RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Salivary scanning in rheumatoid arthritis with sicca syndrome.
JF Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JO Ann Rheum Dis
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism
SP 610
OP 612
DO 10.1136/ard.43.4.610
VO 43
IS 4
A1 J P De Jager
A1 D Choy
A1 A Fleming
YR 1984
UL http://ard.bmj.com/content/43/4/610.abstract
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.