Classification and Response Criteria for Rheumatic

Diseases
Listed below are a number of tools used in the diagnosis and management of rheumatic diseases. The ACR has also
developed a Bibliography of Criteria, Guidelines, and ealth !tatus Assessments "sed in Rheumatology.
Childhood Arthritis
A !tudy of Classification Criteria for a #iagnosis of $uvenile Arthritis % &'()
*reliminary #efinition of +mprovement in $uvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis ,&''-.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
CLASSIFICATION
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RESPONSE
A *roposed Revision to the ACR345 The ybrid 6easure of American College of Rheumatology Response ,344-.
/uropean League Against Rheumatism ,/"LAR. Response Criteria 7also called the 89:+LAR Core #ata !et;
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The ACR *reliminary Core !et of 6easures for RA Clinical Trials ,&''<.
6odified #isease Activity !cores that +nclude Twenty%/ight $oint Counts ,RA. ,&''=.
A !elf%Administered Rheumatoid Arthritis #isease Activity +nde0 ,RA#A+. for /pidemiologic Research ,&''=.
*reliminary Criteria for Clinical Remission in Arthritis ,&'(&.
The ACR &''& Revised Criteria for the Classification of Global 2unctional !tatus in Rheumatoid Arthritis ,&''3.
ACR *reliminary #efinition 9f +mprovement +n Rheumatoid Arthritis ,34%=4%-4. ,&''=.
Analysis of +mprovement of +ndividual Rheumatoid Arthritis *atients Treated with #6AR#s, Based on the 2indings in
*atients Treated with *lacebo ,&''4.
Classification Criteria for Other Diseases
Churg%!trauss !yndrome % &''4
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2ibromyalgia % &''4
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Giant Cell ,Temporal. Arteritis % &''4
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Gout %&'--
enoch%!choenlein *urpura % &''4
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ypersensitivity >asculitis % &''4
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9steoarthritis of the and % &''4
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9steoarthritis of the ip % &''&
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9steoarthritis of the ?nee % &'()
*olyarteritis @odosa % &''4
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ReiterAs !yndrome % &'(&
!L/
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!ystemic !clerosis % &'(4 1 &''- "pdate of &'(3 Revised Criteria for Classification of !L/
TaBayasu Arteritis % &''4
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8egenerAs Granulomatosis % &''4
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