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© 1994 British Society for Rheumatology

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VALIDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL STUDY GROUP CRITERIA FOR BEHÇET'S DISEASE

T. W. O'NEILL*, A. S. RIGBY{dagger}, A. J. SILMAN*, C. BARNES{ddagger} on behalf of the International Study Group § (ISG) for Behçet's Disease§

*Arthritis and Rheumatism Council Epidemiology Unit, Manchester University Medical School Manchester M13 9PT;
{dagger}Nuffield Institute for Health and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Leeds LS2 9PL, The Royal London Hospital, Whictechapel, London E1 1BB
{ddagger}Department of Rheumatology, The Royal London Hospital Whitechapel, London E1 1BB

Correspondence to: A. J. Silman

The International Study Group (ISG) for Behqet's disease proposed new international criteria for Behçet's disease in 1990. The aim of this study was to assess the performance of these criteria in new patient groups Sensitivity was determined in 300 patients with Behçet's disease from seven countries, and specificity in a group of 62 control patients from China. The ISG criteria performed well compared to the other criteria sets in current use.

KEY WORDS: Behçet's disease, Criteria, Validation

§Contributors to this report USA, J. D. O'Duffy, J. L. Jorizzo; Egypt, S. H. Asaad-Khalil; Japan, T. Sakane; Russia, Z. S. Alekberova; China, Y. Dong; Saudi-Arabia, S. Al-Balla, A. Al- Dalaan; UK, M. A. Chamberlain.


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