RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Applying the ACR/EULAR Systemic Sclerosis Classification Criteria to the Spanish Scleroderma Registry Cohort
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 2327
OP 2331
DO 10.3899/jrheum.150144
VO 42
IS 12
A1 Luis Sáez-Comet
A1 Carmen Pilar Simeón-Aznar
A1 Mercedes Pérez-Conesa
A1 Carmen Vallejo-Rodríguez
A1 Carles Tolosa-Vilella
A1 Nerea Iniesta-Arandia
A1 Dolores Colunga-Argüelles
A1 Maria Victoria Egurbide-Arberas
A1 Norberto Ortego-Centeno
A1 José Antonio Vargas-Hitos
A1 Mayka Freire-Dapena
A1 Manuel Rubio-Rivas
A1 Juan José Ríos-Blanco
A1 Luis Trapiella-Martínez
A1 Vicent Fonollosa-Pla
A1 The RESCLE Investigators
YR 2015
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/42/12/2327.abstract
AB Objective. To compare American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) classification criteria for systemic sclerosis (SSc) with previous American Rheumatology Association (ARA) criteria.Methods. This was a cross-sectional multicenter study comparing sensitivity of both criteria in the cutaneous subsets in the Spanish scleroderma registry (RESCLE) cohort.Results. In 1222 patients with SSc, the most prevalent items were Raynaud phenomenon (95%), skin thickening (91%), and abnormal capillaroscopy (89%). ARA criteria classified as SSc 63.5% of all patients, and 63%, 100%, 11.2%, and 0% in the limited, diffuse, sine, and pre-SSc subsets, respectively. ACR/EULAR criteria classified 87.5% of all patients and 98.5%, 100%, 41.8%, and 15.9% in the same subsets, respectively.Conclusion. ACR/EULAR criteria are more sensitive than ARA criteria, especially in limited, sine, and pre-SSc subsets.