## Abstract The specificity of the preliminary and the revised American Rheumatism Association criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was tested in 207 of our patients with other rheumatic diseases which were considered to be important in the differential diagnosis of
A comparison of the sensitivity of the 1971 and 1982 american rheumatism association criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus
β Scribed by Robert E. Levin; Arthur Weinstein; Margaret Peterson; Marcia A. Testa; Naomi F. Rothfield
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 745 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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The 1982 American Rheumatism Association revised criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus were tested on Japanese patients. Sensitivity and specificity data were comparable with those presented in the development of the revised criteria by the American Rheumatism Association.
## Abstract The 1971 preliminary criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were revised and updated to incorporate new immunologic knowledge and improve disease classification. The 1982 revised criteria include fluorescence antinuclear antibody and antibody to native DNA