Misdiagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Long-Term Cohort of Early Arthritis Based on the ACR-1987 Classification Criteria.
Monica Leu AgeliiIngiäld HafströmBjörn SvenssonSofia AjeganovaKristina ForslindMaria L E AnderssonInger GjertssonPublished in: Open access rheumatology : research and reviews (2022)
Diagnosis of RA according to the ACR-1987 criteria had a high precision in this long-term cohort. A diagnosis of RA should be re-evaluated in patients who do not fulfil more than four ACR-1987 criteria especially in patients negative for RF.