Juvenile Sjogren's syndrome: Clinical characteristics with a focus on salivary gland ultrasonography
Arthritis Care & Research Feb 05, 2019
Hammenfors DS, et al. - In this cross-sectional multicenter study, 67 candidates were studied to describe the symptoms and clinical judgments of Juvenile Sjogren's syndrome (jSS), and also to investigate the if major salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) is useful in jSS cases. Researchers observed ocular symptoms in 63% of candidates, and oral symptoms in and 80%. Sixty-three percent of cases fulfilled the AECG or ACR-EULAR classification criteria for primary SS (pSS). They recorded salivary gland enlargements/parotitis among 37 out of 58 cases. They reported the mean levels of saliva, 5.6 ml/15 minutes in SGUS- patients vs to 3.3 ml/15 minutes in the SGUS+ subjects.
-
Exclusive Write-ups & Webinars by KOLs
-
Daily Quiz by specialty
-
Paid Market Research Surveys
-
Case discussions, News & Journals' summaries