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Prednisone plus azathioprine vs prednisone: Disease control
- Population
- bullous pemphigoid
- Intervention
- Prednisone plus azathioprine
- Comparison
- prednisone
- Outcome
- Disease control
It is very uncertain whether prednisone plus azathioprine changes disease control (at 6 months) compared with prednisone (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Prednisone plus azathioprine vs prednisone Disease control (at 6 months) · bullous pemphigoid It is very uncertain whether prednisone plus azathioprine changes disease control (at 6 months) compared with prednisone (very low certainty). Interventions for bullous pemphigoid (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.93 [0.52, 1.66] | 1 study · 67 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for bullous pemphigoid 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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