[Antonino Longo: the school of Concetti and the birth of paediatrics in Catania]. / Antonino Longo:la scuola del Concetti e la nascita della pediatria a Catania.

ABSTRACT

The biography of Antonino Longo gives us the opportunity to gain knowledge in, even in everyday life, Luigi Concetti's school of paediatrics in Rome, the state of the art in some infectious diseases,and the reality of paediatrics in Catania where Longo founded University teachings and organised health care for children.