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SJÖGREN SYNDROME

Ultrasound scoring system shows promise in pSS

Nature Reviews Rheumatology volume 17, page 312 (2021)Cite this article

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Findings from a cross-sectional, single-centre, observational study support the use of the OMERACT ultrasound scoring system in the diagnosis of primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS). Of 134 patients suspected of having pSS, those patients who fulfilled the ACR–EULAR pSS classification criteria more often had a score of ≥2 in ≥1 gland than those patients who did not fulfil the criteria (72% versus 13%; P < 0.001). At this scoring cut-off point, the scoring system had a good sensitivity (72%) and specificity (91%) for diagnosing pSS when using the 2016 ACR–EULAR criteria as a reference standard.

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  • Fana, V. et al. Application of the OMERACT Grey-scale Ultrasound Scoring System for salivary glands in a single-centre cohort of patients with suspected Sjögren’s syndrome. RMD Open 7, e001516 (2021)

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McHugh, J. Ultrasound scoring system shows promise in pSS. Nat Rev Rheumatol 17, 312 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-021-00632-z

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