Rheumatoid artrhitis treatment in Brazil: data from a large real-life multicenter study.
Ana Paula Monteiro Gomides ReisCleandro Pires de AlbuquerqueAna Beatriz Vargas SantosManoel Barros BértoloPaulo Louzada JúniorRina Dalva Neubarth GiorgiSebastião Cezar RadominskiMaria Fernanda B Resende GuimarãesKarina Rossi BonfiglioliMaria de Fátima Lobato da Cunha SaumaIvânio Alves PereiraClaiton Viegas BrenolLicia Maria Henrique da MotaGeraldo da Rocha Castelar PinheiroPublished in: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) (2020)
Despite advances in therapeutic resources, roughly half RA patients failed achieve T2T goals and 55.2% developed erosive disease. The frequent use of corticosteroids and delay in initiating DMARDs were demonstrated. Issues concerning timely access to medical care are crucial for effective management.