2017 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Adult and Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies and Their Major Subgroups

ConclusionThe European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) classification criteria for IIM have been endorsed by international rheumatology, dermatology, neurology, and pediatric groups. They employ easily accessible and operationally defined elements, and have been partially validated. They allow classification of “definite,” “probable,” and “possible” IIM, in addition to the major subgroups of IIM, including juvenile IIM. They generally perform better than existing criteria.

Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - October 27, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Ingrid E. Lundberg, Anna Tj ärnlund, Matteo Bottai, Victoria P. Werth, Clarissa Pilkington, Marianne Visser, Lars Alfredsson, Anthony A. Amato, Richard J. Barohn, Matthew H. Liang, Jasvinder A. Singh, Rohit Aggarwal, Snjolaug Arnardottir, Hector Chinoy, Tags: Special Article Source Type: research