Salivary scanning in rheumatoid arthritis with sicca syndrome.
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- 1 August 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 43 (4) , 610-612
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.43.4.610
Abstract
Forty-nine patients were studied prospectively by salivary scanning to assess the value of this investigation in possible Sjögren's syndrome (SS). Twenty-three had rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with sicca symptoms and a positive Schirmer's test. Fifteen had RA with no sicca symptoms and a negative Schirmer's test. Eleven had osteoarthrosis (OA) with no sicca symptoms and a negative Schirmer's test. Scanning differentiated only poorly between the three groups. We conclude that it has only limited application in the diagnosis of SS associated with RA.Keywords
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