https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2025.1823
After what time interval are we justified to diagnose immune checkpoint inhibitor-mediated polymyalgia rheumatica?
Published: 3 March 2025
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the number of cases of cancer patients diagnosed as having immune checkpoint inhibitor-mediated polymyalgia rheumatica has been steadily rising in published reports. However, the lack of a validated scale or algorithm is still a relevant methodological limit in diagnosing this nosologic entity...
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Manzo C, Natale M, Isetta M, Castagna A. Comment on: immune checkpoint inhibitor-mediated polymyalgia rheumatica versus primary polymyalgia rheumatica: comparison of disease characteristics and treatment requirement. Rheumatology 2025; 64: 900-1.
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Manzo, C., & Isetta, M. (2025). After what time interval are we justified to diagnose immune checkpoint inhibitor-mediated polymyalgia rheumatica?. Reumatismo. https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2025.1823
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