Abstract
Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease where xerophthalmia, xerostomia and presence of anti-SSA and anti-SSB antibodies are typical features. Its prevalence is higher in over-65 aged population than in other age groups. In the elderly, pSS diagnosis comes up against a whole series of critical points that may favor its misdiagnosis. The aim of our article is to discuss the most relevant of them: the frequent occurrence of a seronegative subset, the presence of systemic features not related to sicca syndrome, the sicca syndrome as iatrogenic manifestation and the possibility of a biopsy false negative of labial salivary glands.
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science
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