Publications by authors named "G Lopalco"
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
- The study focused on understanding neuropathic pain in different types of spondyloarthritis (SpA), such as axial SpA, psoriatic arthritis, and undifferentiated peripheral SpA, aiming to identify its prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors.
- Conducted at two rheumatology centers, the research involved 177 patients and utilized specific questionnaires to assess neuropathic pain, revealing that 22.2% likely experienced significant neuropathic pain while 64.9% showed no significant issues.
- Findings indicated that factors like gender and obesity influenced pain scores, and notable correlations were found between neuropathic pain and clinical disease activity, stressing the need for routine pain assessments in SpA treatment.
Background: Current guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pericarditis refer to the general adult population. Few and fragmentary data regarding recurrent pericarditis in older adults exist.
Objective Of The Study: Given the absence of specific data in scientific literature, we hypothesized that there might be clinical, laboratory and outcome differences between young adults and older adults affected by idiopathic recurrent pericarditis.