Sjögren’s Syndrome: Clinical and Immunological Aspects

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Historical Perspective: The Early Years (1930–1960)....Pages 3-6
The Patient’s Perspective....Pages 7-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
The Relationship of Sjögren’s Syndrome to Rheumatoid Arthritis....Pages 165-176
Sjögren’s Syndrome with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus/Mixed Connective Tissue Disease....Pages 177-181
Sjögren’s Syndrome and Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)....Pages 182-189
Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 193-199
Oral Manifestations of Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 15-24
The Eye in Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 25-33
Chemistry of Saliva....Pages 34-40
Histopathology of Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 41-52
Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome in the People’s Republic of China....Pages 55-60
Neuromuscular Complications of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 61-82
The Respiratory System in Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 83-88
Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Features in Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 89-95
Renal Disease with Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 96-101
Inflammatory Vascular Disease in Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 102-125
Lymphoid Malignancy and Monoclonal Proteins....Pages 129-136
Detection of Lymphoma in Sjögren’s Syndrome by Analysis of Immunoglobulin Gene Rearrangements....Pages 137-143
Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Japanese Patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 144-161
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Rheumatoid Factor in Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 203-217
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Autoantibodies in Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 218-234
Immunogenetics of Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 235-243
The Relationship Between Anti-RO (SS-A) Precipitin Antibody Positive Sjögren’s Syndrome and Anti-RO (SS-A) Precipitin Antibody Positive Lupus Erythematosus....Pages 244-257
Immunologic Abnormalities in Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 258-265
Animal Models of Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 266-288
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Treatment of Sjögren’s Syndrome....Pages 291-295
Back Matter....Pages 297-299