Diagnostic criteria in autoimmune diseases

I. CLASSICAL SYSTEMIC AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES 1. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Maria Laura Bertolaccini Lupus Research Unit The Rayne Institute King's College London School of Medicine St. Thomas' Hospital London UK Graham RV Hughes Lupus Research Unit The Rayne Institute King's College London School of Medicine St. Thomas' Hospital London UK Munther A. Khamashta, MD Senior Lecturer/Consultant Physician Lupus Unit The Rayne Institute St. Thomas Hospital London UK 2. Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Ricard Cervera, MD, PhD, FRCP Head, Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital Clinic Associate Professor, Department of Medicine University of Barcelona Catalonia, Spain Ronald A. Asherson Division of Immunology School of Pathology University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa 3. Rheumatoid Arthritis: Claudio Galarza-Maldonado, MD Unidad de Enfermedades Reumaticas y Autoinmunes (UNERA) Hospital Monte Sinai Cuenca, Ecuador Loreto Massardo Vega, M.D.2 Departamento de Immunologia Clinica y Reumatologia Facultad de Medicina Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Santiago Chile Bernardo Pons-Estel, M.D. 3 Hospital provincial de Rosario Universidad Nacional de Rosario Rosario Argentina Mario H. Cardiel, MSc Unidad de Investigacion "Dr. Mario Alvizouri Muno" Hospital General "Dr. Miguel Silva Morelia Michoacan Mexico 4. Macrophage Activation Sindrome in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Berkun Yackov, M.D. Associate Director Pediatric Rheumatology Safra Children Hospital Chaim Sheba Medical Center Tel-Hashomer Israel and Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University Tel-Aviv Israel Shai Padeh, M.D. Pediatric Rheumatology Safra Children Hospital Chaim Sheba Medical Center Tel-Hashomer Israel and Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University Tel-Aviv Israel 5. Adult Still's Disease: Alon Eisen, M.D. Department of Medicine D Meir Medical Center Kfar-Saba Israel Affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel-Aviv University Tel-Aviv Israel Howard Amital, MD MHA Head of Department of Medicine D Meir Medical Center Kfar-Saba Israel Affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel-Aviv University Tel-Aviv Israel 6. Systemic Sclerosis: Dr. Jenny Walker Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada Marvin J. Fritzler, MD, PhD Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada 7. Sjogren's Syndrome: D. Mitsias Department of Pathophysiology School of Medicine National University of Athens Athens Greece H.M.Moutsopoulos, MD, FACP,FRCP Professor and Director Department of Pathophysiology School of Medicine National University of Athens Athens Greece 8. Mixed Connective Tissue Diseases (MCTD): Marta Mosca, M.D. Rheumatology Unit Department of Internal Medicine University of Pisa Italy Rosaria Talarico, M.D. Rheumatology Unit Department of Internal Medicine University of Pisa Italy Stefano Bombardieri Rheumatology Unit Department of Internal Medicine University of Pisa Italy 9. Relapsing Polychodritis Mauro Galeazzi Unita Operativa Complessa di Rheumatologia University of Siena Siena Giovanni Porciello Unita Operativa Medicina Interna Ospedale Misericordia e Dolce Prato 10. Raynaud's Phenomenon: Mario Garcia-Carrasco, M.D., PhD Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Research Unit HGR #36 CMN Manuel vila Camacho IMSS Puebla, Mexico and Rheumatology Department Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla School of Medicine. Puebla, Mexico. Mario Jimenez-Hernandez, M.D. Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Research Unit HGR #36 CMN Manuel vila Camacho IMSS Puebla, Mexico Ricardo O. Escarcega, M.D. Internal Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia Philadelphia PA Ivet Etchegaray-Morales, M.D. Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Research Unit HGR #36 CMN Manuel vila Camacho IMSS Puebla, Mexico Juan Carlos Perez-Alva, M.D. Cardiovascular Institut. Hospital Angeles Puebla Mexico 11. Drug-induced Autoimmunity: Martine Szyper-Kravitz, MD Center for Autoimmune Diseases and Department of Medicine B Chaim Sheba Medical Center Tel-Hashomer Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Israel Yehuda Shoenfeld, M.D., FRCP (Hon.) Head, Department of Medicine B Center for Autoimmune Diseases Sheba Medical Center Tel-Hashomer Israel 12. The Multiple Autoimmune Syndromes: Juan-Manuel Anaya, MD Professor of Medicine Cellular Biology and Immunogenetics Unit Corporation for Biological Research Medellin-Colombia And Universidad del Rosario Bogota Columbia John Castiblanco Cellular Biology and Immunogenetics Unit Corporation for Biological Research Medellin-Colombia Adriana Rojas-Villarraga Cellular Biology and Immunogenetics Unit Corporation for Biological Research Medellin-Colombia And Universidad del Rosario Bogota Columbia II. SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS 13. Giant Cell Arteritis: Gideon Nesher, M.D. Director Department of Internal Medicine A and The Rheumatology Service Shaare-Zedek Medical Center Jerusalem Israel 14. Takayasu Arteritis: Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira, M.D., PhD Rheumatology Division University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine Sao Paulo Brazil Jozelio Freire De Carvalho, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Faculdade de Medicina e Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo Sao Paulo -SP Brazil Mauricio Levy-Neto, M.D., PhD Rheumatology Division University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine Sao Paulo Brazil Eloisa Bonfa Rheumatology Division University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine Sao Paulo Brazil 15. Polyarteritis Nodosa: Jose Hernandez-Rodriguez, M.D. Vasculitis Research Unit Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Institute of Medicine and Dermatology Hospital Clinic University of Barcelona Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) Barcelona Spain Maria C. Cid, MD Consultant, Assistant Professor, Senior Investigator Department of Internal Medicine Vasculitis Research Unit Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Institute of Medicine and Dermatology Hospital Clinic University of Barcelona Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) Barcelona Spain 16. Microscopic Polyangiitis: C.G.M. Kallenberg, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine Head Department of Clinical Immunology University Medical Center Groningen University of Groningen Groningen,The Netherlands 17. Wegener's Granulomatosis: Julia U. Holle. M.D. Department of Rheumatology University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Lubeck Lubeck Germany Elena Csernok Department of Rheumatology University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Lubeck Lubeck Germany Wolfgang L. Gross Department of Rheumatology University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Lubeck Lubeck Germany 18. Churg-Strauss Syndrome: Philippe Guilpain, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine and Referral Center for Necrotizing Vasculitides and Systemic Sclerosis University Paris 5 -- Rene Descartes Cochin Hospital Paris France and Systemic Diseases Study Group University Paris 5 -- Rene Descartes Paris France Loic Guilleven Department of Internal Medicine and Referral Center for Necrotizing Vasculitides and Systemic Sclerosis University Paris 5 -- Rene Descartes Cochin Hospital Paris France and Systemic Diseases Study Group University Paris 5 -- Rene Descartes Paris France 19. Buerger's Disease: Michael Ehrenfeld, M.D. Clinical Associate Professor Dept. of Medicine C and the Rheumatic Disease Unit and the department of Vascular Surgery Chaim Sheba Medical Center Tel-Hashomer Israel and the Tel-Aviv University Tel-Aviv Israel Raphael Adar Dept. of Medicine C and the Rheumatic Disease Unit and the department of Vascular Surgery Chaim Sheba Medical Center Tel-Hashomer Israel and the Tel-Aviv University Tel-Aviv Israel 20. Behcet's Disease: Dr. Gerard Espinosa MD PhD Department of Autoimmune Diseases Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 21. Susac Syndrome: Manuel Francisco Ugarte, M.D. Faculty of Medicine Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos And Department of Rheumatology Hospital Almenara Lima Peru Ricard Cervera, M.D., PhD, FRCP Department of Autoimmune Diseases Hospital Clinic Barcelona Catalonia Spain 22. Goodpasture's Disease: Thomas Hellmark, PhD Associate Professor Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund Lund University Sweden Marten Segelmark Department of Nephrology Clinical Sciences in Lund Lund University Sweden 23. Kawasaki Disease: Jordi Anton, MD Associate Professor Pediatric Rheumatology Unit Hospital Sant Joan de Deu University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain Rosa Bou, MD Pediatric Rheumatology Unit Hospital Parc Tauli, Sabadell Barcelona Spain 24. Cogan's Syndrome: Aharon Kessel, M.D. Allergy and Clinical Immunology Bnai-Zion Medical Center The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion Medical School Haifa Israel Elias Toubi, M.D. Director of Clinical Immunology and Allergy Bnai-Zion Medical Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion Medical School Haifa Israel 25. Henoch-Schonlein Purpura: Margalit Lorber Autoimmune Disease Unit Division of Medicine Rambam Health Campus The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion Haifa Israel 26. Cryoglobulinemic Syndrome: Suk Seo, M.D. Pfleger Liver Institute David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, CA Natalie J. Torok, M.D. Assistant Professor Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento California 27. Hypersensitivity Angiitis: Shimon Pollack, MD Associate Professor of Medicine & Immunology Rappaport Faculty of Medicine -- Technion, Israel Institute of Technology Director , Institute for Allergy , Immunology & AIDS Rambam Medical Center Haifa Israel III. IDIOPATHIC INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES 28. Polymyositis: Georgina Espigol, M.D. Internal Medicine Department Medicine and Dermatology Institute Hospital Clinic of Barcelona University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain Josep M. Grau, MD, PhD Senior Consultant Department of Internal Medicine Muscular Research Group Hospital Clinic de Barcelona Professor of Medicine University of Barcelona Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 29. Dermatomyositis: Prof. Andrea Doria Division of Rheumatology University of Padova Padova Italy Chiara Briani Department of Neurosciences University of Padova Padova Italy Anna Ghirardello Division of Rheumatology University of Padova Padova Italy Sandra Zampieri Division of Rheumatology University of Padova Padova Italy Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini Department of Rheumatology Rheumatology Unit L Sacco University Hospital Milan Italy Ricardo Rondinone Division of Rheumatology University of Padova Padova Italy 30. Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis (sIBM): Josep M. Grau, MD, PhD Senior Consultant Department of Internal Medicine Muscular Research Group Hospital Clinic de Barcelona Professor of Medicine University of Barcelona Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Albert Selva-O'Callaghan, M.D., PhD Internal Medicine Department Hospital Vall d'Hebron Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain 31. Antisynthetase Syndrome: Ira N. Targoff, M.D. Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Veterans Affairs Medical Center Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Oklahoma City Oklahoma 32. Granulomatous Myositis: Sergio Prieto, M.D. Internal Medicine Department Medicine and Dermatology Institute Hospital Clinic de Barcelona University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain Josep M. Grau, M.D., PhD Senior Consultant Department of Internal Medicine Muscular Research Group Hospital Clinic de Barcelona University of Barcelona Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 33. Eosinophilic Myositis: Albert Selva-O'Callaghan, M.D., PhD Internal Medicine Department Hospital Vall d'Hebron Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain Josep M. Grau, MD, PhD Senior Consultant Department of Internal Medicine Muscular Research Group Hospital Clinic de Barcelona Professor of Medicine University of Barcelona Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 34. Eosinophilic Fasciitis: Albert Selva-O'Callaghan, M.D., PhD Internal Medicine Department Hospital Vall d'Hebron Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain Josep M. Grau, MD, PhD Senior Consultant Department of Internal Medicine Muscular Research Group Hospital Clinic de Barcelona Professor of Medicine University of Barcelona Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain IV. OTHER IMMUNE-MEDIATED SYSTEMIC DISEASES 35. Sarcoidosis: Juan Mana, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Institut d'Investigacio Biomedica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL) Bellvitge University Hospital University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain 36. Spondyloarthropathies: Michael Ehrenfeld, M.D. Clinical Associate Professor Dept. of Medicine C and the Rheumatic Disease Unit and the department of Vascular Surgery Chaim Sheba Medical Center Tel-Hashomer Israel and the Tel-Aviv University Tel-Aviv Israel 37. Periodic Fever Syndromes: Shai Padeh, M.D. Safra Children Hospital Sheba Medical Center Tel-Hashomer Israel Yackov Berkun , M.D. Lecturer, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University Rheumatology and Immunology Clinic Associate Director of Safra Childrens Hospital Sheba Medical Center Tel-Hashomer 52621 ISRAEL 38. The Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Y. Arnson Department of Medicine D Meir Medical Center Kfar-Saba, Israel Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel-Aviv University Tel-Aviv, Israel Z. Dvorish Department of Medicine D Meir Medical Center Kfar-Saba, Israel Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel-Aviv University Tel-Aviv, Israel D. Amital Department of Psychiatry B Ness-Ziona Mental Health Center Ness-Ziona H Amital, M.D. Head of Department of Medicine D Meir Medical Center Kfar-Saba, Israel B. ORGAN-SPECIFIC AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES V. ENDOCRINE AND REPRODUCTIVE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES 39. Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Clinical and Diagnostics Criteria: R. Rocchi Institute of Endocrinology University of Pisa Italy N.R. Rose, MD, PhD Professor of Pathology Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Autoimmune Disease Research Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore Maryland P. Caturegli Departments of Pathology and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology The Hohns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland 40. Atrophic Thyroiditis: Luis J. Jara, M.D. Direction of Education and Research Hospital de Especialidades Centro Medico La Raza Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Mexico City, Mexico Olga Vera-Lastra, M.D. Internal Medicine Department Hospital de Especialidades Centro Medico La Raza Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Mexico City, Mexico Gabriela Medina, M.D., MSC Clinical Research Unit Hospital de Especialidades Centro Medico La Raza Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Mexico City, Mexico 41. Subacute Thyroiditis: Yemil Atisha-Fregoso, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine Instituto Nacional de Cienias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran Mexico Mario Garcia-Carrasco, M.D. Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Research Unit IMSS Puebla Mexico 42. Graves' Disease: Francesca Menconi, M.D. Division of Endocrinology University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati Ohio Yael L. Oppenheim, M.D. Endocrinology and Diabetes Associates of Long Island Rockville Center NY Yaron Tomer, MD, FACP Professor of Medicine Division of Endocrinology University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati Ohio and Cincinnati VA Medical Center Cincinnati Ohio 43. Postpartum Thyroiditis: Alex Stagnaro-Green, MD, MHPE Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Touro University College of Medicine Hackensack New Jersey 44. Diabetes Mellitus Type IA: Felicia A. Hanzu, M.D. Diabetes and Obesita Laboratory Institut d'Investigaciones Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS) University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain Ramon Gomis, M.D., PhD Department of Endocrinology Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 45. Autoimmune Addison's Disease or Autoimmune Adrenalitis: Jozelio Freire De Carvalho, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Faculdade de Medicina e Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo Sao Paulo -SP Brazil Rodrigo Antonio Brandao Neto, M.D. Emergency Department of Sao Paulo University School of Medicine Sao Oaulo-SP Brazil 46. Autoimmune Hypophysitis: Daria La Torre, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine Section of Internal Medicine and Endocrine and Metabolic Sciences University of Perugia Perugia Italy Alberto Falorni, M.D., PhD Department of Internal Medicine Section of Internal Medicine and Endocrine and Metabolic Sciences University of Perugia Perugia Italy Elena Bartoloni Bocci Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine Rheumatology Unit University of Perugia Perugia Italy Roberto Gerli, M.D. Rheumatology Unit Dept. of Clinical & Experimental Medicine University of Perugia Perugia Italy 47. Autoimmune Parathyroid Disease: Corrado Betterle, M.D. Chair of Clinical Immunologo Endocrine Unit Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences University of Padova Padova Italy 48. Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndromes (APS): A. Tincani Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology University and Spedali Civili of Brescia Italy A. Ceribelli Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology University and Spedali Civili of Brescia Italy I. Cavazzana Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology University and Spedali Civili of Brescia Italy F. Franceschini Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology University and Spedali Civili of Brescia Italy A. Sulli Research Laboratory and Clinical Academic Unit of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine University of Genova Italy M. Cutolo Research Laboratory and Clinical Academic Unit of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine University of Genova Italy 49. Endometriosis: Maurizio Cutolo, M.D. Research Laboratory and Clinical Academic Unit of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine University of Genova Italy Simone Ferrero, M.D. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology San Martino Hospital and University of Genoa Italy 50. Autoimmune Ovarian Failure: Francisco Carmona Head of the Service of Gynaecology. Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 51. Autoimmune Orchitis: Clovis Artur A. Silva, M.D., PhD Pediatric Rheumatology Unit Department of Pediatric University of Sao Paulo Brazil Eduardo Ferreira Borba, M.D., PhD Division of Rheumatology University of Sao Paulo Sao Paulo Brazil Marcello Cocuzza, M.D. Department of Urology University of Sao Paulo Sao Paulo Brazil Jozelio Freire De Carvalho, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Faculdade de Medicina e Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo Sao Paulo -SP Brazil Eloisa Bonfa, M.D., PhD Division of Rheumatology University of Sao Paulo Sao Paulo Brazil VI. HEPATOBILIARY AND PANCREATIC AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES 52. Autoimmune Hepatitis: Miquel Bruguera, M.D. Liver Unit Hospital Clinic University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain 53. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Carlo Selmi, M.D., PhD Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology University of California at Davis Davis, CA And Division of Internal Medicine Department of Clinical Sciences 'Luigi Sacco' University of Milan Milan, Italy M. Eric Gershwin, M.D. Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology University of California at Davis Davis, CA 54. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Sharonjeet Sangha, MD Department of Internal Medicine University of California at Davis Medical Center Sacramento, California Christopher L. Bowlus, M.D. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology University of California at Davis Medical Center Sacramento, California 55. Extrahepatic Manifestations In Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Pilar Brito-Zeron Laboratory of Autoimmune Diseases "Josep Font", IDIBAPS Department of Autoimmune Diseases School of Medicine University of Barcelona Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Albert Bove Laboratory of Autoimmune Diseases "Josep Font", IDIBAPS Department of Autoimmune Diseases School of Medicine University of Barcelona Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Manuel Ramos-Casals MD, PhD Department of Autoimmune Diseases Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 56. Autoimmune Pancreatitis: Salvador Navarro, M.D., PhD Department of Gastroenterology Institut Clinic de Malalties Digestives i Metaboliques Hospital Clinic Barcelona Catatonia Spain Francesc Balaguer, M.D. Specialist Department of Gastroenterology Institut Clinic de Malalties Digestives i Metaboliques Hospital Clinic Barcelona Catatonia Spain VII. GASTROINTESTINAL AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES 57. Autoimmune Gastritis and Pernicious Anemia: Ban-Hock Toh, MBBS, DSc Autoimmunity Laboratory Centre for Inflammatory Diseases Department of Medicine Southern Clinical School Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Services Monash University Clayton Victoria Australia Senga Whittingham MBChB, PhD Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Monash University Australia Frank Alderuccio, BSc hons, PhD Department of Immunology Monash University Australia 58. Ulcerative Colitis: Karsten Conrad, M.D. Institute of Immunology Medical Faculty of the Technical University Dresden Dresden Germany Dr. Martin Laass, M.D. Department of Pediatrics Medical Faculty of the Technical University of Dresden Dresden Germany 59. Inflammatory Bowel Disease Miquel Sans. MD, Ph.D., Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clinic I Provincial / IDIBAPS CIBER EHD Barcelona, Spain Carolina Figueroa, M.D. Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clinic I Provincia