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M Ceppi

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[Epidemiologic study of the residents of the southeastern area of the Municipality of La Spieza].

We carried out an epidemiologic study to assess the effect on human health of living in an area (Zona D) of La Spezia Municipality (Liguria Region, Italy). Zona D is characterized by the presence of factories, industrial plants, shipyards, a coal-fired power-station, a heavily trafficked thoroughfare and urban waste disposal sites. 230 households for target and control populations were randomly selected from Demographic Department files and surveyed by means of a structured questionnaire administrated by trained interviewers in order to obtain information on adverse health outcome prevalence in 1997 (subjective symptoms and other self-reported conditions) and incidence during 1980-1997 (self-reported diseases diagnosed by general practitioners). In addition, residential, housing, household, and individual characteristics were also gathered. Non-responding households totalled nearly 45%, but were homogeneously distributed by area. After adjustment for several confounders, people living in Zona D showed an increased relative risk (RR) of skin and mucous membrane symptoms (RR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.02-1.53) attributable to airborne pollutants produced by an incinerator located within a disposal site. A rising RR was also observed for anaemia occurrence in both cross-sectional (RR = 2.44, 95% CI = 1.08-5.48) and longitudinal (RR = 3.21, 95% CI = 1.52-6.72) settings. These last results are consistent with the presence of lead ground pollution due to a heavy metal processing plant located in the same area. Analysis of adverse reproductive effects and cause-specific incidence and mortality revealed no remarkable differences between the study groups.

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Frequency of musculoskeletal conditions among patients referred to Italian tertiary rheumatological centers.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the occurrence of different rheumatic diseases and to examine the characteristics of patients referred to six Italian rheumatological units. To compare these data with those from other countries. METHODS: Six Italian rheumatological tertiary referral centers participated in the study. Diagnoses of in- and outpatients aged over 16 years were classified according to the International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision. RESULTS: Three thousand, five hundred and thirty-seven patients with mean age 56 +/- 14.8 years, of which 2604 (73.6%) were women, were studied. Inflammatory joint and spine diseases were diagnosed in 40.4%, connective tissue diseases in 14.4%, degenerative joint and spine diseases in 21.4%, soft tissue rheumatisms in 18.5%, and metabolic bone diseases in 5.3%. There was a significant difference among centers in the frequency of most diagnoses: non-academic centers cared for more patients with arthritis and connective tissue diseases and for less patients with degenerative diseases, soft tissue rheumatisms and metabolic bone diseases. Connective tissue diseases were constantly seen more often in Italian centers, whereas soft tissue rheumatisms were seen more often abroad. CONCLUSION: Our data emphasize the great variability of the diagnostic case-mix in different centers from the same country, an observation that raises some concerns of the results of descriptive multicenter studies. Studies on the breakdown of diagnoses made in rheumatological centers could be helpful to determine the burden of rheumatic diseases on the health system, and for the planning of health interventions by both the national rheumatological societies and health authorities.

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Sacrococcygeal chordoma: a case report. Fine needle aspiration cytologic and histopathologic findings.

A case of sacrococcygeal chordoma diagnosed by FNA in a man 66-year-old male is presented. Subsequent histologic examination confirmed the diagnosis. The cytologic criteria for differentiating chordoma from chondrosarcoma, mucinous metastatic adenocarcinoma and myxopapillary ependymoma are review. The main diagnostic findings of chordoma include the vacuolated cells and the presence of bland nuclear features.

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[Case-control study of hemo-lymphopoietic neoplasms and exposure to pesticides in western Liguria].

The association between hematolymphopoietic cancers and occupational exposures to pesticides is being examined in a population based case-control study. 228 cases diagnose aged 20-74 years and 140 controls between 1/1/1990-31/12/1993 were eligible for the study in the west Liguria area. 163 cases and 109 controls were interviewed regarding use of pesticides and other possible risk factors and confounding variables. Expert agronomists assessed the job exposure to pesticides using the informations from questionnaires and the job-matrices.

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