Article
Sjögren's syndrome associated with systemic lupus erythematosus: clinical and laboratory profiles and comparison with primary Sjögren's syndrome.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Mar 2004
Manoussakis Menelaos N, Georgopoulou Chryssoula, Zintzaras Elias, Spyropoulou Marilyn, Stavropoulou Aikaterini, Skopouli Fotini N, Moutsopoulos Haralampos M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To address the clinical, serologic, pathologic, and immunogenetic features of sicca syndrome that occurs in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), as well as its similarities to, and differences from, sicca syndrome that occurs in primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS). METHODS: A cohort of 283 consecutive unselected SLE patients was evaluated for the presence of associated SS using the American-European...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- HLA Antigens
- Humans
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
- Male
- Sjogren's Syndrome
