Patient-reported change of sensibility and pain after parotid and labial gland biopsy applied for primary Sj ögren's syndrome diagnostics: one-year follow-up study.

CONCLUSIONS: Patient-reported post-operative change of sensibility and pain in the area of the parotid and labial gland biopsy are minor and comparable. Parotid and labial gland biopsies are diagnostic techniques well tolerated by patients suspected with pSS. PMID: 30156543 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30156543?dopt=Abstract

Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - August 31, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clin Exp Rheumatol Source Type: research