SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY OF DIFFERENT DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR BEHÇET'S DISEASE ACCORDING TO THE LATENT CLASS APPROACH

In this study, we estimated the sensitivity and specificity of different criteria (International, Japanese, Mason & Barnes, O'Duffy, James and clinical judgement) for Behçet's Disease using the latent class approach. Thirty-two consecutive Behçet's Disease patients who were initially diagnosed according to clinical judgement, and 56 control patients with other rheumatic diseases, were recruited from the rheumatology out-patient clinic. The …