Sjogren's syndrome in patients with the CREST variant of progressive systemic scleroderma
| Autor: | Drosos, A. A., Pennec, Y. L., Elisaf, M. S., Lamour, A., Acritidis, N. C., Jouquan, J. R., Moutsopoulos, H. M., Youinou, P. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Raynaud Disease/complications
Scleroderma Localized/*complications Sjogren's Syndrome/*complications Skin Diseases/complications Esophageal Motility Disorders/complications Humans Extremities Calcinosis/complications Syndrome Telangiectasis/complications Scleroderma Systemic/complications/immunology Autoantibodies/analysis |
| Popis: | Twenty-three patients with the CREST (calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia) variant of progressive systemic sclerosis, were clinically, histopathologically and serologically examined for the presence of Sjogren's syndrome (SS). Fourteen were found to be positive. No significant difference could be demonstrated between them and the remaining 9. Characteristics of patients with CREST were compared with those of 29 randomly chosen patients with primary SS. Parotid gland enlargement was more frequently present (p less than 0.01) in the latter than in the former. Virtually no patients with CREST with SS had antibodies to Ro(SSA)/La(SSB). J Rheumatol |
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