Abstracts tagged "Sjogren’s syndrome and ultrasonography"

Abstract Number: 1575 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association between Salivary Gland Ultrasonography and Clinical Manifestation in Patients with Early Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Yen-Fu Chen¹ and Yao-Fan Fang², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ²Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan city, Taiwan
Background/Purpose: To investigate the clinical manifestations in patients with early primary Sjögren¡¦s syndrome based on different severity score under salivary gland ultrasonography.Methods: We enrolled 44…
Abstract Number: 1488 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation between Lung Ultrasound, HRCT Findings and Pulmonary Function Tests in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome (pSS)-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Francesco Ferro¹, Alessandra Bulleri², Andrea Delle Sedie¹, Simone Barsotti¹, Nicoletta Luciano¹, Elisa Cioffi³, Elena Elefante¹, Gianfranco Puppo⁴, Marta Mosca¹ and Chiara Baldini⁵, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ²Radiology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ³Rheumatology Unit, Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁴Pneumology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁵Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Recently, pleural irregularity (PI), a new lung ultrasound (US) sign, has been proposed as an emerging tool for the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease…
Abstract Number: 2931 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Examination with Salivary Gland Ultrasonography (SGUS) of Patients with Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: A Single Center Experience
Chiara Baldini¹, Nicoletta Luciano¹, Francesca Sernissi¹, Daniela Martini¹, Francesco Ferro¹, Marta Mosca² and Stefano Bombardieri², ¹University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Recently, convincing data have been published on the diagnostic value of salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) in primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). However, a limited number…
Abstract Number: 148 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Value of Ultrasonography Parotid Glands in Patients with Suspected Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Marina Oliver¹, Lida Santiago², Paula Gonzalez¹, Diego Vila¹, Sebastian fernandez Nacul¹, Santiago Scarafia³, Marta Mamani⁴ and Anastasia Secco³, ¹Rheumatology, Rivadavia Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²hospital rivadavia, CABA, Argentina, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Hospital Rivadavia, Capital Federal, Argentina
Background/Purpose Primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disorder characterised by chronic lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine tissues. Currently new non-invasive techniques are being continuously introduced…