RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Questions From Patients and Doctors on Negative Minor Salivary Gland Biopsy in Sjögren Syndrome
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP jrheum.200579
DO 10.3899/jrheum.200579
A1 Maria Panchovska
YR 2020
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2020/09/10/jrheum.200579.abstract
AB I read with interest the editorial in The Journal of Rheumatology entitled, “With Minor Salivary Gland Biopsy in Sjögren Syndrome, Is a Negative Result Possible?” by Drs. Monsalve and Anaya1. It is a comment on the article by Sharma, et al2, arguing that in the case of a negative biopsy of minor salivary glands (MSG), the presence of positive anti-Ro autoantibodies is sufficient for the diagnosis of Sjögren syndrome (SS).