Prevalence of primary Sjogren's syndrome in Turkey: a population-based epidemiological study

International Journal of Clinical Practice
M BirlikF Onen

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) in a general Turkish population according to the latest proposed American-European Consensus Group (AECG) criteria and European-1 (EU-1) criteria. The study was conducted in two districts of Izmir and involved 2835 subjects 20 years of age and older. In the first stage, face-to-face interviews were performed at the registered households. In the second stage, subjects reporting symptoms of both dry eye and dry mouth were invited to the hospital for a full examination, which included Schirmer-1, sialometry and serologic tests. In the third stage, a minor salivary gland biopsy was performed as required. A total of 2887 subjects were contacted and a complete interview was obtained for 2835 (1551 female, 1284 male) subjects. A total of 159 subjects (126 female, 33 male) confirmed oral and ocular dryness, and 86 of these patients (54.1%) underwent a detailed clinical examination in the hospital. pSS was diagnosed in 10 patients (nine females) according to the EU-1 criteria, and in six patients (six females) according to the AECG criteria. We found a minimum crude prevalence of 0.21% [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.03-0.29] in the sample populat...Continue Reading

References

Apr 1, 1988·British Journal of Rheumatology·A A DrososH M Moutsopoulos
Nov 1, 1972·Age and Ageing·K WhaleyW W Buchanan
Feb 1, 1980·Annals of Internal Medicine·H M MoutsopoulosM I Hamburger
Oct 1, 1994·Acta Médica Portuguesa·A BritoL S Faro
Nov 26, 1997·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases·U G DafniH M Moutsopoulos
Nov 24, 1998·British Journal of Rheumatology·E ThomasA J Silman
May 26, 1999·Rheumatology·M TomsicT Kveder
Dec 8, 2000·QJM : Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians·A SchattnerA Berrebi
May 15, 2002·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases·C VitaliUNKNOWN European Study Group on Classification Criteria for Sjögren's Syndrome
Mar 1, 1961·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases·J S LAWRENCE
Jun 9, 2004·Joint, Bone, Spine : Revue Du Rhumatisme·Yasser M El MiedanyMohammed El Baddini
Jun 15, 2004·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases·M Plesivcnik NovljanM Tomsic
Oct 26, 2006·Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology·Y KabasakalT Akalin

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

May 17, 2012·Rheumatology International·Mehmet Akif ÖztürkOmer Nuri Pamuk
Dec 17, 2009·Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie·G Westhoff, A Zink
Aug 19, 2011·BMC Health Services Research·Fen Fen Huang, Hsieh Hua Yang
Oct 29, 2013·Rheumatology·Manuel Ramos-CasalsUNKNOWN Autoimmune Diseases Study Group (GEAS) of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (SEMI)
Sep 3, 2014·Ophthalmology·Esen Karamursel AkpekAlan N Baer
Apr 5, 2017·Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics : the Official Journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics·Ronald Mauricio Sanchez-AvilaLuis Fernández-Vega
Feb 20, 2014·International Journal of Clinical Practice·M BirlikN Akkoc
Dec 15, 2017·PloS One·Daniel AlmeidaVittorio Moraschini
Jul 14, 2018·Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology·Ulku KucukMerih Birlik
Aug 29, 2013·Arthritis Care & Research·Carla MaldiniAlfred Mahr
Nov 10, 2012·Arthritis Care & Research·Svein J JohnsenRoald Omdal
Aug 16, 2011·Prehospital and Disaster Medicine·Sahoo Saddichha, Pandey Vibha
Jan 24, 2014·Expert Review of Clinical Immunology·Zana Brkic, Marjan A Versnel
Jun 19, 2014·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases·Baodong QinRenqian Zhong
Nov 9, 2014·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases·Divi Cornec, Laurent Chiche
Jan 15, 2011·Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology·L G GøranssonR Omdal
Apr 22, 2020·Postgraduate Medicine·Muruga LoganathanSteven Lippmann
Nov 29, 2016·Current Oral Health Reports·Anne Isine Bolstad, Kathrine Skarstein
Oct 14, 2017·International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases·Pulukool Sandhya, Debashish Danda
Mar 6, 2021·Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research·Ghada AbughanamSimon D Tran
Jul 13, 2021·Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease·Junyan QianFengchun Zhang

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.