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Classification Criteria: Peripheral Spondyloarthropathy and Psoriatic Arthritis

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Recent proposals for re-classification of spondyloarthropathies according to the predominance of peripheral and axial manifestations and for non-radiographic ankylosing spondylitis to be re-named axial spondyloarthritis are reviewed. It is argued that such proposals are less likely to advance knowledge in the study of spondyloarthopathies and that accurate classification criteria for defined diseases, for example psoriatic arthritis, remain as necessary now as they ever did. The CASPAR criteria remain the best performing classification criteria for psoriatic arthritis.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the facilities of the University of Otago and University of Queensland. Dr Taylor is a member of GRAPPA; Dr Robinson is an associate member of ASAS.

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Dr Taylor has consulted for Metabolex.

Dr Robinson declares that he has no conflict of interest.

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, Mein Street, Wellington, New Zealand

    William J. Taylor

  2. University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloogabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia

    Philip C. Robinson

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Taylor, W.J., Robinson, P.C. Classification Criteria: Peripheral Spondyloarthropathy and Psoriatic Arthritis. Curr Rheumatol Rep 15, 317 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11926-013-0317-3

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