Table 3: Signs
of 2ry Sjogren’s syndrome RA patients.
|
|
RA (n = 75) Present of sicca symptoms |
RA (n = 75) Absent of sicca
symptoms |
||
|
N |
% |
N |
% |
|
|
Pathological Schirmer’s
test |
65 |
86.6% |
3 |
4% |
|
Pathological UWSFR |
58 |
77.3% |
3 |
4% |
|
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca |
70 |
93.3% |
0 |
0 |
|
Xerostomia |
54 |
72% |
0 |
0 |
|
Positive LSG biopsy (focus score of ≥ 1 )* |
70 |
93.3% |
9 |
12% |
|
Pathological changes in salivary U/S |
70 |
93.3% |
7 |
9.3% |
|
sSS** |
68 |
90.6% |
0 |
0 |
LSG: Labial Salivary Gland (LSG) Biopsy
*A focus was evaluated as a collection of mononuclear
cells with more than 50 lymphocytes/plasma cells and macrophages.
**sSS: Secondary Sjogren’s
syndrome diagnosed according to Revised international classification criteria
for Sjogren’s syndrome, by the American-European
Consensus Group (AECG) [7].