Agreement between glandular ultrasonography and histopathology of minor salivary glands in adults with sicca syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction/objectives

Sjögren's disease is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the exocrine glands. Agreement between glandular ultrasound and focus score has been described as moderate to strong. The objective of this study was to assess the agreement between ultrasound findings of salivary and lacrimal glands and the histopathological results of minor salivary gland biopsies in patients with sicca syndrome seen at a quaternary care hospital in Colombia.

Methods

This was an ambispective cohort study. A total of 66 patients were included, of whom 42 were classified as having Sjögren's disease and 24 as having non-Sjögren sicca syndrome, according to the 2016 ACR/EULAR classification criteria. Focus scores were obtained from minor salivary gland biopsy reports, and

SUBMITTER: Cortes JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12568837 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature