The Serological Status Affects the Prognostic Role of Salivary Gland Histology in Primary Sj ögren Syndrome.

The Serological Status Affects the Prognostic Role of Salivary Gland Histology in Primary Sjögren Syndrome. J Rheumatol. 2020 Sep 15;: Authors: Carubbi F, Alunno A Abstract We read with interest the article by Sharma, et al that evaluated a cohort of patients with symptoms of mucosal dryness undergoing diagnostic workup for the suspicion of primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS)1 The assessment also included a minor salivary gland (MSG) biopsy and patients were classified as pSS if fulfilling the histological [focus score (FS) ≥ 1], serological (anti-Ro based on the American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism set or either anti-Ro or anti-La based on the American‑European Consensus Group set), or both criteria2,3. PMID: 32934122 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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