PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J P De Jager AU - D Choy AU - A Fleming TI - Salivary scanning in rheumatoid arthritis with sicca syndrome. AID - 10.1136/ard.43.4.610 DP - 1984 Aug 01 TA - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases PG - 610--612 VI - 43 IP - 4 4099 - http://ard.bmj.com/content/43/4/610.short 4100 - http://ard.bmj.com/content/43/4/610.full SO - Ann Rheum Dis1984 Aug 01; 43 AB - 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.