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  • Title: Secondary Sjögren's syndrome and disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis.
    Author: Antero DC, Parra AG, Miyazaki FH, Gehlen M, Skare TL.
    Journal: Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992); 2011; 57(3):319-22. PubMed ID: 21691696.
    Abstract:
    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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