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Sex and body mass index impact on digit circumference for Leeds Dactylitis Inde...
Silvério-António, M; Rodrigues, AM; Teixeira, F; Tavares-Costa, J; Bernardo, A; Pimenta, S; Lagoas Gomes, J; Aguiar, R; Videira, T; Pinto, P; Santos, HObjectives: To estimate digit circumference and the impact of sex and body mass index (BMI) for the calculation of the Leeds Dactylitis Index (LDI) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients with bilateral dactylitis. Methods: Digit circumference of the hands and the foot were measured with a dactylometer and were studied according to sex and BMI (divided in 4 weight categories) in healthy Portuguese subjects, using...
Portuguese Recommendations for the Use of Biological and Targeted Synthetic Dis...
Fernandes, BM; Guimarães, F; Almeida, DE; Neto, A; Tavares-Costa, J; Roxo Ribeiro, A; Quintal, A; Pereira, JP; Silva, L; Nóvoa, TS; Faustino, A; Vaz, CObjective: To update the recommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with biological and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs and tsDMARDs), endorsed by the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology (SPR). Methods: These treatment recommendations were formulated by Portuguese rheumatologists taking into account previous recommendations, new literature evidence and consen...
Portuguese recommendations for the use of biological and targeted synthetic dis...
Fernandes, Bruno Miguel; Guimarães, F; Almeida, DE; Neto, A; Tavares-Costa, J; Ribeiro, AR; Quintal, Alberto; Pereira, JP; Silva, L; Nóvoa, TSObjective: To update the recommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with biological and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs and tsDMARDs), endorsed by the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology (SPR). Methods: These treatment recommendations were formulated by Portuguese rheumatologists taking into account previous recommendations, new literature evidence and consen...