Sjögren’s Syndrome News

Research presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology demonstrated an association between autoimmune cytopenia and ocular surface damage in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome.

The prevalence of myositis in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome is low and mostly presents as an overlapping syndrome that usually responds to treatment with immunosuppressants, according to the results of a study of patients from five rheumatology centers in Italy.

Certain species of organisms were predominant and others were lacking in abundance in the oral microbiome of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome compared with organisms found in the mouths of healthy individuals, according to research from the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology.

Some patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome were more likely to experience significant fatigue than others, according to research presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology.

Smoking may have a protective effect against the development of primary Sjögren’s syndrome, according to research presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology.

Only a small number of patients with rheumatic diseases said fatigue-related communication with a rheumatologist was not important; however, less than half of patients studied were satisfied with actual communication, and more than three-quarters of patients reported that the fatigue-related communication was initiated by the patient, according to survey results presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology.

It may be possible to detect the early development of Sjögren’s syndrome distinguished from non-Sjögren’s syndrome sicca symptoms through the use of salivary gland ultrasound, according to recently published data.

Patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome were at a higher risk for depression, anxiety and sleep disorders than healthy individuals, according to the recently published study results.

Secondary Sjögren’s syndrome may be detected in patients with rheumatoid arthritis though ultrasound images of the salivary glands, according to recently published research.

Patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome were as likely to have comorbidities such as subclinical atherosclerosis and lower bone mineral density as patients with rheumatoid arthritis and more likely to be at risk than healthy individuals, according to recently published study data.