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G Cordone

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Childhood systemic lupus erythematosus: a review of 30 cases.

We review 30 cases of pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus followed over an 8-year period at our institution. The female to male ratio was 3.3:1; the age at diagnosis ranged between 3.5 and 16 years. On first admission, renal involvement was detected in the majority of the patients, as assessed by laboratory findings and/or clinical manifestations. Other frequently observed symptoms were fever, skin rashes, arthralgias and/or arthritis and serositis. All of the patients were treated with corticosteroids and most of them also received immunosuppressive drugs in order to control disease activity. Two patients were lost to the follow-up, five died and only one of the 23 evaluable patients is off therapy after a median follow-up of 5 years. This study confirms that pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus is a very aggressive disease.

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[Ranitidine in primary peptic ulcer in childhood complicated by acute hemorrhage].

The authors shortly report on the frequency and the peculiar clinical picture in the paediatric age. The usefulness of the pharmacological control (Ranitidine i.v. 50 mg thrice for 3 days) of acute haemorrhagic compliances is discussed in reference to the patient. The same drug was continued per os for two month at a dosage of 150 mg twice daily followed by 150 once daily for 8 months; during this period no relapses were observed and an endoscopic control did show the anatomical recovery of the ulcer. The authors underline also the good compliance and the absence of side effects of the drug employed.

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