Critères de classification des rhumatismes inflammatoires et maladies systémiques : les références utiles.
Brooks PM. Report of the Sixth Joint WHO/ILAR Task Force meeting on rheumatic diseases, January 16, 2000, Geneva, Switzerland. J Rheumatol. 2001 Nov;28(11):2540-3.
Les références qui suivent ont été reconnues par des groupes nationaux et internationaux. Ils servent "d'étalon" pour la classification des patients. Il ne s'agit cependant pas de critères diagnostiques.

Polyarthrite rhumatoïde
Arnett FC, Edworthy SM, Bloch DA et al. The American Rheumatism Association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 1988 Mar;31(3):315-24.

Lupus systémique
Tan EM, Cohen AS, Fries JF et al. The 1982 revised criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 1982 Nov;25(11):1271-7.
Hochberg M. Updating the American College of Rheumatology revised criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus.Arthritis Rheum. 1997 Sep;40(9):1725.

Spondylarthrite ankylosante
Bennett PH, Burch TA. The epidemiological diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis. In : Bennett PH, Wood PHN, editors. Population studies of the rheumatic diseases. Amsterdam : Excerpta Medical ; 1968 : 305-13.
Maladie de Behçet
International Study Group for Behçet's Disease. Criteria for diagnosis of Behçet's disease. Lancet. 1990 May 5;335(8697):1078-80. Review.
Syndrome de Churg et Strauss
Masi AT, Hunder GG, Lie JT et al. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of Churg-Strauss syndrome. Arthritis Rheum. 1990 Aug;33(8):1094-100.
Fibromyalgie
Wolfe F, Smythe HA, Yunus MB et al. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of fibromyalgia. Arthritis Rheum. 1990 Feb;33(2):160-72.
Goutte
Wallace SL, Robinson H, Masi AT et al. Preliminary criteria for the classification of the acute arthritis of primary gout. Arthritis Rheum. 1977 Apr;20(3):895-900.
Purpura rhumatoïde
Mills JA, Michel BA, Bloch DA et al. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of Henoch-Schonlein purpura. Arthritis Rheum. 1990 Aug;33(8):1114-21.
Vascularite d'hypersensibilité
Calabrese LH, Michel BA, Bloch DA et al. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of hypersensitivity vasculitis. Arthritis Rheum. 1990 Aug;33(8):1108-13.
Syndrome de Kawasaki
Kawasaki T, Kosaki T, Okawa S et al. A new infantile acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (MLNS) prevailing in Japan. Pediatrics. 1974 Sep;54(3):271-6. No abstract available.
Polymyosite et dermatomyosite
Bohan A, Peter JB. Polymyositis and dermatomyositis. N Engl J Med. 1975 Feb 13;292(7):344-7. Review. No abstract available.
Tanimoto K, Nakano K, Kano S et al. Classification criteria for polymyositis and dermatomyositis. J Rheumatol. 1995 Apr;22(4):668-74.
Syndrome de Reiter
Willkens RF, Arnett FC, Bitter T et al. Reiter's syndrome : evaluation of preliminary criteria for definite disease. Arthritis Rheum. 1981 Jun;24(6):844-9.
Rhumatisme articulaire
Guidelines for the diagnosis of rheumatic fever. Jones Criteria, 1992 update. Special Writing Group of the Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young of the American Heart Association. JAMA. 1992 Oct 21;268(15):2069-73.
Syndrome de Gougerot-Sjögren
Vitali C, Bombardieri S, Moutsopoulos HM et al. Preliminary criteria for the classification of Sjogren's syndrome. Results of a prospective concerted action supported by the European Community. Arthritis Rheum. 1993 Mar;36(3):340-7.
Spondylarthropathies
Dougados M, van der Linden S, Juhlin R et al. The European Spondylarthropathy Study Group : preliminary criteria for the classification of spondylarthropathy. Arthritis Rheum. 1991 Oct;34(10):1218-27.
Sclérodermie
Preliminary criteria for the classification of systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). Subcommittee for scleroderma criteria of the American Rheumatism Association Diagnostic and Therapeutic Criteria Committee. Arthritis Rheum. 1980 May;23(5):581-90.
Granulomatose de Wegener
Leavitt RY, Fauci AS, Bloch DA et al. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of Wegener's granulomatosis. Arthritis Rheum. 1990 Aug;33(8):1101-7.