In 1997, the Italian Ministry of Health created a special programme for the controlled
distribution of deferiprone to collect data and to evaluate its safety and effectiveness in long‐term …

OBJECTIVE: To determine prevalence and complications of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated
uveitis, and to evaluate risk factors for uveitis and its relation to articular disease. …

Pulmonary function tests were performed on 62 transfusion-dependent patients with
thalassemia major, ranging in age from 8 to 33 years, and receiving chelation therapy with …

Background and objective GH and IGF‐I exert an important role in the control of bone
formation, as shown by decreased bone mineral density and increased fracture risk in adult …

The effectiveness of a new filter (RC100) for the preparation of white cell‐depleted red cells (RBCs)
at the bedside was evaluated in vitro and in vivo using three RBC products: standard …

Background: Cardiac dysfunction remains the major cause of death in beta‐thalassemia.
Aim of this study was to assess early myocardial damage in thalassemic patients with no …

Background and objective Short stature and growth hormone deficiency (GHD) are frequent
occurrences in thalassaemic children, while data on the prevalence of GHD in adult patients …

We evaluated an antigen-based stool assay as an indicator of Helicobacter pylori (Hp)
status during treatment aimed at eradicating Hp in 22 Hp-positive patients and 63 negative …

Objective To study the effect on the timing of menarche of the different subtypes of juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis (JCA) and their therapies. Methods Auxological data (including the age at …

We recently reported two cases of QT interval prolongation and cardiac arrest in newborns
receiving antibiotic therapy with spiramycin, a macrolide agent extensively used for …