Background To date, few data on paediatric COVID-19 have been published, and most reports
originate from China. This study aimed to capture key data on children and adolescents …

Background Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are an emerging threat to cystic fibrosis (CF)
patients but their epidemiology is not well described. Methods In this retrospective …

Background and objective Cryotherapy in interventional bronchoscopy is a new treatment
modality, which has recently been made available for the paediatric airway. Lack of …

Objective This retrospective study aims to report treatment results in patients with long-gap
esophageal atresia (LGEA), gross A + B type, and discuss the value of different clinical …

Background Immigrants from countries with high incidence of tuberculosis (TB) are usually
offered screening when they arrive to low incidence countries. The tuberculin skin test (TST) …

Rare diseases are collectively common, affecting an estimated 6.2% of the world's population
[1], but each rare disease affects fewer than 4 to 5 in 10 000 individuals in Europe or less …

We report on two children with cerebral tuberculomas leading to late dramatic clinical
exacerbation after appropriate antituberculous chemotherapy and high-dose corticosteroids. A 6-…

Genetic predisposition and environmental factors modulate the expression of allergic
phenotypes. The frequent allergic phenotype'immediate cutaneous hypersensitivity'was …

Background Paediatric diffuse alveolar haemorrhage (DAH) is a rare heterogeneous
condition with limited knowledge on clinical presentation, treatment and outcome. Methods A …

Background. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is an important tool in the diagnostic evaluation
of respiratory diseases in children. Very little has been reported about the BAL fluid recovery …