2016 revised fibromyalgia criteria
Rheumatology
Also known as: Fibromyalgie-Diagnosekriterien 2016 (Revision) · 2016 revize fibromiyalji tanı kriterleri · 2016 revised fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria (WPI/SSS)
What it is for
Diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia built on the Widespread Pain Index (WPI, number of painful body regions, 0–19) and the Symptom Severity Scale (SSS, 0–12: fatigue, unrefreshing sleep, cognitive symptoms, plus headache, lower abdominal pain or cramps, and depression).
Classification
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Criterion 1 | WPI ≥7 and SSS ≥5, or WPI 4–6 and SSS ≥9. |
| Criterion 2 | generalised pain: pain in at least 4 of 5 body regions. |
| Criterion 3 | symptoms present for at least 3 months. |
| Criterion 4 | the diagnosis is valid irrespective of other diagnoses and does not exclude other clinically important illnesses. |
| Note | WPI + SSS together form the fibromyalgia severity (FS) scale, 0–31. |
Source
2016 Revisions to the 2010/2011 fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria
Semin Arthritis Rheum 2016;46:319–329 (Wolfe F et al.)
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2016.08.012
PMID: 27916278
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- 2016 revision of the 2010/2011 ACR fibromyalgia criteria (current)
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