A mnemonic for SLE diagnostic criteria

Mnemonic for assessment of the spondyloarthritis international society criteria.

Comparison of diagnostic criteria for Atopic dermatitis in epidemiological studies

Atopic dermatitis is one of the commonest childhood diseases. Large variations in the prevalence of the disease have been observed in different studies. This variation in the prevalence may be not only from genetic and environmental factors but also from methodology of estimating prevalence of the disease. In this study, Hanifin and UKWP criteria have been used in determining prevalence of the ...

Diagnostic Criteria for Autism

Brain disorders, including developmental, psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases affect millions of individuals worldwide. In addition to the human suffering they cause, brain disorders also carry significant economic costs in terms of lost earnings, direct health care costs and disability benefits. For example, autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) represent an enormous disease burde...

The Evolutionary Approach for Diagnostic Criteria of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescents: a Review

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'} span.s1 {text-decoration: underline} span.s2 {font: 11.0px Helvetica} Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in adults is diagnosed based on clinical, biochemical, and radiological criteria, although in adolescents, some of these criteria may overlap with the normal process of puberty, which ...

Testing the 'preliminary criteria for classification of SLE'.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease with varied manifestations involving multiple organ systems, accompanied by multiple laboratory abnormalities, and characterized by exacerbations and remissions. Noting that 'uniform classification of defined groups of patients is necessary in order to assemble and compare data from different sources concerning natural history, evaluation of thera...