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World J Rheumatol. Nov 12, 2015; 5(3): 131-141
Published online Nov 12, 2015. doi: 10.5499/wjr.v5.i3.131
Published online Nov 12, 2015. doi: 10.5499/wjr.v5.i3.131
Table 1 American College of Rheumatology 1980 criteria for systemic sclerosis
Major criterion | Minor criterion |
Scleroderma like skin change proximal to MCP or MTP joints | Sclerodactyly |
Digital pitting scars of fingertips or loss of distal finger pad | |
Bibasilar Pulmonary fibrosis |
Table 2 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism criteria for diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (2013) (Reproduced with permission)
Item | Sub-item(s) | Weight/score |
Skin thickening of the fingers of both hands extending proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joints (sufficient criterion) | - | 9 |
Skin thickening of the fingers (only count the higher score) | Puffy Fingers | 2 |
Sclerodactyly of the fingers (distal to the 4 metacarpophalangeal joints but proximal to the proximal interphalangeal joints) | 4 | |
Fingertip lesions (only count the higher score) | Digital tip ulcers | 2 |
Fingertip pitting scars | 3 | |
Telangiectasia Abnormal nail fold capillaries | 2 | |
2 | ||
Pulmonary arterial hypertension and/or interstitial lung disease (maximum score is 2) | Pulmonary arterial hypertension Interstitial lung disease | 2 |
Raynaud’s phenomenon | 3 | |
SSc-related autoantibodies [anticentromere, anti-topoisomerase I (anti-Scl-70), anti-RNA polymerase III] (maximum score is 3) | Anticentromere | 3 |
Anti-topoisomerase I | ||
Anti-RNA polymerase III |
- Citation: Misra DP, Chowdhury AC, Phatak S, Agarwal V. Scleroderma: Not an orphan disease any more. World J Rheumatol 2015; 5(3): 131-141
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3214/full/v5/i3/131.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5499/wjr.v5.i3.131