Publications by authors named "Luis Fernando Somma"
Response to Letter to the Editor: Thresholds based on bone mineral density for therapeutic decision-making in postmenopausal women and men older than 50 years old under glucocorticoid therapy.
María Lorena Brance María Silvia Larroudé Luis Fernando Somma Luis Agustín Ramirez Stieben Lucas R Brun
Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed)
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- * A working group of experts from Argentina conducted systematic reviews, finding that many clinical trials did not specify BMD thresholds, while patients' T-scores mostly ranged from -1.6 to -2.0.
- * The expert panel agreed that a T-score of ≤-1.7 is the most suitable threshold for treatment in postmenopausal women and men over 50 on GC therapy, although other fracture risk factors should also be considered.
The goals of this study were to ascertain damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) from five rheumatologic centres in Argentina and to examine overall damage, damage by domain and damage by item within each domain. We performed a retrospective observational study including patients with SLE (ACR 1997 revised and modified criteria) from five rheumatology centres in Argentina. Organ damage was scored using the SLICC/ACR DI (SDI), ascertained at years 1, 2, 5 and 10.
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