Evaluation of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare diagnostic criteria for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis compared to ACR/EULAR 2022 classification criteria.
Ken-Ei SadaKenji NagasakaShinya KanameTomoaki HiguchiShunsuke FurutaToshihiro NankiNaotake TsuboiKoichi AmanoHiroaki DobashiKeiju HiromuraMasashi BandoTakashi WadaYoshihiro ArimuraHirofumi MakinoMasayoshi HarigaiPublished in: Modern rheumatology (2023)
The application of MHLW criteria could categorise a substantial number of patients with AAV into one of the three AAV diseases. The classification was in accordance with the ACR/EULAR 2022 criteria when considering the order of application.