Comparison of Sensitivities of American College of Rheumatology and Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Classification Criteria in Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Jessie Jia TaoLinda T HirakiDeborah M LevyEarl D SilvermanPublished in: The Journal of rheumatology (2019)
SLICC criteria were significantly more sensitive than ACR criteria in cSLE classification, especially early in the disease course. Because of the extreme rarity of primary Sjögren syndrome in children, one may consider adding anti-Ro antibodies to the classification criteria for cSLE because they are present in ∼40% of patents with cSLE.