Prevalence of Sjogren's syndrome in ambulatory patients according to the American-European Consensus Group criteria

• Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 235 - 240
• Main Authors: Sanchez-Guerrero, J., Perez-Dosal, M. R., Cardenas-Velazquez, F., Perez-Reguera, A., Celis-Aguilar, E., Soto-Rojas, A. E., Avila-Casado, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.02.2005; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ambulatory Care; Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy - methods; Female; Humans; Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca - diagnosis; Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca - epidemiology; Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca - pathology; Lip - pathology; Male; Mass Screening - methods; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis; Sjogren's Syndrome - diagnosis; Sjogren's Syndrome - epidemiology; Sjogren's Syndrome - pathology; Xerostomia - diagnosis; Xerostomia - epidemiology; Xerostomia - pathology; Europe; Human; Prevalence; American; Stomatology; Autoimmune disease; Medical screening; Epidemiology; Sjögren syndrome; Screening; Eye disease; Sjögren's syndrome; Systemic disease; Ambulatory

To estimate the prevalence of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) in ambulatory patients attending a tertiary care centre, according to the American-European Consensus Group criteria, using a structured approach. Three hundred patients from rheumatology and internal medicine clinics were randomly chosen. D...