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Simplest classification tree: SLE is diagnosed if a person has an immunologic disorder (anti-DNA antibody, anti-Smith antibody, false positive syphilis test, or LE cells) or malar rash. It has sensitivity = 92% and specificity = 92%. Full classification tree: Uses six criteria. It has sensitivity = 97% and specificity = 95%.
The aims of EULAR are to reduce the burden of rheumatic diseases on the individual and society and to improve the treatment, prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal diseases. It promotes the translation of research advances into daily care and fights for the recognition of the needs of people with musculoskeletal diseases by the ...
Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (i.e., cSLE), also termed juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus, and pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus, is a form of the chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (i.e., SLE), that develops in individuals up to 18 years old. [1]
Of these, systemic lupus erythematosus (also known as SLE) is the most common and serious form. A more thorough categorization of lupus includes the following types: [15] [16] [17] Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus; acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus; subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus; discoid lupus erythematosus (chronic ...
This article provides a list of autoimmune diseases. These conditions, where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, affect a range of organs and systems within the body. Each disorder is listed with the primary organ or body part that it affects and the associated autoantibodies that are typically found in people diagnosed ...
In 1999 a study noted, "In recent years there has been growing concern regarding the diagnosis of incomplete forms of the autoimmune diseases" [26] and the first classification criteria were proposed in that year. [1] Historically the condition was sometimes called undifferentiated connective tissue syndrome, latent lupus or incomplete lupus. [1]
1. Vintage Playmobil. Could be worth: $1,200 Certainly you remember this not-even-close-to-as-good version of Lego. Playmobil is still around today, but if you've got the old Victorian Mansion set ...
Rheumatoid factor is part of the 2010 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis. RF positivity combines well with anti-CCP and/or 14-3-3η to inform diagnosis. [9] RF positivity at baseline has also been described as a good prognostic marker for future radiographic damage. [10]