Abstract
Introduction: Although heavily investigated over the last decades, Peyronie's disease (PD) pathogenesis remains unclear. Aim: We sought to investigate the association between PD and autoimmune diseases (ADs) in men seeking medical help for sexual dysfunction in the real-life setting. Methods: Complete sociodemographic and clinical data from a homogenous cohort of 1,140 consecutive Caucasian-European men were analyzed. Health-significant comorbidities were scored with the Charlson Comorbidity Index and ADs were stratified according to International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision classification. Main Outcome Measures: Descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression models tested the association between ADs and PD. Results: PD was diagnosed in 148 (13%) of the 1,140 men; of PD patients, 14 (9.5%) had a comorbid AD; conversely, the rate of ADs in non-PD patients was significantly lower (χ2=24.7; P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1062-1069 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Sexual Medicine |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Autoimmune Disease
- Peyronie's Disease
- Psoriasis
- Sexual Dysfunction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Urology
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Reproductive Medicine
- Medicine(all)