[Evaluation of diagnostic sensitivity using ARA criteria in 108 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus studied retrospectively]. / Ocena czulosci diagnostycznej kryteriów ARA w grupie 108 chorych na toczen rumieniowaty ukladowy badanych retrospektywnie.

We studied usefulness of ARA criteria for the classification of sle in 108 outpatients with diagnosis established during long term follow-up. Sensitivity of ARA criteria was 96.3% and excluding tests for anti dsDNA and anti Sm antibodies was 93.5%. That means less than 10% false negative diagnoses. When at least 2 ARA criteria are present immunological tests of high specificity should confirm the diagnosis.