2022 ACR/EULAR Microscopic Polyangiitis Classification Criteria

2022 ACR/EULAR microscopic-polyangiitis classification; a cumulative score ≥ 5 classifies as MPA, applied only after a small/medium-vessel-vasculitis diagnosis with mimics excluded.

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Example

Positive pANCA or anti-MPO antibody
Yes

Result: 2022 ACR/EULAR 6/12 — ≥ 5: classify as microscopic polyangiitis.

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What the result means

Threshold
a cumulative score ≥ 5 classifies as microscopic polyangiitis (sensitivity 91%, specificity 94%).

What you enter

  • Positive pANCA or anti-MPO antibody (+6)
  • Pauci-immune glomerulonephritis on biopsy (+3)
  • Fibrosis or interstitial lung disease on chest imaging (+3)
  • Nasal involvement — bloody discharge, ulcers, crusting, congestion, blockage, or septal defect/perforation (-3)
  • Positive cANCA or anti-PR3 antibody (-1)
  • Blood eosinophil count ≥ 1 x10^9/L (-4)
How this is calculated
Items
6 items summed, range -8 to +12: pANCA/MPO +6; +3 each for pauci-immune GN and fibrosis/ILD; nasal involvement -3; cANCA/PR3 -1; eosinophils ≥ 1 -4.

Suppiah R, Robson JC, Grayson PC, et al. 2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR classification criteria for microscopic polyangiitis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022;74(3):400-406. Read the source ↗

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