Serositis: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
None written. Excerpt from the entry in Systemic Lupus Erythematosis:
ACR criterion: (A) Pleuritis: convincing history of pleuritic pain or rub heard by a physician or evidence of pleural effusion
ACR criterion: (A) Pleuritis: convincing history of pleuritic pain or rub heard by a physician or evidence of pleural effusion
or
(B) Pericarditis: documented by ECG or rub or evidence of pericardial effusion
Associated Diagnoses:
18% sensitive