The visceromotor and somatic afferent nerves of the penis.

Introduction: Innervation of the penis supports erectile and sensory functions.

Aim: This article aims to study the efferent autonomic (visceromotor) and afferent somatic (sensory) nervous systems of the penis and to investigate how these systems relate to vascular pathways.

Methods: Penises obtained from five adult cadavers were studied via computer-assisted anatomic dissection (CAAD).

Validation of the new paediatric criteria for the diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever: data from a mixed population of 100 children from the French reference centre for auto-inflammatory disorders.

Objective: We aimed to validate the new paediatric criteria for diagnosis of FMF in a mixed population of 100 French patients.

Methods: The study group included 100 FMF children from the French reference centre for auto-inflammatory disorders. A control group of 40 patients with unexplained recurrent fever was reviewed in parallel.

Isolated thoracic spine lesion: is this the presentation of a SAPHO syndrome? A case report.

A case of an isolated lesion of the thoracic spine attributed to SAPHO syndrome is presented. A 51-year-old man was referred for inflammatory pain in the thoracic spine. The general examination was normal (especially cutaneous and rheumatologic examinations).