Thread by @SandhyaRheumat

Lot of queries related to the classification criteria(CC) for #Sjogrens syndrome. Hence, this 🧵
The criteria are the result of a collaborative effort by researchers in the US & Europe.
PS:CC are for use in trials and not for clinical Dx
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👉🏽A giant leap over the previous CC – as systemic features have a place
👉🏽ESSDAI – originally developed by EULAR Sjögren’s Task Force for assessing disease activity, but also has a role in CC
👉🏽Attaching original papers - CC ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

👉🏽ESSDAI user guide pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26509054/

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