In 2019, the European Alliance of Association of Rheumatology/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) published updated criteria for SLE with similar sensitivity but higher specificity than the ...

criteria or the 2019 EULAR/ACR criteria for SLE at least 6 months before the informed consent deadline were eligible for enrolment if they met all other entry criteria. These criteria included a ...

The features that unequivocally diagnose SLE are: high titer anti-double stranded DNA ... some laboratories will not further screen sera that are ANA negative. The new ACR/EULAR classification ...

Adapted from a presentation to the SLE Workshop at HSS By Henry J ... both of which build upon the 1997 ACR criteria, have since been established: SLICC (Systemic Lupus International Collaborating ...

Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of belimumab in paediatric versus adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods We performed ... Key eligibility criteria for patients ...

date of SLE diagnosis, number of ACR criteria and smoking status. Treatment data: At each review, data were collected on all medications and doses. Information regarding in-hospital dosage of ...

Background According to the 2010 criteria, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be classified in the presence of ≥6 points on the criteria or ‘typical’ erosive disease. RA-specific erosiveness however has ...

Objective: To provide more rigorous diagnostic criteria for PNS. Methods: An international panel of neurologists interested in PNS identified those defined as “classical” in previous studies. The ...

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) Home Oxygen Guideline provides detailed evidence-based guidance for the use of home oxygen for patients out of hospital. Although the majority of evidence comes from ...

The diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome was established according to the 2016 revised fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria, and the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire was used to determine the functional ...