SLEDAI-2K Does Not Conceal Worsening in a Particular System When There Is Overall Improvement

Touma, Zahi; D. Gladman, Dafna; Su, Jiandong; Ibañez, Dominique; B. Urowitz, Murray

doi:10.3899/jrheum.141088

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SLEDAI-2K Does Not Conceal Worsening in a Particular System When There Is Overall Improvement

Published in The Journal of Rheumatology • Jun 15, 2015

Authors:

Zahi Touma

Dafna D. Gladman

Jiandong Su

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) is valid in identifying patients who had a clinically important overall improvement with no worsening in other descriptors/systems. METHODS: Consecutive patients with systemic lupus erythematosus...

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Medicine

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Disease

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