TY - JOUR T1 - Atypical erosive osteoarthritis and Sjögren's syndrome. JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases JO - Ann Rheum Dis SP - 281 LP - 288 DO - 10.1136/ard.45.4.281 VL - 45 IS - 4 AU - R Shuckett AU - M L Russell AU - D D Gladman Y1 - 1986/04/01 UR - http://ard.bmj.com/content/45/4/281.abstract N2 - An unusual, destructive form of erosive hand arthropathy is described in five postmenopausal women. Although early clinical and radiological findings were most in keeping with a diagnosis of erosive osteoarthritis (EOA), hand involvement progressed to a distribution intermediate between EOA and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although asymptomatic, all patients had features of Sjögren's syndrome (SS), including keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) and lymphocytic foci in labial biopsy specimens. These cases, which are clinically unlike either RA or EOA, may represent a unique arthropathy associated with sicca features. ER -