Ten year follow up of pulmonary function in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome
Ten year follow up of pulmonary function in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome
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DOI:
10.1136/ard.59.9.709
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发表时间:
2000-09-01
影响因子:
27.4
通讯作者:
Griffiths, ID
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作者:
Davidson, BKS;Kelly, CA;Griffiths, ID
Objectives-To follow up a previous report on the lung function of patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (SS), and describe the findings having followed up this cohort for a median duration of 10 years (range 8-12 years).Methods-30 patients fulfilling Fox's criteria for definite or probable primary SS were assessed within six months of diagnosis and after a median duration of four and then 10 years by a clinical examination, chest radiograph, and lung function studies (FEV1, FVC, TLCO, and KCO).Results-At baseline, symptomatic dyspnoea was a common finding, reported by 13/30 patients, of whom two had evidence of fibrosing alveolitis on plain chest radiograph. Five patients had a carbon monoxide transfer factor (TLCO) more than two standardised residuals below the predicted value. After four years' follow up two further patients developed radiological fibrotic changes and there were significant reductions in TLCO (p