Diagnostic value of salivary gland ultrasonography for secondary Sj ögren syndrome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

CONCLUSION: We propose salivary gland ultrasound as a non-invasive method in the diagnostic workup for sSS in patients with SLE. Further studies to confirm the diagnostic value of SGUS in a larger sample of patients with sSS will be necessary.PMID:35514317 | DOI:10.1177/09612033221100154

Source: Lupus - May 6, 2022 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Nevin Hammam Mona H Elzohri Amira Elsonbaty Zeiad H Eldaly Osman Hammam Dalia Tarik Hamdy M Ibrahim Tamer A Gheita Source Type: research