TY - JOUR T1 - Dr. Wolfe replies JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 453 LP - 453 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.151128 VL - 43 IS - 2 AU - FREDERICK WOLFE Y1 - 2016/02/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/43/2/453.2.abstract N2 - To the Editor:This is the fifth letter to me from Dr. Toda in the form of a letter to the editor since the publication of the 2010 criteria. Here is another answer. By either the American College of Rheumatology 2010 or the modified criteria of 2011, the only way to satisfy fibromyalgia (FM) criteria is by meeting 1 of the following conditions: widespread pain (WPI) ≥ 7 and symptom severity scale (SSS) ≥ 5 or WPI 3–6 and SSS ≥ 91,2. If one adds together the WPI and SSS, the result is the … Address correspondence to Dr. F. Wolfe, National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, 1035 N. Emporia, Ste. 230, Wichita, Kansas 67214, USA. E-mail: fwolfe{at}arthritis-research.org ER -