Published: 19-03-2020

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

The prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in medical outpatients: results of a survey among italian general practitioners

Marco Badinella Martini, Francesco Dentali, Andrea Pizzini, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Luigi Fenoglio, Fulvio Pomero
Abstract 226 | PDF Downloads 100 | DOI

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Effects of D-Mannose, ElliroseTM and Lactobacillus Plantarum in treatment of urinary tract recurrent infections (rUTIs): A survey of urologists knowledge about its clinical application.

Riccardo Milandri, Tommaso Bocchialini, Matteo Maltagliati, Cotugno Michele, Elisa Simonetti, Ferretti Stefania, Umberto Vittorio Maestroni, Bernardo Maria Cesare Rocco, Salvatore Micali
Abstract 548 | PDF Downloads 177 | DOI

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Influence of various environmental factors on the growth of children and adolescents in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abdulmoein Eid Al-Agha, Alyaa Adam, Anhar Almaghrabi, Asmaa Zainalabidin, Hajar Mohammed Ahmed, Rawan A. Almuwallad, Shaima H. Aljahdali, Shuruq Alharbi, Wijdan Alhowig
Abstract 464 | PDF Downloads 150 | DOI

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Preliminary experience in the treatment of hip necrosis with BIOS screws associated with growth factors

Giacomo Strigini, Laura Ghidoni, Fabrizio Quattrini, Giorgio Bellina, Corrado Ciatti, Caterina Fiazza, Pietro Maniscalco
Abstract 276 | PDF Downloads 94 | DOI

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Gas gangrene, diabetes and amputations of upper extremities

Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy, Maria de Fatima Guerreiro Godoy
Abstract 403 | PDF Downloads 125 | DOI

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Biochemical, immunochemical and serology analytes validation of the lithium heparin BD Barricor blood collection tube on a highly automated Roche COBAS8000 instrument

Davide Ferrari, Marta Strollo, Matteo Vidali, Andrea Motta, Marina Pontillo, Massimo Locatelli
Abstract 386 | PDF Downloads 280 Suppl file Downloads 60 | DOI

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Serum irisin levels as a potential marker for diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus

Majid Jawad AL-Ghazali, Hanaa Addai Ali, Mohauman Mohammad AL-Rufaie
Abstract 511 | PDF Downloads 350 | DOI

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Intraoperative neuromonitoring in traditional and miniinvasive thyroidectomy. A single center experience in 1652 nerve at risk.

Piercosimo Nisi, Giovanna Piva, Federico Cozzani, Matteo Rossini, Elena Bonati, Cristiana Madoni, Elena Giovanna Bignami, Paolo Del Rio
Abstract 293 | PDF Downloads 96 | DOI

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A preliminary report on the use of Midodrine in treating refractory gastroesophageal disease: Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial

Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Gholam Reza Sivandzadeh, Marziyeh Zare, Mohammadali Nejati, Ramin Niknam, Ali Reza Taghavi, Fardad Ejtehadi, Mahvash Alizade Naini, Maryam Moini, Mohammad Hossein Anbardar, Payam Peymani
Abstract 305 | PDF Downloads 166 | DOI

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Amino acids and fatty acids in patients with beta thalassemia major

Tugba Koca, Duran Canatan, Ahmet Rifat Örmeci, Yavuz Savas Koca, Handan Duman, Aslı Baykal, Mustafa Akcam
Abstract 431 | PDF Downloads 120 | DOI

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Enhancing self-resources in patients with chronic diseases: development and initial validation of the Disease and Care Management Score

Annalisa Pennini, Arianna Magon, Antonio Colangelo, Bruno Ferraro, Rosario Caruso
Abstract 509 | PDF Downloads 143 | DOI

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FOCUS ON

Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis: pathophysiological mechanism and new therapeutic approach

Giorgio Ciprandi, Salvatore Leonardi, Anna Maria Zicari, Maria Angela Tosca, Gianluigi Marseglia
Abstract 611 | PDF Downloads 155 | DOI

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Complementary treatment of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis: the role of the nutraceutical Lertal(R)

Gianluigi Marseglia, Amelia Licari, Giorgio Ciprandi
Abstract 506 | PDF Downloads 184 | DOI

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MEDICAL HUMANITIES

Cosmotellurism in Lombroso’s work

Rosagemma Ciliberti, Marta Licata, Chiara Tesi, Roberta Fusco, Giuseppe Armocida
Abstract 335 | PDF Downloads 187 | DOI

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History of use and abuse of X-ray: the early 20th century Italian pediatrics school

Maria Francesca Vardeu, Omar Larentis, Ignazio Vecchio, Ilaria Gorini, Mariano Martini, Nicola Bragazzi, Antonello D'Ambra, Martino Ruggieri, Cristina Tornali
Abstract 330 | PDF Downloads 243 | DOI

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CASE REPORTS

Post-amputation neuroma of radial nerve in a patient with ephitelioid sarcoma: case report and literature review

Fabio Sandomenico, Antonio Corvino, Sergio Venanzio Setola, Igino Simonetti, Mauro Porcaro, Piero Trovato, Orlando Catalano, Antonella Petrillo
Abstract 519 | PDF Downloads 221 | DOI

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An unusual cause of Steven-Johnson Syndrome

Claudia De Guido, Adriana Calderaro, Maria Beatrice Ruozi, Valentina Maffini, Margherita Varini, Irene Lapetina, Monica Rubini, Sara Montecchini, Carlo Caffarelli, Icilio Dodi
Abstract 368 | PDF Downloads 163 | DOI

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Rotigotine effect in prolonged disturbance of consciousness. Brief report of two cases

Fabio Massimo Corsi, Carmela Gerace, Monica Ricci
Abstract 382 | PDF Downloads 79 | DOI

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Anaphylactic cardiovascular collapse manifesting as myocardial infarction following salad consumption. A case of Kounis variant type I syndrome.

Sophia Vaina, Christina Chrysohoou, Laura Bonfanti, Nicholas George Kounis, Gianfranco Cervellin, Georgios Georgiopoulos, Dimitris Tousoulis
Abstract 434 | PDF Downloads 138 | DOI

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Treatment of haemorrhoidal disease with micronized purified flavonoid fraction and sucralfate ointment

Antonino Amaturo, Massimo Meucci, Francesco Saverio Mari
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E-LETTERS: COMMENTS AND RESPONSES

Dasatinib induced pleuro–pericardial effusion

Ajay Kumar Mishra, Kamal Kant Sahu, Sudesh Kaul, Amos Lal
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Dasatinib induced pleural effusions - Reply

Mohammad AJ Abdulla, Mohamed A Yassin
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Ciliated nasal epithelial cells damage and human rhinovirus infection: cytological findings

Rafael Martinez-Giron, Hugo Cornelis van Woerden, Cristina Martínez-Torre
Abstract 267 | PDF Downloads 160 | DOI

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Nasal cytology identifies healthy and damaged nasal epithelial cells - Reply

Giorgio Ciprandi, Matteo Gelardi
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2020’s top papers in General Medicine

Pros and Cons in general medicine and geriatrics, 2019

Domenico Cucinotta
Abstract 161 | PDF Downloads 88 | DOI

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Debate

WHO Declares COVID-19 a Pandemic

Domenico Cucinotta, Maurizio Vanelli
Abstract 50992 | PDF Downloads 22245 | DOI

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New Frontiers

Natural small molecules as inhibitors of coronavirus lipid-dependent attachment to host cells: a possible strategy for reducing SARS-COV-2 infectivity?

Mirko Baglivo, Manuela Baronio, Giuseppe Natalini, Tommaso Beccari, Pietro Chiurazzi, Ezio Fulcheri, Paolo Pietro Petralia, Sandro Michelini, Giovanni Fiorentini, Giacinto Abele Miggiano, Assunta Morresi, Gerolamo Tonini, Matteo Bertelli
Abstract 1907 | PDF Downloads 759 | DOI

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ADOLESCENT ENDOCRINOLOGY UPDATE (Editor: Vincenzo De Sanctis)

Current approach to the clinical care of adolescents with gender dysphoria

Andreas Kyriakou, Nicolas C. Nicolaides, Nicos Skordis
Abstract 1467 | PDF Downloads 916 | DOI

Page 165-175

Striae distensae in adolescents: A mini review

Heba Elsedfy
Abstract 784 | PDF Downloads 431 | DOI

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Prevalence, attitude and practice of self-medication among adolescents and the paradigm of dysmenorrhea self-care management in different countries

Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf T Soliman, Shahina Daar, Salvatore Di Maio , Rania Elalaily, Bernadette Fiscina, Christos Kattamis
Abstract 2042 | PDF Downloads 1263 | DOI

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