Association of one-point glucocorticoid-free status with chronic damage and disease duration in systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study

Objective It is still unclear how glucocorticoids (GCs) affect the long-term clinical course of patients with SLE. The objective of this study is to explore the factors associated with GC-free treatment status.Methods Using data from the lupus registry of nationwide institutions, GC dose at registra...

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Main Authors: Ken-ei Sada, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Ryusuke Yoshimi, Kunihiro Ichinose, Yoshia Miyawaki, Shigeru Ohno, Nobuyuki Yajima, Keigo Hayashi, Yu Katayama, Yosuke Asano, Keiji Ohashi, Eri Katsuyama, Takayuki Katsuyama, Mariko Takano-Narazaki, Yoshinori Matsumoto, Yasuhiro Shimojima, Shuzo Sato, Michio Fujiwara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-03-01
Series:Lupus Science and Medicine
Online Access:https://lupus.bmj.com/content/9/1/e000772.full