Minor salivary gland evaluation: Sjögren’s syndrome

Minor salivary gland evaluation: Sjögren's syndrome.

BACKGROUND/AIM  We aimed to analyze the value of 3 serial sections, spaced 200 µm apart, for quantification of lymphocyte and plasma cell foci in minor salivary gland biopsy (MSGB). MATERIALS AND METHODS  Labial MSGBs from 69 patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and scleroderma were used for this study. Each sample was prepared as 3 serial sections spaced 200 µm apart. Lymphocytic and plasma...

On Minor Salivary Gland Secretion

[Evaluation of sialometry and minor salivary gland biopsy in classification of Sjögren's Syndrome patients].

UNLABELLED Sjögren's Syndrome is an autoimmune disease of the exocrine glands, mainly salivary and lachrymal glands. There is no gold standard test for diagnosis. AIM evaluation of the importance of minor salivary gland biopsy and sialometry, isolated or associated, as methods for classification of Sjögren's Syndrome. STUDY DESIGN Transversal cohort. PATIENTS AND METHOD Seventy-two patien...

Evaluation of sialometry and minor salivary gland biopsy in classification of Sjögren's Syndrome patients Summary

Minor salivary gland biopsy in neonatal hemochromatosis.

BACKGROUND Neonatal hemochromatosis (NH), a rare disorder seen in newborns, is defined as liver failure with extrahepatic iron deposition that spares the reticuloendothelial elements. This disorder is considered the pathologic end point of a variety of diseases that result in prenatal liver failure, and mortality without aggressive treatment is common. However, ready diagnosis remains a problem...