Salivary gland ultrasound is associated with the presence of autoantibodies in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: A Danish single-centre study.

<h4>Objectives</h4>To investigate whether ultrasound findings of major salivary glands are correlated with serological markers, autoantibodies, patient- or doctor-reported disease activity in a Danish cohort of patients with primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS).<h4>Methods</h4&...

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Main Authors: Nanna Surlemont Schmidt, Anne Voss, Anna Christine Nilsson, Lene Terslev, Søren Andreas Just, Hanne M Lindegaard
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265057
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author Nanna Surlemont Schmidt
Anne Voss
Anna Christine Nilsson
Lene Terslev
Søren Andreas Just
Hanne M Lindegaard
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Anne Voss
Anna Christine Nilsson
Lene Terslev
Søren Andreas Just
Hanne M Lindegaard
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description <h4>Objectives</h4>To investigate whether ultrasound findings of major salivary glands are correlated with serological markers, autoantibodies, patient- or doctor-reported disease activity in a Danish cohort of patients with primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS).<h4>Methods</h4>In all, 49 patients at Odense University Hospital with pSS diagnosed according to the 2002 American-European Consensus Group (AECG) classification criteria were included. Patients were characterized using the EULAR Sjögren's Syndrome Disease Activity Index (ESSDAI, score of systemic complications) and EULAR Sjögren's Syndrome Patient Reported Index (ESSPRI), serologic markers, Schirmer's test and salivary test. Salivary gland ultrasound (SGUS) was performed of the submandibular and parotid glands and scored according to the Outcome Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials (OMERACT) semi-quantitative scoring system.<h4>Results</h4>More patients with abnormal SGUS had antinuclear antibodies (ANA) (p = 0.002), anti-Ro52 (p = 0.001), anti-Ro60 (p<0.001), anti-La (p<0.001) and IgM-RF (p<0.001). Titers for ANA (p = 0.02) and anti-Ro52 (p = 0.03) were higher in patients with abnormal SGUS. Twenty-three of the pSS patients had no pathological findings on SGUS. There was no correlation between SGUS severity and ESSDAI- or ESSPRI-scores.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Abnormal SGUS findings are associated with autoantibodies of high specificity for pSS but not with ESSDAI, ESSPRI or inflammatory markers.
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spelling doaj.art-7d82986cc8d3461aaa5c887befbe58162023-01-09T05:30:55ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011712e026505710.1371/journal.pone.0265057Salivary gland ultrasound is associated with the presence of autoantibodies in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: A Danish single-centre study.Nanna Surlemont SchmidtAnne VossAnna Christine NilssonLene TerslevSøren Andreas JustHanne M Lindegaard<h4>Objectives</h4>To investigate whether ultrasound findings of major salivary glands are correlated with serological markers, autoantibodies, patient- or doctor-reported disease activity in a Danish cohort of patients with primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS).<h4>Methods</h4>In all, 49 patients at Odense University Hospital with pSS diagnosed according to the 2002 American-European Consensus Group (AECG) classification criteria were included. Patients were characterized using the EULAR Sjögren's Syndrome Disease Activity Index (ESSDAI, score of systemic complications) and EULAR Sjögren's Syndrome Patient Reported Index (ESSPRI), serologic markers, Schirmer's test and salivary test. Salivary gland ultrasound (SGUS) was performed of the submandibular and parotid glands and scored according to the Outcome Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials (OMERACT) semi-quantitative scoring system.<h4>Results</h4>More patients with abnormal SGUS had antinuclear antibodies (ANA) (p = 0.002), anti-Ro52 (p = 0.001), anti-Ro60 (p<0.001), anti-La (p<0.001) and IgM-RF (p<0.001). Titers for ANA (p = 0.02) and anti-Ro52 (p = 0.03) were higher in patients with abnormal SGUS. Twenty-three of the pSS patients had no pathological findings on SGUS. There was no correlation between SGUS severity and ESSDAI- or ESSPRI-scores.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Abnormal SGUS findings are associated with autoantibodies of high specificity for pSS but not with ESSDAI, ESSPRI or inflammatory markers.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265057
spellingShingle Nanna Surlemont Schmidt
Anne Voss
Anna Christine Nilsson
Lene Terslev
Søren Andreas Just
Hanne M Lindegaard
Salivary gland ultrasound is associated with the presence of autoantibodies in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: A Danish single-centre study.
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title Salivary gland ultrasound is associated with the presence of autoantibodies in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: A Danish single-centre study.
title_full Salivary gland ultrasound is associated with the presence of autoantibodies in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: A Danish single-centre study.
title_fullStr Salivary gland ultrasound is associated with the presence of autoantibodies in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: A Danish single-centre study.
title_full_unstemmed Salivary gland ultrasound is associated with the presence of autoantibodies in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: A Danish single-centre study.
title_short Salivary gland ultrasound is associated with the presence of autoantibodies in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: A Danish single-centre study.
title_sort salivary gland ultrasound is associated with the presence of autoantibodies in patients with sjogren s syndrome a danish single centre study
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265057
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