Letters to the Editor
3 March 2025
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After what time interval are we justified to diagnose immune checkpoint inhibitor-mediated polymyalgia rheumatica?
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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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After what time interval are we justified to diagnose immune checkpoint inhibitor-mediated polymyalgia rheumatica?. (2025). Reumatismo. https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2025.1823
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