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22 questions · 22 findings · 3 reviews · Skin

No studies found 2 · 9.1%GRADE not reported 8 · 36.4%Very low 1 · 4.5%Low 8 · 36.4%Moderate 3 · 13.6%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

Summary of findings table ‐ Oral classical immunosuppressants (betamethasone) vs oral classical immunosuppressants (azathioprine, methotrexate, prednisolone)

Short‐term hair regrowth ≥ 75% (between 12 and 26 weeks of · adults with alopecia areata

Summary of findings table ‐ Oral classical immunosuppressants… showed no clear difference in short‐term hair regrowth ≥ 75% (between 12 and 26 weeks of compared with oral classical immunosuppressants (azathioprine, methotrexate,… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review