Association between glucocorticoid therapy and incidence of diabetes mellitus in polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are almost always treated with glucocorticoids (GCs), but long-term GC use is associated with diabetes mellitus (DM). The absolute incidence of this complication in this patient group remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: To quantify the...

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Autores principales: Lai, Lana Yin Hui, Harris, Emma, West, Robert M, Mackie, Sarah Louise
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Vasculitis
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5845432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29531778
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2017-000521

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5845432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29531778
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2017-000521

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