Lacrimal and salivary gland ultrasound - how and when to use in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome

Viktoria Fana, Lene Terslev*

*Corresponding author for this work
4 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This paper addresses how to perform an ultrasound assessment of the salivary and lacrimal glands, how to identify pathological changes, and how to score disease activity, focusing on the use for primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). It addresses the role of salivary gland ultrasound for diagnosing and management of patients with pSS and touches upon the use for differential diagnosis, including how and when to perform ultrasound-guided biopsies and injections.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101837
JournalBest Practice and Research in Clinical Rheumatology
Volume37
Issue number1
Number of pages16
ISSN1521-6942
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Lacrimal Apparatus/diagnostic imaging
  • Salivary Glands/diagnostic imaging
  • Sjogren's Syndrome/diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography
  • Biopsy
  • Sjögren's syndrome
  • Scoring
  • Differential diagnosis
  • Diagnosis
  • Ultrasound

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