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G Pianosi

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Mucocutaneous manifestations in children with HIV infection and AIDS.

Mucocutaneous diseases are more frequent in HIV/AIDS-infected children than in the normal population. We analyze mucocutaneous disorders with atypical presentations in a large population of HIV-infected children, with or without full-blown AIDS, compared to a population of HIV seroreverted children. The majority of these cutaneous disorders have an infectious etiology and their frequency is related to the degree of deterioration of the immune system. Some diseases commonly observed in adults are rare in children; neoplasms are an exception.

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections↗
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[A sampling study in 6 Lombardy hospitals on the knowledge possessed by nurses on the risks associated with accidental exposure to patient blood].

In six hospitals of the Lombardy Region 3.000 questionnaires have been circulated to evaluate the degree of awareness and information of the personnel with respect to the behavior to be adopted at the occasion of an accidental exposure to the blood of patients. Up to 63% (1896) of the original questionnaires were available for the analysis. The mean of the responses which can be considered correct for the professional level involved, does not seem to be an area-dependent variable. The number of correct answers declines proportionally as the age increases. A drastic difference in the degree of knowledge is documented to exist between general and professional nurses, who however are exposed to the same risk. The ignorance on the role and choice of disinfectants and on the way of disposing of used needles is particularly striking. The results of the questionnaire, mainly when they are referred to each hospital, are easily utilizable to finalize and support information and training programs.

Accidents, Occupational↗
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[Work-related accidents in minors in Lombardy].

Work-related injuries in children and adolescents represent a negative indication of more general inequities of the society in which events occur. Their characteristics are not well described, particularly in Italy, and this paper is aimed at highlighting some fundamental aspects of these injuries. The case in point is represented by the injuries that received compensation and occurred in the Lombardy Region (Italy) between 1984 and 1989 and involved people under the age of eighteen. The injuries occurring in the same period and area in workers over eighteen were used for comparison. Work related injuries in minors were more frequent in crafts activities than in industry, but their gravity (in terms of deaths or permanent consequences) was lower than in the corresponding adult workers. Ninety percent of the events in young workers occurred in males, in each age category, and about 5% of the cases pertains to very young workers (less than 15 years). Cuts/lacerations are the most frequent type of lesion (49.9%) and the hands represent the site most frequently involved (55.5%). The great majority of the observed injuries pertains to a limited number of economic activity sectors: about 75% of the cases occurred in ten sectors. Metal manufacturing, construction and machine production scored first, with interesting correlations with the same sectors in adult workers. Ten specific occupations represent over fifty percent of the cases, with mechanics and bricklayers at the top. The description of the accident in terms of mode of occurrence and the agents involved was less informative and not specific.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Accidents, Occupational↗
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Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced↗
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[Fatal occupational accidents in Lombardy].

All fatal occupational accidents compensated in Lombardy from 1984 to 1989 were analyzed (1259 cases): significant differences between geographical distribution of fatal occupational accidents and workers were observed. Males accounted for about 95% of fatalities; an excess of cases was shown in both young and elderly workers. Death was the consequence of injuries involving most frequently the head, thorax and spinal cord. An excess of fatalities was observed in agriculture and, at a lower level, in manufacturing industries; small enterprises were involved in approximately 25% of fatalities occurring in the manufacturing industries and services. Employers were the victims of fatal accidents in 50% of cases in agriculture and in 70% of cases in craft industries. Construction, agriculture and transport accounted for about 50% of all fatalities. About 50% of fatal occupational accidents were related to vehicle use: the victim was the driver in the majority of cases, sometimes the victim was run over by a vehicle or fell from a vehicle. The results agree with some previous observations (e.g.: sex and age distribution; construction, agriculture and transport as working activities at high accident risk); but some original observations have emerged, in particular about the frequency of employers as victims and the role of vehicles in the genesis of fatal occupational accidents. If further studies confirm these latter observations, important developments could follow in preventive action design and implementation.

Accidents, Occupational↗