Response to: 'Performance of the systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity score (SLE-DAS) in a Latin American population' by Rodríguez-González et al

Diogo Jesus^{1

2

3}, Ana Matos^{4

5}, Carla Henriques^{4

6}, Margherita Zen⁷, Andrea Doria⁷, Luís Sousa Inês^{8

3}

Affiliations

¹ Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
² Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal.
³ Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
⁴ School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal.
⁵ Centre for the Study of Education, Technologies and Health, Viseu, Portugal.
⁶ Centre for Mathematics, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
⁷ Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
⁸ Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal luisines@gmail.com.

Comment

Diogo Jesus et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;79(12):e159.

doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-216110. Epub 2019 Aug 7.

Diogo Jesus^{1

2

3}, Ana Matos^{4

5}, Carla Henriques^{4

6}, Margherita Zen⁷, Andrea Doria⁷, Luís Sousa Inês^{8

3}

¹ Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
² Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal.
³ Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
⁴ School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal.
⁵ Centre for the Study of Education, Technologies and Health, Viseu, Portugal.
⁶ Centre for Mathematics, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
⁷ Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
⁸ Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal luisines@gmail.com.

No abstract available

Keywords: autoimmune diseases; outcomes research; systemic lupus erythematosus.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Derivation and validation of the SLE Disease Activity Score (SLE-DAS): a new SLE continuous measure with high sensitivity for changes in disease activity.
Jesus D, Matos A, Henriques C, Zen M, Larosa M, Iaccarino L, Da Silva JAP, Doria A, Inês LS. Jesus D, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019 Mar;78(3):365-371. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-214502. Epub 2019 Jan 9. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019. PMID: 30626657
Performance of the systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity score (SLE-DAS) in a Latin American population.
Rodríguez-González MG, Valero-Gaona GA, Vargas-Aguirre T, Amezcua Guerra LM. Rodríguez-González MG, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 Dec;79(12):e158. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-216028. Epub 2019 Jul 29. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020. PMID: 31358492 No abstract available.