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Development and preliminary validation of the Behçet’s syndrome Overall Damage ...
Piga, Matteo; Floris, Alberto; Espinosa, Gerard; Serpa Pinto, Luísa; Kougkas, Nikolaos; Lo Monaco, Andrea; Lopalco, Giuseppe; Orlando, IdaObjective: To develop and validate the evidence-based and consensus-based Behçet's Syndrome Overall Damage Index (BODI). Methods: Starting from 120 literature-retrieved preliminary items, the BODI underwent multiple Delphi rounds with an international multidisciplinary panel consisting of rheumatologists, internists, ophthalmologists, neurologists, and patient delegates until consensus was reached on the final ...
Discordance between patient and physician global assessment of disease activity...
Floris, Alberto; Espinosa, Gerard; Serpa Pinto, Luísa; Kougkas, Nikolaos; Lo Monaco, Andrea; Lopalco, Giuseppe; Orlando, Ida; Bertsias, GeorgeBackground: To compare the patients' and physician's global assessment of disease activity in Behçet's syndrome (BS) and investigate the frequency, magnitude, and determinants of potential discordance. Methods: A total of 226 adult BS patients with a median (IQR) age of 46.9 (35.6-55.2) years were enrolled across Italy, Greece, Portugal, and Spain. Demographic, clinical, and therapeutic variables, as well as th...