Evaluation of the European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Population Based Registry.
Allison GuttmannBrendan DenvirMartin AringerJill P BuyonH Michael BelmontSara SahlJane E SalmonAnca D AskanaseJoan M BathonLaura Geraldino-PardillaYousaf AliEllen M GinzlerChaim PuttermanCaroline GordonCharles G HelmickHilary PartonPeter M IzmirlyPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2022)
Applying the three commonly used classification criteria to a population-based registry identified patients with SLE fulfilling only one validated definition. The most recently developed EULAR/ACR classification criteria revealed similar prevalence and incidence estimates to those previously established for the ACR and SLICC classification schemes.