Mohammdy, Eman
El-Barbary, Amal Mohamad
Al Ashkar, Doaa Shawky
Ibrahim, Amira M.
Article History
Received: 4 April 2025
Revised: 10 August 2025
Accepted: 13 August 2025
First Online: 1 September 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was modified and approved by the Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, faculty of medicine, Tanta University, with approval number: 36264MS69/2/23 on 18/2/2023. The study adhered to the ethical norms of the 1975 Declaration of Helsinki, as approved by the institution's human science committee. Privacy of all patients’ data was granted as there was a code number for every patient file that included all investigations. Written informed consent was required from all the participants included in the study. All the participants were kept anonymous, in compliance with data protection regulations.
: The authors declare no competing interests.