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18 questions · 18 findings · 2 reviews · Skin

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 8 · 44.4%Very low 0 · 0%Low 7 · 38.9%Moderate 3 · 16.7%High 0 · 0%

Oral methotrexate vs placebo

Primary outcome: complete clinical response (malar/discoid rash) · patients with cutaneous disease in systemic lupus erythematosus

Oral methotrexate may leads to higher primary outcome: complete clinical response (malar/discoid rash) compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral methotrexate and oral prednisone vs prednisone or placebo

Primary outcome: Global improvement of disease activity or damage assessed by a medical practitioner or by participants · children and adolescents with active morphea (linear scleroderma, generalised morphea and mixed subtype: linear and circumscribed).

Oral methotrexate and oral prednisone may leads to higher primary outcome: Global improvement of disease activity or damage… compared with placebo and oral prednisone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral methotrexate and oral prednisone vs prednisone or placebo

Adverse events associated with treatment · children and adolescents with active morphea (linear scleroderma, generalised morphea and mixed subtype: linear and circumscribed).

Oral methotrexate and oral prednisone showed no clear difference in primary outcome: Adverse effects compared with placebo and oral prednisone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review