Questions From Patients and Doctors on Negative Minor Salivary Gland Biopsy in Sjögren Syndrome
2020; The Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Company Limited; Volume: 48; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3899/jrheum.200579
ISSN1499-2752
Autores Tópico(s)Diabetes and associated disorders
ResumoTo the Editor: I read with interest the editorial in The Journal of Rheumatology entitled, “With Minor Salivary Gland Biopsy in Sjögren Syndrome, Is a Negative Result Possible?” by Drs. Monsalve and Anaya1. It is a comment on the article by Sharma, et al 2, arguing that in the case of a negative biopsy of minor salivary glands (MSG), the presence of positive anti-Ro autoantibodies is sufficient for the diagnosis of Sjögren syndrome (SS). Drs. Monsalve and Anaya consider the anti-Ro autoantibodies as key in these patients and refer to the American College of … Address correspondence to Prof. Dr. M.S. Panchovska, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University, 15 A Vasil Aprilov Street, Plovdiv 4000, Bulgaria. Email: panchovska{at}abv.bg.
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