Anti-SSA/SSB-negative primary Sjögren's syndrome showing different clinical phenotypes: a retrospective study of 934 cases.

Jiaqi ChenQian HeJianying YangTzuHua WuZiwei HuangYan ZhangJiahe LiaoLining ZhangXinbo YuChuanhui YaoJing LuoQingwen Tao

Published in: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) (2023)

Approximately one third of pSS patients had anti-SSA and anti-SSB negativity. pSS patients testing negative for anti-SSA and anti-SSB showed a higher risk of abnormal Schirmer I tests and ILD, but a lower risk of thrombocytopenia.

Keyphrases

ejection fraction
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
systemic sclerosis