Research Article

Comparison of the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Activity Questionnaire and the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index in a Black Barbadian Population

Table 1


SLEDAI SLAQ
#DescriptorDefinition#Symptom

1Seizure Recent onset. Exclude metabolic, infectious, or drug cause. 2pSeizure
3 Organic brain syndrome Altered mental function with impaired orientation, memory, or other intelligent function, with rapid onset fluctuating clinical features. Include clouding of consciousness with reduced capacity to focus and inability to sustain attention to environment, plus at least two of the following: perceptual disturbance, incoherent speech, insomnia or daytime drowsiness, or increased or decreased psychomotor activity. Exclude metabolic, infectious, or drug causes. 2r Forgetfulness
6 Lupus headache Severe persistent headache may be migrainous, but must be nonresponsive to narcotic analgesia. 2t Unusual headaches
7CVANew onset of cerebrovascular accident(s). Exclude arteriosclerosis. 2qStroke
8 VasculitisUlceration, gangrene, tender finger nodules, periungual, infarction, splinter hemorrhages, or biopsy or angiogram proof of vasculitis. 2m Fingers/toes turning dead white or very pale in the cold
9 ArthritisMore than 2 joints with pain and signs of inflammation (i.e., tenderness, swelling, or effusion). 2w Pain or stiffness in the joints
2xSwelling in the joints
10 MyositisProximal muscle aching/weakness, associated with elevated creatinine phosphokinase/aldolase or electromyogram changes or a biopsy showing myositis. 2uMuscle pain
2vMuscle weakness
15 New Rash New onset or recurrence of inflammatory type rash. 2f Other rash
16AlopeciaNew onset or recurrence of abnormal, patchy, or diffuse loss of hair. 2iBald patches on scalp
17Mucosal UlcersNew onset or recurrence of oral/nasal ulcerations. 2dSores in mouth/nose
18PleurisyPleuritic chest pain with pleural rub or effusion or pleural thickening. 2kShortness of breath
2lChest pain on deep breath
19Fever>38°C. Exclude infectious cause. 2cFevers (>101°F, 38.5°C) taken by thermometer

SLAQ versus SLEDAI: the description and definition of SLEDAI indices and the matched SLAQ symptoms.