Abstracts tagged "corticosteroids"

Abstract Number: 1186 • ACR Convergence 2024
Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: Does the Dose Matter?
Neenu Sukumaran¹ and John Waterman², ¹University of Connecticut, Avon, CT, ²Veterans Administration, Simsbury, CT
Background/Purpose: Intra-articular(IA) corticosteroid injections for knee osteoarthritis (OA) have been performed for over 60 years. However, the appropriate dose of IA corticosteroids has not been determined. To…
Abstract Number: 2503 • ACR Convergence 2024
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Suppression by Prednisolone Reversed by the 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Inhibitor Clofutriben
Frank S Czerwiec¹, Irina Bancos², Paul M Stewart³, Ketan Desai¹ and David A Katz¹, ¹Sparrow Pharmaceuticals, Portland, OR, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Approximately 1% of the population rely on chronic glucocorticoid (GC) prescription to control autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. Risk of GC induced adrenal insufficiency (GC-AI)…
Abstract Number: 1193 • ACR Convergence 2024
Ultrasound-Guided Corticosteroid Injection versus Iontophoresis in Rhizarthrosis: A Prospective Comparative Multicentric Study
Olga Rusinovich¹, Andrea Liso Andrino², Maria Concepcion Sanchez³, Pilar Navarro Alonso⁴, Miguel Cantalejo Moreira⁵, ALBERTO DIAZ OCA⁴, Pablo Navarro Palomo⁶, Maria Machattou⁷, Maria Alonso de Francisco³, Carlota Navarro Joven⁸, Alejandro Martinez Rodado³, laura Ramos Ortiz de Zarate⁹, hildegarda Godoy Tundidor¹⁰, Maria Carmen Barbadillo Mateos⁷, Blanca Garcia-Magallon⁷, Jose Campos⁷, Mónica Fernández Castro¹¹, JESUS SANZ SANZ⁶ and Jose Luis Andreu⁶, ¹Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Boadilla del Monte, Spain, ²Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, IDIPHISA , Madrid, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain, ³Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, Majadahonda, Spain, ⁴Fuenlabrada University Hospital, Fuenlabrada, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada. Madrid, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Majadahonda, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Madrid, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Spain, ⁹Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, Majahonda, Spain, ¹⁰Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, IDIPHISA , Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis is a common degenerative disease that causes pain and thumb dysfunction. It affects 16-25% of the population, mainly middle-aged women. Treatment modalities…
Abstract Number: 2679 • ACR Convergence 2024
Predictors of Fracture in SLE: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Kristen Chao¹, Andrea Fava², Daniel Goldman³, Laurence Magder⁴ and Michelle Petri³, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ⁴University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Fractures are one of the most common damage items in the SLICC/ACR Damage Index. Although commonly attributed to corticosteroid use, the complexity of ways…
Abstract Number: 1243 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Patient-Focused Program for Using Steroids Wisely
John Stone¹, Michelle Petri², Jeffrey Gelfand³, Camille Kotton⁴, Jane McDowell⁵, George Papaliodis⁶, meredith Marinaro⁷, Matt Wilkinson⁸, Walter Lentfert⁹ and Martha Stone¹⁰, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ³University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Queens University Belfast, Belfast, Ireland, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Novartis, Hartford, CT, ⁸UpThereEverywhere, London, United Kingdom, ⁹UpThereEverywhere, Wilmington, NC, ¹⁰Steritas, LLC, CONCORD, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients have no comprehensive, curated resource on steroid use to facilitate effective collaboration in their own care. Consequently, truly shared decision making around steroid…
Abstract Number: L04 • ACR Convergence 2023
EP-104IAR (Extended-Release Fluticasone Propionate for Injectable Suspension): Topline and Key Secondary Results from a Phase 2 Randomized, Double-blind, Vehicle-Controlled Trial in Subjects with Knee Osteoarthritis
James Helliwell¹, Amanda Malone¹, Mark Kowalski², Asger Reinstrup Bihlet³, Claire Miller⁴, Alejandro Castillo Mondragon⁵, Yanqi Li⁶, Christine Dobek⁷, Vik Peck¹, Mike Wilmink⁸ and Lee Simon⁹, ¹Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals, Victoria, BC, Canada, ²Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals, Winchester, VA, ³NBCD A/S, Soeborg, Denmark, ⁴NBCD A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵NBCD, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶NBCD A/S, Soborg, Denmark, ⁷Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁸OrthoArizona, Phoenix, AZ, ⁹SDG LLC, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: EP-104IAR is being developed to treat OA symptoms. Previous results from non-clinical studies evaluating local joint safety in beagle dogs, in contrast to other…
Abstract Number: L19 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Phase 3 Study of Repeat Injection of TLC599 in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Benefits to 52 Weeks
George Spencer-Green¹, David Hunter², Thomas Schnitzer³, Sheue-Fang Shih⁴, Tien-Tzu Tai⁴, Cathy Kao⁴ and Siao-Ning Huang⁴, ¹Taiwan Liposome Company, Cambridge, MA, ²Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, ³Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Taiwan Liposome Company, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: In osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, intraarticular injections of corticosteroids can relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and improve mobility, but the effect is not predictable,…
Abstract Number: 0208 • ACR Convergence 2023
Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia (PJP) Prophylaxis (PPX), Investigating the Practice Patterns of Providers for Patients on Chronic, High-Dose Immunosuppression in a Rural Integrated Health System
Angela Bobak¹, Emely Pimentel¹, Jordan Jackson², Celia Gray³, Hema Srinivasan³, Andrea Berger³ and David Bulbin³, ¹Geisinger Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency, Danville, PA, ²Geisinger Medical Center Medicine-Pediatrics Residency, Danville, PA, ³Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA
Background/Purpose: PJP is an opportunistic fungus causing significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Guidelines describe PJP PPX indications among non-HIV infected individuals with cancer…
Abstract Number: 0587 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of up to 24 Months Intravenous (IV) Belimumab (BEL) Treatment on Steroid Use and Disease Activity in Patients with SLE in Clinical Practice: Additional Post Hoc Pooled Analysis of Multicountry OBSErve Cohort Data
Daniel Moldaver¹, Seth Anderson², Marguerite Bracher³, Roger A. Levy⁴, Holly A. Quasny⁵, Robert Wood⁶, Rosie Wild⁶, Alexandra Cusmano⁶ and Elke Rottier⁶, ¹GlaxoSmithKline, Value Evidence and Outcomes, Ontario, Canada, ²GlaxoSmithKline, Value Evidence and Outcomes, Collegeville, PA, ³GlaxoSmithKline, Value Evidence and Outcomes, Stevenage, United Kingdom, ⁴GlaxoSmithKline, Global Medical Affairs, Collegeville, PA, ⁵GlaxoSmithKline, Research & Development, Durham, NC, ⁶Adelphi Real World, Real-World Evidence, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The clinical effectiveness of 6-month IV BEL use in SLE has previously been described in a post hoc pooled analysis from six OBSErve cohort…
Abstract Number: 0678 • ACR Convergence 2023
Benralizumab in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Adrien Cottu¹, Matthieu Groh², Charlène Desaintjean³, Sylvain Marchand-Adam⁴, Loic Guillevin⁵, Xavier Puéchal⁶, Estibaliz Lazaro⁷, Maxime Samson⁸, Camille Taillé⁹, Cécile-Audrey Durel¹⁰, Elisabeth Diot¹¹, Sarah Nicolas¹¹, Laurent Guilleminault¹², Mikael Ebbo¹³, Pascal Cathébras¹⁴, Clairelyne Dupin⁹, Halil Yildiz¹⁵, Nabil Belfeki¹⁶, Gregory Pugnet¹⁷, Pierre Chauvin¹⁸, Stephane Jouneau¹⁹, François Lifermann²⁰, Jean-Philippe Martellosio²¹, Vincent Cottin²² and Benjamin Terrier²³, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France, ²National Referral Center for Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (CEREO), Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France, ³Department of Respiratory Diseases, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Lyon, France, ⁴CHRU Tours, service de pneumologie et d'explorations fonctionnelles respiratoires, Tours, France, ⁵University Paris Descartes, Paris, France, ⁶National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris, France, ⁷Bordeaux Hospital University, Pessac, France, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France, ⁹AP-HP, Bichat Hospital, Reference Center for Rare Pulmonary Diseases and University of Paris Cité, Inserm 1152, Paris, France, ¹⁰CHU Lyon, Lyon, France, ¹¹Service de médecine interne et immunologie clinique, CHU Tours, Tours, France, ¹²Department of respiratory and allergic diseases, Toulouse University Hospital Center, Toulouse, France, ¹³Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, hôpital de la Timone, Internal Medicine Department, Marseille, France, ¹⁴Department of Internal medicine, Hôpital Nord, CHU St Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France, ¹⁵Saint Luc Hospital, Bruxelles, Belgium, ¹⁶Service de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique. Groupe Hospitalier Sud Île de France, Melun, France, ¹⁷CHU Toulouse Rangueil Service de Medecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Toulouse, France, ¹⁸Department of Respiratory Diseases, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France, ¹⁹Amicus, Boca Raton, FL, ²⁰Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de Dax, Dax, France, ²¹Service de médecine interne, maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU de Poitiers, Poitiers, France, ²²Coordinating Reference Center for Rare Pulmonary Diseases, Louis Pradel Hospital, University of Lyon, INRAE, Lyon, France, ²³Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Gucocorticoid (GC)-dependant asthma and ENT exacerbations may persist in more than 80% of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). The MIRRA trial demonstrated the efficacy…
Abstract Number: 0725 • ACR Convergence 2023
Real-life Use of the PEXIVAS Reduced-dose Glucocorticoid Regimen in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis and Microscopic Polyangiitis
Sophie Nagle¹, Yann Nguyen², Xavier Puéchal³, Dimitri Titeca-Beauport⁴, Thomas Crépin⁵, Rafik Mesbah⁶, Idris Boudhabhay⁷, Gregory Pugnet⁸, Juliette Woessner⁹, Roderau Outh¹⁰, Céline Lebas¹¹, Antoine Néel¹², alexandre Karras¹³, Eric Hachulla¹¹, Benjamin Subran¹⁴, Philippe Kerschen¹⁵, Mathieu Gerfaud-Valentin¹⁶, Stéphane Vinzio¹⁷, Tiphaine Goulenok¹⁸, Raphael Borie¹⁹, Sébastien Humbert²⁰, Yurdagul Uzunhan²¹, Sarah Melboucy-Belkhir²², Jean-Baptiste Gouin²³, Mary-Jane Guerry²⁴ and Benjamin Terrier²⁵, ¹AP-HP Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, Clichy, France., Montmorency, France, ³National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris, France, ⁴CHU Amiens, Amiens, France, ⁵Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France, ⁶Boulogne Hospital (CH), Boulogne, France, ⁷Necker University Hospital, Paris, France, ⁸CHU Toulouse Rangueil Service de Medecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Toulouse, France, ⁹Avignon Hospital (CH), Avignon, France, ¹⁰Perpignan Hospital (CH), Perpignan, France, ¹¹Lille University Hospital, Lille, France, ¹²CHU Nantes, Nantes, France, ¹³HEGP - APHP, Paris, France, ¹⁴Croix Saint Simon Hospital, Paris, France, ¹⁵Department of Neurology, Luxembourg Hospital Center, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, ¹⁶Lyon University Hospital, Lyon, France, ¹⁷Grenoble Hospital (CH), Grenoble, France, ¹⁸Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France, ¹⁹Bichat-Claude Bernard, Universite de Paris, Paris, France, ²⁰Besançon University Hospital, Besançon, France, ²¹AP-HP, Bobigny, France, ²²Saint Quentin Hospital, Saint-Quentin, France, ²³Vannes Hospital (CH Bretagne Atlantique), Vannes, France, ²⁴Valenciennes Hospital (CH), Valenciennes, France, ²⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GCs) in combination with rituximab (RTX) or cyclophosphamide are the cornerstone of treatment for patients with severe granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic…
Abstract Number: 0990 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association of Treatment and Disease Activity with Antibiotic Use and Hospitalized Infection Among People Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Baseline Data from a Longitudinal Study in the ArthritisPower Registry
Kelly Gavigan¹, Esteban Rivera², Odette Kolenky³, Cassie Clinton⁴, Emily Holladay⁴, David Curtis⁵, Laura Stradford⁶, Jeffrey Curtis⁴, W. Benjamin Nowell⁶, Christian Curtis⁷ and Michael George⁸, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ²Global Healthy Living Foundation, Long Island City, NY, ³Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Global Healthy Living Foundation, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁷Illumination Health, Birmingham, AL, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Infections are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Little is known about the risk of non-serious…
Abstract Number: 1133 • ACR Convergence 2023
Exploring the Clinical Characteristics and Correlation with Corticosteroid Dependence in Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Patients: Insights from an Academic Center
William Rigby¹, Todd Mackenzie², Emily Campbell¹, Joshua Skydel³, Bryan Savage¹, Monica Dimambro² and Vivekanand Tiwari¹, ¹Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ²Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, ³Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) treatment is primarily based on long-term corticosteroids, which results in significant toxicities. Studies1,2 have shown that patients with PMR are exposed…
Abstract Number: 1327 • ACR Convergence 2023
Effects of Long-Term Low Dose Glucocorticoid Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis on Body Weight and Blood Pressure: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data from Five Randomised Trials
Andriko Palmowski¹, Sabrina Mai Nielsen², Zhivana Boyadzhieva³, Linda Hartman⁴, Judith Oldenkott⁵, Björn Svensson⁶, Ingiäld Hafström⁷, Siegfried Wassenberg⁸, Ernest Choy⁹, John Kirwan¹⁰, Robin Christensen¹¹, Maarten Boers¹² and Frank Buttgereit¹³, ¹Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Charité Universitatsmedizine - Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Charite - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁷Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁸Rheumazentrum Ratingen, Ratingen, Germany, ⁹Section of Rheumatology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ¹⁰University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, ¹¹Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹²Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amersfoort, Netherlands, ¹³Charité Universitätsmedizin, Dept. Rheumatology, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: High-dose glucocorticoids (GCs) can cause weight gain and hypertension. It is unclear whether GCs at ≤7.5mg/day prednisone equivalent ("low dose"), administered for rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 1446 • ACR Convergence 2023
Glucocorticoids Use Is a Major Driver of Self-perceived Depression in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Insights from a Large, Prospective and Multicenter Study Using RELESSERPROS Register’s Database
Iñigo Rúa-Figueroa¹, JULIA MARTINEZ BARRIO², Norman Jiménez³, Maria Galindo-Izquierdo⁴, Esther Uriarte Isacelaya⁵, Antonio Fernandez-Nebro⁶, Jaime Calvo- Alén⁷, SARA MANRIQUE⁸, Jose Rosas⁹, Rocío Caño-Alameda¹⁰, Javier Narvaez¹¹, Inmaculada Ros¹², Elena Aurrecoechea Aguinaga¹³, Vicente Torrente-Segarra¹⁴, Clara Sanguesa Gomez¹⁵, Mercedes Freire González¹⁶, Eva Tomero Muriel¹⁷, Loreto Horcada¹⁸, Clara Moriano Morales¹⁹, Mireia Moreno²⁰, Carlota Iñíguez²¹, Ricardo Blanco²², Ana Pérez Gómez²³, Jose Luis Andreu-Sánchez²⁴, Sandra Garrote Corral²⁵, Santiago Muñoz²⁶, Gema Bonilla²⁷, Nuria Lozano Rivas²⁸, Carlos Montilla-Morales²⁹, Oihane Ibarguengoitia-Barrena³⁰, Lorena Expósito³¹, Elia Valls-Pascual³², Angela Pecondon-Español³³, Sergio Machin³⁴, Eva Salgado-Pérez³⁵, Celia Erausquin³⁶, TAREK CARLOS SALMAN MONTE³⁷, Raúl Menor-Almagro³⁸, Alejandro Muñoz³⁹, Irene Altabas Gonzalez⁴⁰, Jorge Juan Fragio⁴¹ and Jose-Maria Pego-Reigosa⁴², ¹Rheumatology, Hospital de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Gregorio Marañon University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ³IIRIDIS (Investigation in Rheumatology and Immune-Mediated Diseases) Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute., Vigo, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, University Hospital of 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, University Hospital of Donosti, San Sebastián, Spain, ⁶Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Malaga, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Bioaraba Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria, Spain, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Malaga, Spain, ⁹Hospital Marina Baixa, Alicante, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology Department, Dr. Balmis University General Hospital, Alicante. Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ¹²Rheumatology Department HUSLL, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, ¹⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hospital de Sant Joan Despí Moises Broggi,, Sant Joan Despí, Spain, ¹⁵Severo Ochoa Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁶Rheumatology department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology, Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ¹⁹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de León, León, Spain, ²⁰Parc Tauli Hospital Universitari, I3PT(UAB), Barcelona, Spain, ²¹Hospital Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, ²²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²³Rheumatology, Hospital Principe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Spain, ²⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Spain, ²⁵Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ²⁶Hospital Infanta Sofia, Madrid, Spain, ²⁷Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ²⁸Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain, ²⁹Rheumatology, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, ³⁰Galdakao-Usansolo University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ³¹Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain, ³²Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset. Alicante, Spain., Valencia, Spain, ³³Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain, ³⁴CHUIMI, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ³⁵Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Ourense, Ourense, Spain, ³⁶Rheumatology Department Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ³⁷Hospital del Mar/Parc de Salut Mar-IMIM, Barcelona, Spain, ³⁸Rheumatology, Hospital Jerez, Puerto De Santa María, Spain, ³⁹Hospital universitario Virgen del Rocío, El Viso de Alcor, Spain, ⁴⁰Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, IRIDIS (Investigation in Rheumatology and Immune-Mediated Diseases) Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute, Vigo, Spain, ⁴¹Hospital General Universitario Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ⁴²Rheumatology, Hospital do Meixoeiro, Vigo, Spain
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of depression and associated factors in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are not well known and there are no longitudinal studies addressing this…

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