Valentina Caputo

Comorbidity Burden and Radiological Features Associated with Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia: A Retrospective Case–Control Study

Nicola Serra, Teresa Fasciana, Paola Di Carlo, Anna Giammanco et autres

Background: Legionella pneumophila is a leading cause of community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP/CAP), although the clinical and radiological features associated with infection remain incompletely defined. This study aimed to identify clinical, comorbidity-related, and chest computed tomography (CT) features associated with L. pneumophila …

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Biliary Tract and Pancreatic Cancer (BTPC) in Adult Patients: The Role of the Biliary Microbiota in Cancer and Therapeutic Strategies—A Scoping Review

Paola Di Carlo, Nicola Serra, Aducio Thiesen, Vito Rodolico et autres

Background: The biliary and pancreatic tract is increasingly recognized as a microbial ecosystem rather than a sterile environment. Dysbiosis contributes to inflammation, bile acid alterations, and carcinogenesis, with distinct microbiota profiles linked to progression from benign to malignant conditions. Clinical factors, including …

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Community-Acquired Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia: A Case-Control Study in Adult Inpatients from 2019 to 2024

Paola Di Carlo, Nicola Serra, Teresa Fasciana, Francesca Fasciana et autres

Background: Legionella pneumophila is frequently acquired in the community and generally linked to contaminated domestic hot water systems, hotels, or other environmental sources or of unknown origin. L. pneumophila is a leading cause of pneumonia, especially in high-risk patients such as those …

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Crusted scabies associated with erythroderma: a case report in an HIV negative patient

Chiara Vincenza Mazzola, Luca Pipitò, Lorena Mignone, Paola Di Carlo et autres

Crusted scabies is a rare and severe variant of scabies, typically associated with immunosuppressed states. It presents with extensive hyperkeratotic lesions, high mite burden, and often minimal pruritus. Atypical signs and symptoms can delay diagnosis. We report a case of crusted scabies …

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The Impact of the Seasonal and Geographical Distribution of Tuberculosis in Sicily: A 6-Year Retrospective Study (2018–2023)

Ginevra Malta, Nicola Serra, Giovanni Francesco Spatola, Carmelo Massimo Maida et autres

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major public health issue, with high mortality rates reported worldwide. It is worth noting that most of the hospitalizations for tuberculosis in the Sicilian region involve Italian-born individuals, underscoring the need to address this problem. …

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Verrucous penile lesions and widespread vesicular rash in a 33‐year‐old bisexual man

Luca Pipitò, Valentina Caputo, Antonio Cascio

A 33-year-old bisexual man presented to the Department of Infectious Diseases with a 9-day history of non-itching, painless, pustular, and vesicular lesions that were scattered and a high fever.

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Rickettsiosis with Pleural Effusion: A Systematic Review with a Focus on Rickettsiosis in Italy

Cristoforo Guccione, Raffaella Rubino, Claudia Colomba, Antonio Anastasia et autres

Background: Motivated by a case finding of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) associated with atypical pneumonia and pleural effusion in which Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis was identified by molecular methods in the pleural fluid, we wanted to summarize the clinical presentations of rickettsiosis …

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A severe case of Israeli spotted fever with pleural effusion in Italy

Cristoforo Guccione, Claudia Colomba, Raffaella Rubino, Celestino Bonura et autres

BACKGROUND: The most common Italian rickettsiosis is Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF). MSF is commonly associated with a symptom triad consisting of fever, cutaneous rash, and inoculation eschar. The rash is usually maculopapular but, especially in severe presentations, may be petechial. Other typical …

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Cross-sectional survey of canine leishmaniasis in Pantelleria island in Sicily.

Fabrizio Vitale, Federica Bruno, Antonella Migliazzo, Antonella Galante et autres

Dogs are the major reservoir of Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of canine visceral and cutaneous human leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean basin. Canine and human leishmaniosis are endemic in Italy, particularly in central and southern regions, including islands. Here we show a …

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Adherence to biological therapy in dermatological patients during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Western Sicily

Giovanna Tilotta, Giuseppe Pistone, Paolo Caruso, Rosario Gurreri et autres

Dear Editor, COVID-19 has changed all aspects of health care globally, including the way hospital personnel approaches chronic patients. As dermatologists, this has especially reflected in how we have been dealing with psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and hidradenitis suppurativa since March 2020. Even …

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Our experience with prurigo nodularis treated with dupilumab

Giovanna Tilotta, Giuseppe Pistone, Paolo Caruso, Rosario Gurreri et autres

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Genetic tools discriminate strains of Leishmania infantum isolated from humans and dogs in Sicily, Italy

Germano Castelli, Federica Bruno, Valentina Caputo, Santi Fiorella et autres

BACKGROUND: Leishmaniasis is one of the most important vector-borne diseases and it represents a serious world health problem affecting millions of people. High levels of Leishmania infections, affecting both humans and animals, are recognized among Italian regions. Among these, Sicily has one …

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