Hèctor Corominas, Vera Ortiz-Santamaría, Iván Castellví, Mireia Moreno, Rosa Morlà, Teresa Clavaguera, Alba Erra, Silvia Martínez-Pardo, Sergi Ordóñez, Pilar Santo, Patricia Reyner, Maria José González, Oriol Codina, Mario Saul Gelman, Xavier Juanola-Roura, Alex Olivé, Vicenç Torrente-Segarra
The aim of this study was to assess nailfold capillaroscopic (NC) findings in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS) with and without Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) as well as in the presence of positive anti-SSA/Ro and anti-SSB/La antibodies. Videocapillaroscopy was performed in 150 patients with PSS. Data collected included demographics, presence of RP, PSS symptoms, antinuclear antibodies, rheumatoid factor, anti-Ro, anti-La, anti-CCP, salivary scintigraphy, labial biopsy, and NC findings. RP was present in 32% of PSS, keratoconjunctivitis sicca in 91%, oral xerosis in 93%, and skin or genital xerosis in 53%...
March 2016: Rheumatology International