The unknown face of labial salivary glands. Labial salivary gland biopsy as a diagnostic tool
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Labial salivary gland biopsy in Sjögren's disease.
A labial biopsy technique is described and was used to study 40 patients with connective tissue disease and 60 postmortem subjects. More than one focus of lymphocytes per 4 sq mm of minor salivary tissue was found to be a consistent finding in patients with Sjögren's disease. The labial biopsy is shown to be a further valuable investigative procedure in such patients.
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Studies
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1899-1874
DOI: 10.5114/ms.2019.86337