The clinical features of extra-exocrine glands of primary Sjgren syndrome in elderly patients / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the clinical features of the extra exocrine gland symptoms of primary Sjgren syndrome(PSS) in elderly people. Methods Clinical data of 106 cases of elderly and 120 cases of non elderly PSS were collected and analyzed. Results A total of 203 cases(89 8%, 203/226) manifested symptoms of extra exocrine glands, in which elderly and non elderly groups accounted for 106(100 0%) and 97(80 8%), respectively. The occurrence rates of arrhythma due to hypokalemia, peripheral neuritis(P0 05). Conclusions The common symptoms of PSS in patients, especially the elderly patients, are extra exocrine gland manifestations as the main complaints though the PSS is a systemic disease. These must be differenciated in order to avoid misdiagnosis.