The SLICC group proposes expanding the serositis criterion for SLE classification to include new pleural thickening, characteristic pericarditis history, and abdominal serositis.
May broaden SLE classification in serositis cases; extends SLICC criteria for clinical and research use.
The SLICC group believed that the definition of pleuritis should be expanded to include new pleural thickening and pericarditis to include characteristic history. Furthermore, SLICC suggested the addition of abdominal serositis to the current serositis criterion, manifested as either diffuse abdominal pain, with rebound or guarding, and/or ascites or bowel wall edema in the absence of other causes. Abdominal serositis can be secondary to either acute or chronic lupus peritonitis, with the former usually presenting as acute, generalized pain, and the latter as painless ascites.
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Ann E. Clarke (2004) studied Systemic lupus erythematosus. Modifications to 1982 ACR classification criteria was evaluated. The SLICC group proposed expanding the serositis criterion for systemic lupus erythematosus to include new pleural thickening, characteristic pericarditis history, and abdominal serositis.
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