Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is characterized as an autoimmune disorder targeting secretory
glands, including the lacrimal and salivary glands, causing dry eye and dry mouth …

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 …

Abstract Objective The novel Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials
(OMERACT) scoring system was used to evaluate the diagnostic effectiveness of major …

Interleukin-38 (IL-38), a new cytokine of interleukin-1 family (IL-1F), is expressed in the
human heart, kidney, skin, etc. Recently, new evidence indicated that IL-38 is involved in the …

Sjogren disease (SD) is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease marked by
immunemediated exocrine gland destruction that affects approximately 4 million individuals …

Objectives To evaluate the accuracy of major salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) in
relation to minor salivary gland biopsy (mSGB) in the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) …

Timely referral to an ophthalmologist can address perceived feasibility issues with respect to
ocular features in jSjD. Management of keratoconjunctivitis sicca in jSjD includes improving …

Objective To systematically evaluate the diagnostic performance of ultrasound elastography
(USE) in distinguishing primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) from healthy/disease controls …

Objectives: Salivary glands ultrasonography has recently been shown to be useful in the
diagnosis of Primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS). Shear-wave elastography (SWE) is a …

Objective US of salivary glands (SGUS) is a non-invasive tool that allows for diagnosing
primary SS (pSS) or secondary SS (sSS). However, little is known about the prevalence of …