Creation and Validation of Classification Criteria for Discoid Lupus Erythematosus.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Classification criteria are the standardized definitions that are used to enroll uniform cohorts for research studies. They emphasize high specificity and are distinct from diagnostic criteria. No universally recognized classification criteria currently exist for discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), which has led to problematic heterogeneity in observational and interventional clinical studies across the field.

Objective

To create and validate classification criteria for DLE using 12 previously defined candidate criteria items.

Design, setting, and participants

For this diagnostic study, candidate criteria items were prospectively applied by dermatologists and dermatopathologists at clinical visits of patients with DLE or a condition that could be confused fo

SUBMITTER: Elman SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7301299 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature