Performance of the New 2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Children and Young Adults.

Najla AljaberiKim NguyenCatherine StrahleAngela MerrittArjun MathurHermine I Brunner

Published in: Arthritis care & research (2021)

The 2019 EULAR/ACR criteria efficiently classify youths with SLE, irrespective of age, sex, and race. Compared to the 1997 ACR criteria, the new criteria are significantly more sensitive and similarly specific in youths with SLE.

Keyphrases

systemic lupus erythematosus
young adults
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
childhood cancer