Rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: debatable problems

Abstract

The paper discusses the issues of imperfect 1987 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the 2010 ACR/European League Against Rheumatology (EULAR) rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria and justifies the need for their correction.

Keywords

• rheumatoid arthritis
• the 1987 acr rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria
• the 2010 acr/eular rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria
• rheumatoid factor
• anti-cyclic citrullated peptide antibodies