Publications by authors named "A De Paulis"
Healing of Peyronie's disease after multimodal antioxidant treatment. A case series.
Arch Ital Urol Androl
October 2024
Introduction: Peyronie's disease (PD) is characterized by fibrosis of the penile tunica albuginea. Conservative treatment options may involve oral and/or injectable medications.
Materials And Methods: This case series includes four patients with PD in the first phase.
Background: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection increases the risk of having multiple sclerosis (MS). Data on adults with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) are lacking.
Objective: To compare EBV serological status in MOGAD versus MS.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore gender differences in the phenotypical expression of Behçet's disease (BD) using data from the International AIDA Network Registry, focusing on damage index, disease manifestations, and cardiovascular risk.
- A total of 1024 patients (567 males and 457 females) were examined, revealing that males had a significantly higher overall damage index and more frequent occurrences of uveitis and vascular involvement, while females showed higher instances of arthralgia, arthritis, and CNS involvement.
- Key factors associated with major organ involvement included male gender, treatment with biologic agents, origin from endemic regions, and longer disease duration, indicating a more severe course of BD in males compared to females.
Objective: To evaluate the cardiac involvement in patients with Still's disease with a focus on myocarditis included in the multicenter AIDA (AutoInflammatory Disease Alliance) network Still's disease registry. To exploit the predictive factors for myocarditis in deriving a clinical risk patient profile for this severe manifestation.
Methods: A multicenter observational study was built up assessing consecutive patients with Still's disease characterized by the cardiac involvement among those included in the AIDA Network Still's Disease Registry.
Article Synopsis
- B-mode ultrasound (US) is effective in diagnosing Peyronie's disease (PD), but real-time elastography (RTE) enhances the detection of elusive penile plaques that standard US may miss.
- The study involved 37 PD patients and demonstrated that combining RTE with standard US detected all non-palpable plaques (100% detection) compared to 61.5% with just standard US.
- RTE also proved useful for monitoring treatment progress in PD patients, showing a significant correlation between plaque volume and diagnostic indicators throughout the treatment process.