[Miocamycin in pediatrics. Results of multicenter study in Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta]. / La miocamicina in pediatria. Risultati di una ricerca policentrica in Piemonte e Valle d'Aosta.

A multicenter clinical trial has been fulfilled by 18 Paediatric Hospital Centers in the regions of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, on 139 cases, concerning the use of a new macrolide, miocamycin, in the therapy of various infective diseases, such as upper and lower respiratory tract infections, ear and nose, throat, teeth affections, minor surgery, some contagious diseases. The results of this trial show a good effectiveness of the drug, consisting in a rapid disappearance of the clinical symptoms, a high degree of systemic and gastroenteric tolerability, and very poor side effects.

[3 new cases of infantile transient hyperphosphatemia. Description and etiopathogenetic discussion]. / Tre nuovi casi di iperfosfatasemia transitoria infantile. Descrizione e discussione etiopatogenetica.

Three patients with transient hyperphosphatasemia of infancy are described and compared to other 79 cases reported in literature. Etiopathogenesis is discussed and the good prognosis of this condition is emphasized.

[Histiocytosis X. 3 different cases: eosinophilic granuloma, Hand-Schueller-Christian disease, Abt-Letterer-Siwe disease]. / L'istiocitosi X. Tre diversi casi: granuloma eosinofilo malattia di Hand-Schuller-Christian malattia di Abt-Letterer-Siwe.

The authors present three different cases of histiocytosis X: the eosinophilic granuloma, the Hand-Schuller-Christian syndrome and the Letterer-Siwe syndrome. As it appears in the main articles concerning this argument, the Aa. emphasize the common features belonging to the three different forms of histiocytosis: the involvement of the bones and of other tissues. Moreover the prognosis is defined as good in the first case, uncertain in the second case and severe in the third.