Sjogren's Syndrome

March 25, 2021

Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) may be more likely to acquire severe pneumonia due to COVID-19, especially in patients with autoimmune disease who are being treated with rituximab.

March 12, 2021

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March 11, 2021

There were no differences in the occurrence of clinical characteristics between the subset of patients with and without neurological involvement, however disease activity was slightly higher in patients with neurological involvement than those without. Additionally, anti-SSA antibody was significantly higher in patients with neurological involvement and anti-SSB autoantibody was lower.

January 25, 2021

Alyssa Johnsen, MD, PhD, shares her insight on the importance of understanding key pathways that drive immune-mediated diseases, which can help rheumatologists develop more potent and specific therapies for patients with rheumatic disease.

March 24, 2020

The use of abatacept did not lead to significant improvements in the disease status of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome and in fact, it was essentially no better than placebo treatment, shows the first randomized, double-blind trial on abatacept for Sjögren’s.

October 07, 2019

Sjögren’s syndrome secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) rises in frequency with age, affects around one-quarter of all people with systemic lupus, and, despite less internal organ involvement than in systemic lupus without Sjögren’s syndrome, is marked by a systemic inflammatory state with high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, say researchers writing in The Journal of Rheumatology  this month.

June 29, 2019

Women who have primary Sjögren’s Syndrome also have decreased lifetime exposure to estrogen, a new study finds.

June 27, 2019

Sjögren’s Syndrome affects American Indians at a higher rather rate than other ethnic groups, but the lack of classically-associated disease symptoms makes diagnosis difficult, new research shows.

January 22, 2019

French researchers identified a specific phenotype along with predictive factors.

September 21, 2018

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August 08, 2018

Fish oil supplements proved no better than placebo at relieving dry eye disease.

April 19, 2018

Find out how much you know about one of the most difficult chronic autoimmune disorders to manage.

June 08, 2017

Sjogren’s fails a clinical trial with rituximab and a cost analysis. Even with a significant discount, it’s still not cost effective.

March 21, 2017

The first-ever treatment guidelines for systemic Sjogren’s syndrome have been issued highlighting the need to alleviate symptoms, improve quality of life and prevent further damage.

November 10, 2016

The American College of Rheumatology and the European League Against Rheumatism have published an international set of classification criteria for primary Sjögren's syndrome.

September 29, 2016

The Rheumatology Journal Club resumes its Twitter chat series this week with a focus on rheumatological immune-related adverse events in immunotherapy.

April 26, 2016

Clinicians should pay more attention to neurological signs in patients with high-activity primary Sjogren’s Syndrome or those with prior neurological involvements.

September 16, 2015

Autoantibodies against carbamylated proteins in Sjögren’s syndrome could be used as a new biomarker.

August 20, 2015

B-cells that are active in lupus may also play a role in Sjögren’s syndrome. A new study finds that the same B-cell depleter drug, belimumab (Benlysta) approved for lupus, may also benefit Sjögren’s patients.

April 02, 2015

Three eminent rheumatologists have posted their comprehensive textbook of rheumatology online, open-access and free. They are calling it Rheumaknowledgy.