based on our findings, children and adolescents with chronic cough without cough pointers can be safely managed, initially using the watchful waiting approach and, successively, starting empirical treatment based on cough characteristics. Unlike other algorithms that suggest laboratory and instrumental investigations as a first step, this review highlighted the importance of a "wait and see" approach, consisting of parental reassurance and close clinical observation, also due to inter-professional collaboration and communication between general practitioners and specialists that guarantee better patient management, appropriate prescription behavior, and improved patient outcome. Moreover, the neonatal screening program provided by the Italian National Health System, which intercepts several diseases precociously, allowing to treat them in a very early stage, helps and supports a "wait and see" approach.Conversely, in the presence of cough pointers or persistence of cough, the patient should be tested and treated by the specialist. Further investigations and treatments will be based on cough etiology, aiming to intercept the underlying disease, prevent potentially irreversible tissue damage, and improve the general health of patients affected by chronic cough, as well as the quality of life of patients and their family.

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2021
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22. Acute cough in children and adolescents: A systematic review and a practical algorithm by the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

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Marseglia GL, Manti S, Chiappini E, Brambilla I, Caffarelli C, Calvani M, Cardinale F, Cravidi C, Duse M, Martelli A, Minasi D, Del Giudice MM, Pajno G, Peroni DG, Tosca MA, Licari A, and Ciprandi G

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Acute Disease therapy, Adolescent, Apitherapy methods, Child, Child, Preschool, Cough complications, Cough diagnosis, Cough immunology, Glycerol therapeutic use, Honey, Humans, Infant, Italy, Plant Extracts therapeutic use, Propylene Glycols therapeutic use, Societies, Medical standards, Watchful Waiting standards, Allergy and Immunology standards, Antitussive Agents therapeutic use, Cough drug therapy, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Quality of Life
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The current systematic review presented and discussed the most recent studies on acute cough in pediatric age. After that, the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology elaborated a comprehensive algorithm to guide the primary care approach to pediatric patients, such as infants, children, and adolescents, with acute cough. An acute cough is usually consequent to upper respiratory tract infections and is self-resolving within a few weeks. However, an acute cough may be bothersome, and therefore remedies are requested, mainly by the parents. An acute cough may significantly affect the quality of life of patients and their family.Several algorithms for the management of acute cough have been adopted and validated in clinical practice; however, unlike the latter, we developed an algorithm focused on pediatric age, and, also, in accordance to the Italian National Health System, which regularly follows the child from birth to all lifelong. Based on our findings, infants from 6 months, children, and adolescents with acute cough without cough pointers can be safely managed using well-known medications, preferably non-sedative agents, such as levodropropizine and/or natural compounds, including honey, glycerol, and herb-derived components.

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2021
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23. Acute urticaria in the infant.

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Minasi D, Manti S, Chiera F, Licari A, and Marseglia GL

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Acute Disease, Chronic Disease, Histamine Antagonists therapeutic use, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Angioedema, Histamine H1 Antagonists, Non-Sedating, Urticaria diagnosis, Urticaria drug therapy, Urticaria etiology
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Urticaria is a mast cell-driven disease presenting with wheals, angioedema, or both. Acute urticaria (AU) lasts < 6 weeks. AU is a not common condition in newborns and infants since they are showing an immune system functionally insufficient. In newborns and infants, AU is typically generalized and featured by large, annular, or geographic plaques, often slightly raised. The clinical features of the disease depend on the peculiar structure of neonatal and infant skin. A careful morphological examination of the lesions is essential to differentiate AU from other skin eruptions that may have overlapping features and to treat it adequately. The second-generation antihistamines are the first-line treatment of AU; however, only antihistamines with proven efficacy and safety should be used in newborns and infants. Corticosteroids may be added in severe cases., (© 2020 European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

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2020
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24. Foreword.

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Caffarelli C, Calvani M, Cardinale F, Chiappini E, Ciprandi G, Cravidi C, Duse M, Galli E, Licari A, Manti S, Martelli A, Minasi D, Miraglia Del Giudice M, Pajno GB, Ricci G, Tosca MA, and Marseglia GL

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Child, Delivery of Health Care, Humans, Italy, Hypersensitivity
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The management of chronic diseases are paramount in health care in these days. Among them, there has been an expansion of allergic and immunologic diseases, especially in children. Thanks to the action of the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (SIAIP), the quality level of care has progressively grown. SIAIP developed a task force with the purpose of proposing updated models  for  assessing,  and  prescribing  treatment in the allergy and immunology field that have been issued in this supplement. In a very difficult time for everyone, current developments covering a broad range of topics in the field are presented. All Authors have to be thanked, since they have participated with passion and have taken valuable time away from their professional and private interests. We hope that the readership will enjoy these papers.

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2020
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25. Consensus statement of the Italian society of pediatric allergy and immunology for the pragmatic management of children and adolescents with allergic or immunological diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Cardinale F, Ciprandi G, Barberi S, Bernardini R, Caffarelli C, Calvani M, Cavagni G, Galli E, Minasi D, Del Giudice MM, Moschese V, Novembre E, Paravati F, Peroni DG, Tosca MA, Traina G, Tripodi S, and Marseglia GL

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Adolescent, COVID-19, Child, Coronavirus Infections epidemiology, Decision Making, Humans, Italy epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral epidemiology, Pragmatic Clinical Trials as Topic methods, SARS-CoV-2, Allergy and Immunology, Betacoronavirus, Consensus, Coronavirus Infections therapy, Disease Management, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral therapy, Societies, Medical
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The COVID-19 pandemic has surprised the entire population. The world has had to face an unprecedented pandemic. Only, Spanish flu had similar disastrous consequences. As a result, drastic measures (lockdown) have been adopted worldwide. Healthcare service has been overwhelmed by the extraordinary influx of patients, often requiring high intensity of care. Mortality has been associated with severe comorbidities, including chronic diseases. Patients with frailty were, therefore, the victim of the SARS-COV-2 infection. Allergy and asthma are the most prevalent chronic disorders in children and adolescents, so they need careful attention and, if necessary, an adaptation of their regular treatment plans. Fortunately, at present, young people are less suffering from COVID-19, both as incidence and severity. However, any age, including infancy, could be affected by the pandemic.Based on this background, the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology has felt it necessary to provide a Consensus Statement. This expert panel consensus document offers a rationale to help guide decision-making in the management of children and adolescents with allergic or immunologic diseases.

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2020
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26. Beyond the "Choosing wisely": a possible attempt.

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Bernardini R, Ricci G, Cipriani F, Civitelli F, Indinnimeo L, Minasi D, Terracciano L, and Duse M

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Attitude of Health Personnel, Humans, Hypersensitivity diagnosis, Italy, Pediatrics, Quality Improvement, Unnecessary Procedures economics, Unnecessary Procedures statistics & numerical data, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Health Resources organization & administration, Health Services Misuse prevention & control, Hypersensitivity therapy, Societies, Medical organization & administration
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Since the fundamental principles of the medical profession were clearly defined in a physician charter in 2002, special considerations have been expressed about the adequate distribution of health care resources taking in account the individual patient needs to optimize the health care service. The correct application of procedures represents a key point in order to reach the appropriateness of care, that means to avoid unnecessary or inappropriate procedures as well as the underutilization of the necessary procedures. In this context, the Choosing wisely campaign have been widely used and disclosed and even the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergology and Immunology - SIAIP has been working to make recommendations in order to ensure the appropriateness of care in the field of allergy and optimize the use of health care resources.

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2016
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27. Pediatric emergency room activities in Italy: a national survey.

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Longhi R, Picchi R, Minasi D, and Di Cesare Merlone A

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Emergency Service, Hospital statistics & numerical data, Health Services Research, Humans, Italy, Length of Stay statistics & numerical data, Quality Improvement, Societies, Medical, Surveys and Questionnaires, Emergency Service, Hospital organization & administration, Patient Admission statistics & numerical data, Pediatrics
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Background: In Italy, the number of accesses to the Emergency Units has been growing for the past 30 years. This, together with a low coordination between hospital and peripheral pediatric services, has brought to an unnecessarily high number of hospital admissions. For this reason, it is essential to plan and implement strategies able to improve the appropriateness of hospital admissions. In the '90s, the Short Stay Observation was extended to pediatric patients. As highlighted by the report "Guidelines for Pediatric Observation Units" (2005), patients receive considerable benefits from a short hospital permanence. The purpose of the study is to report data about the Pediatric Emergency Room activities in Italy., Methods: In 2011, the Italian Society of Pediatrics promoted an online data collection to investigate organization and activity of Italian Pediatric and Neonatal Units. A form, containing 140 questions, was sent to 624 Pediatric and Neonatology Units. This study will be focused only on data regarding pediatric Emergency Rooms (E.R.) and Observation Units., Results: 237 units replied, 183 if we focus on units with pediatric inpatient service. Based on the results, E.R Units were provided with a dedicated pediatrician in 56 % of the cases: of these, 85 % for 24 h. The majority of the patients were seen by a pediatrician. In only 8 % of the units, patients visited by a pediatrician were less than 40 %. The age limit was 14 years in 60 % of the cases. In 72 % of participating units a E.R. triage was carried out. Only 18 % of units registered more than 10000 E.R. visits/year. The percentage of children hospitalized after accessing the E.R. was significantly higher in southern regions (more than 20 % of the units hospitalized more than 40 % of children entering the E.R.). 66 % of the units were provided with an Observation Unit. In 61 % of the cases, the duration did not exceed 24 h. In more than half of the structures, less than 10 % of the E.R. visits went into observation. The type of remuneration was not homogeneous., Conclusions: The study highlights the heterogeneity of the Italian reality, with great possibilities for improvement, especially in southern regions.

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2015
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