Primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) is a complex and heterogeneous disorder characterised
by a wide spectrum of glandular and extra-glandular features. The discovery of novel …

Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by
dysfunction and lymphocytic infiltration of the salivary and lacrimal glands. Besides the …

Background Rheumatology researchers often categorize continuous predictor variables. We
aimed to show how this practice may alter results from observational studies in …

Objective The involvement of salivary glands in primary SS (pSS) can be assessed in
different ways: histopathology, salivary flow and ultrasonography. To understand the relative …

Salivary gland ultrasound (SGUS) is the imaging modality of choice for the assessment of
parotid and submandibular gland parenchyma. Being highly effective, non-invasive and …

Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a heterogeneous disease characterised by a wide
spectrum of manifestations that vary according to the different stages of the disease and …

Ultrasound is a promising diagnostic method when it comes to assessing the involvement of
major salivary glands in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). A matter of debate …

This paper addresses how to perform an ultrasound assessment of the salivary and lacrimal
glands, how to identify pathological changes, and how to score disease activity, focusing on …

Objective Parotid swelling (PSW) is a major predictor of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in
primary SS (pSS). However, since detailed information on the time of onset and duration of …

Objective. To identify ultrasound (US) features of lymphomas (L) of major salivary glands
(SGs) in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) patients and to differentiate US pattern of L and …