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    Long-term glucocorticoid treatment and high relapse rate remain unresolved issues in the real-life management of polymyalgia rheumatica: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis

    A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted, according to the PRISMA methodology, to summarize current evidence on the prevalence and predictors of long-term glucocorticoid (GC) treatment and disease ...

    Alberto Floris, Matteo Piga, Elisabetta Chessa, Mattia Congia in Clinical Rheumatology (2022)

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    Biologics and Targeted Synthetic Drugs Can Induce Immune-Mediated Glomerular Disorders in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: An Updated Systematic Literature Review

    Our objective was to update the understanding of the development of paradoxical immune-mediated glomerular disorders (IGDs) in patients with rheumatic diseases treated with biologics and targeted synthetic dru...

    Elisabetta Chessa, Matteo Piga, Alberto Floris, Mattia Congia, Ignazio Cangemi in BioDrugs (2021)

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    Failure to achieve lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) six months after diagnosis is associated with early damage accrual in Caucasian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

    The aim was to assess the attainability and outcome of the lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) in the early stages of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

    Matteo Piga, Alberto Floris, Giulia Cappellazzo in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2017)

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    Ultrasonographic assessment of bone erosions in the different subtypes of systemic lupus erythematosus arthritis: comparison with computed tomography

    The aim was to determine the accuracy of high-resolution ultrasonography (US) for detecting erosion in the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and wrist joints of patients with different subtypes of systemic lupus eryth...

    Matteo Piga, Luca Saba, Alessandra Gabba, Mattia Congia in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2016)