Secondary sjögren's syndrome and disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis Síndrome de sjögren secundária e atividade da artrite reumatoide

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2011
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Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira
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Antero D.C.
Parra A.G.M.
Miyazaki F.H.
Gehlen M.
Skare T.L.
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Objective: To study the relationship of the presence of secondary SS with disease activity, duration in RA. Methods: Eighty two patients with RA were submitted to Schirmer test, minor salivary gland biopsy, questionnaire on sicca symptoms, DAS-28 4v determination. Results: In this population, 20 (24.3%) patients fulfilled the American-European classification criteria for secondary SS. No relation could be found between the presence of secondary SS and disease activity (p = 0.31) and RA duration (p = 0.95). Conclusion: Appearance of Secondary SS in RA patients is independent of RA duration or activity.
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