Table 2.
Amor classification criteria for spondyloarthropathy
Clinical symptoms or past history of |
Lumbar or dorsal pain at night, or lumbar or dorsal morning stiffness = 1 |
Asymmetrical oligoarthritis = 2 |
Buttock pain (buttock pain = 1, alternating buttock pain = 2) |
Sausage-like finger or toe = 2 |
Heel pain = 2 |
Iritis = 2 |
Non-gonococcal urethritis or cervicitis accompanying, or within 1 mo before, the onset of arthritis = 1 |
Acute diarrhoea accompanying, or within 1 mo before, the onset of arthritis = 1 |
Presence of history of psoriasis and/or balanitis and/or of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease) = 2 |
Radiological findings |
Sacroiliitis (grade > 2 if bilateral, grade > 3 if unilateral) = 3 |
Genetic background |
Presence of HLA-B27 and/or family history of ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis, uveitis, psoriasis or chronic inflammatory bowel disease = 2 |
Response to therapy |
Definite improvement of musculoskeletal complaints with NSAIDs in less than 48 h or relapse of the pain in less than 48 h if NSAIDs discontinued = 2 |
A patient is considered as having a spondyloarthropathy if the sum of the scores is 6 or more |