Publications by authors named "N Facciolongo"
Purpose: To analyze the referral patterns and the clinical and therapeutic features of patients diagnosed with uveitis in an Italian tertiary referral center to provide a comparison with previously published series from the same center.
Methods: Retrospective retrieval of data on all new referrals to the Ocular Immunology Unit in Reggio Emilia (Italy) between November 2015 and April 2022 and comparison with previously published series from the same center.
Results: Among the 1557 patients, the male-to-female ratio was 1:1.
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- * The study compared cytokine release from T cells in COVID-19 patients and vaccinated controls, focusing on differences during the acute phase of the disease and based on the need for non-invasive ventilation.
- * Findings indicated that COVID-19 patients had distinct cytokine production patterns, but these differences did not explain the requirement for non-invasive ventilation.
Objective And Design: We aimed to identify cytokines whose concentrations are related to lung damage, radiomic features, and clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients.
Material Or Subjects: Two hundred twenty-six patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection and chest computed tomography (CT) images were enrolled.
Methods: CCL18, CHI3L1/YKL-40, GAL3, ANG2, IP-10, IL-10, TNFα, IL-6, soluble gp130, soluble IL-6R were quantified in plasma samples using Luminex assays.
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- - Severe asthma affects roughly 10% of asthma patients and is marked by poor lung function and high eosinophil counts; this study aims to define asthma remission more clearly using a structured method.
- - A panel of experts developed and refined a questionnaire through a two-round Delphi method to evaluate consensus on criteria for asthma remission, including clinical and inflammatory aspects.
- - The analysis confirmed specific criteria for both complete and partial clinical remission, creating a practical tool to assess treatment effectiveness in patients with severe asthma enrolled in the Severe Asthma Network Italy registry.
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a safe and accurate diagnostic procedure used for investigating mediastinal pathologies. It is usually performed using an oral approach. The nasal route has been proposed but not extensively investigated.
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