Reply to “Association of Serum Uric Acid Concentration With Metabolic Risk Factors in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes”

In our subsample of diabetic patients, serum UA was associated with other features of the metabolic syndrome and with signs of target organ damage in a similar way to that observed in the whole population of elderly, mostly obese, Neapolitan patients. However, on the basis of the different actions of UA described in the literature, it is theoretically conceivable that in select cases, as in the lean, male diabetics observed by Yanai and Hirowatari, UA might exert a protective role

Spondylodiscitis as Complication of Transrectal Ultrasonography-guided Prostate Biopsy: a Case Report

A 61-year-old man presented with high fever, and severe back and abdominal pain following transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy. Diagnosis of spondylodiscitis and psoas abscesses was made based on MRI images of the lumbar tract of the spine. Six-month broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment and immobilization with a girdle overcame the disease without any relapse at the 1-year follow-up. Spondylodiscitis after TRUS-guided prostate biopsy is a rare event, which is not yet included as a major complication of the procedure. It is probably due to the presence of fluoroquinolone-resistant bacteria in faeces. It is, therefore, important to highlight this possibility and to stress the use of targeted antibiotic prophylaxis after rectal flora swabbing with selected antibiotics at sufficient concentrations to be effective

Medicina dello sport

In questo volume vengono trattate le principali condizioni patologiche che possono interferire con o essere causate dall'attività fisic

Combined criteria for prediction of coronary risk in elderly overweight patients

La capacità di individuare tra i pazienti con sindrome metabolica quelli a più elevato rischio cardiovascolare viene sensibilizzata dall'utilizzo di un indicedi insulino-resistenza quale il rapporto TG/HDL colesterolo >