The association between Peyronie's and Dupuytren's disease

Peyronie's disease (PD) is known to be associated with Dupuytren's disease (DD) since 1828. The aim of this study was to investigate the coexistence of DD in a consecutive series of patients with PD and their clinical characteristics. From January 1988 to December 2009 all patients, presen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of impotence research 2011-07, Vol.23 (4), p.142-145
Hauptverfasser:	Nugteren, H M, Nijman, J M, de Jong, I J, van Driel, M F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	692/699/1670 692/699/2768 Aged Biological and medical sciences Comorbidity Connective tissue diseases Diagnosis Diseases of the osteoarticular system Dupuytren Contracture - epidemiology Dupuytren's contracture Female Genetic aspects Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Juxtaarticular diseases. Extraarticular rhumatism Male Male genital diseases Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Netherlands - epidemiology Non tumoral diseases original-article Penile induration Penile Induration - epidemiology Penis Reproductive Medicine Risk factors rology Urology
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Zusammenfassung:	Peyronie's disease (PD) is known to be associated with Dupuytren's disease (DD) since 1828. The aim of this study was to investigate the coexistence of DD in a consecutive series of patients with PD and their clinical characteristics. From January 1988 to December 2009 all patients, presenting at our outpatient urological clinic, with PD were also examined for DD. The sample consisted of 415 male subjects with PD, 89 (22.1%) also had DD. A total of 28 men (6.7%) reported to have one or more first or second degree relatives with DD.
ISSN:	0955-9930 1476-5489
DOI:	10.1038/ijir.2011.18