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G D'Antuono

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At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1990

Magnesium pidolate in the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis. Preliminary data.

This paper describes how the authors, after examining the calcium modulating action of the Mg ion and its antihistamine-like action, tested a salt containing Mg (Mg pidolate, MAG2) in the clinical treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis. A total of 38 hayfever subjects were studied. They were given 1.5 g Mg salt three times a day for one month (oral MAG2 vials); placebo was used as a control in a randomized double-blind study. The efficacy of the product was assessed using the following criteria: intensity of rhinorrhoea, daily consumption of Kleenex tissues, number of sneezes in a day, intensity of lacrimation. The results were analysed using Student's t test and demonstrated the clinical efficacy of the product in the control of seasonal allergic rhinitis symptoms (P less than 0.001).

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

[Diabetes in dental patients. Clinical implications].

The Authors illustrate diabetic patients' problem in the dental surgery. The importance to have a good knowledge of the diabetic illness to consent the dentist the identification of the diabetic patient through oral manifestations of the illness has been put in evidence. The operator risks have been identified and connected with this pathology.

Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities↗
PubMed1989

[Echocardiographic study of the left ventricle function in heroin dependence].

The left ventricular function has been examined in 20 drug addicts with echo-Doppler and echocardiographic methods. The results obtained demonstrate that, in a certain percentage of drug addicts, there is, in comparison to controls, a subclinical alteration of the ejection fraction and the circumferential shortening velocity; on the contrary, alterations of cardiac output are not observed.

Adult↗
PubMed1987

[Emergency ultrasound cardiography in acute precordial pain of cardiovascular origin].

In emergency surgery, the essential prerequisites for success are speed, promptitude and precision. For this reason diagnosis must be equally prompt and precise and may require not only clinical examination but also a number of instrumental examinations designed to confirm or even to formulate the diagnosis which is usually the case in precordialgias of cardiovascular origin. In such syndromes ultrasound cardiography is particularly advantageous for the following reasons: it is non-invasive, provides immediate results and any number of examinations can be performed on the patient in bed. Since such ultrasound techniques are also reliably accurate, they constitute the method of choice when the patient's condition is critical, when a serial study of a single patient is required and when the results are required immediately, as is the case in emergency heart surgery. Four types of ultrasound cardiography are currently available for the diagnosis of precordialgias of cardiovascular origin: 1) one dimensional M-mode echocardiography; 2) two dimensional real time echocardiography; 3) Doppler ultrasound cardiography; 4) the echo-Doppler system in which Doppler ultrasound cardiography is combined with one or two dimensional echocardiography. Acute precordial pain of cardiovascular origin may be due to the following pathological conditions: 1) ischaemic cardiopathy especially acute myocardial infarction and transitory myocardial ischaemia; 2) acute pericarditis; 3) aortic stenosis; 4) idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis; 5) mitral prolapse; 6) dissecting aneurysm of the aorta; 7) pulmonary thromboembolism. In all these cases the single and two dimensional image and Doppler ultrasound cardiography provide highly sensitive and specific information that is, in some cases, decisive for diagnosis and in others confirms the diagnosis already formulated. In addition these techniques may provide valuable prognostic data. Ultrasound cardiography is indeed useful in all cardiological emergencies, such as those caused by cardiomegaly, new and developing murmurs, peripheral embolisms, cardiac traumas and arrhythmias. It is therefore suggested that every Emergency and Intensive Care Unit should be able to use the resources offered by ultrasound cardiography in diagnosis.

Aortic Diseases↗
PubMed1987

[Aculeate Hymenoptera pathology. Clinical, therapeutic and preventive aspects].

Dramatic cases of hymenoptera stings have been reported from various sources for several years now. According to recent statistic from North America 0.4-0.8% of the population have shown allergic reaction to these stings. There are no reliable statistics on Italy. After classifying the taxonomy of the Hymenoptera, the present report carefully analyses both the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of these allergic responses and the preventive measures that can be used reduce the risk of hymenoptera stings.

Humans↗
PubMed1986

[Clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of non-allergic forms of rhinitis: non-allergic rhinitis with eosinophilia syndrome and vasomotor rhinitis].

Two clinical syndromes of non-allergic rhinitis -- NARES and vasomotor rhinitis -- were studied. In recent years there has been a moderate statistical increase in both conditions which are still not easily diagnosed or treated, given the fact that they are often confused with allergic rhinitis. In this context a brief review of aetiopathogenic and physiopathological factors is followed by the suggestion of certain elements that may be assessed in order to obtain a more correct classification and diagnosis. Finally the drugs providing a more effective and long-lasting cure are listed.

Aerosols↗
PubMed1986

Idiopathic calcium urolithiasis: genetic aspects.

Seventy-nine stone-formers underwent a metabolic investigation and ABO blood group determination. Incidence of blood groups in patients was similar to ABO phenotypes distribution in general population. The 37.7 p. 100 showed family history for stones. Idiopathic hypercalciuria was present in 40.3 p. 100 of cases; stone-formers with positive family history had a higher incidence of hypercalciuria (46.8 p. 100) than subjects without affected relatives (31.5 p. 100). Patients with blood group A displayed hypercalciuria in the 54.5 p. 100 of cases while subjects with blood group O only in the 30.7 p. 100 (p less than 0.05). Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) were reduced in the 36.9 p. 100 of the whole group and particularly in patients of blood group A. Patients with blood group A, with positive family history, showed higher mean values of calcium excretion and lower ones of GAGs. Our results seem to suggest that not only familiar factors play a significant role in stone disease pathogenesis but also some metabolic alteration may be linked to ABO phenotypes.

ABO Blood-Group System↗
PubMed1985

[Possible risk of liver diseases from exposure to bitumen].

The influence of exposure to bitumen on hepatic enzymatic induction was examined. Measurement of serum GT in a group of exposed workers and a control group produced statistically significant results, indicating that exposure to bitumen causes enzymatic induction.

Air Pollutants, Occupational↗
PubMed1983

Preliminary results of glycosminoglycans excretion in normal and stone forming subjects: relationship with uric acid excretion.

In calcium lithiasis, pathogenesis inhibitors have a significant role to play which permits raising of the upper metastability limit in the urine, thus reducing the crystallization processes. The aim of this work is to evaluate glycosaminoglycans excretion and concentration in a group of patients with idiopathic calcium lithiasis, and in a control group for detecting possible differences between the 2 groups. Analysis of our results shows that no significant differences exist between the 24-hour average excretion of glycosaminoglycans in normal and stone forming subjects, but there was a significant difference in the mean concentration values between the 2 groups, either as whole or when separately considered with respect to normal or increased uric acid excretion. Particularly interesting was the correlation study between glycosaminoglycans and uric acid which shows a linear relationship with a positive slope in all groups but in stone formers with hyperuricosuria.

Adult↗