Efficient diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome to reduce the burden on patients.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the procedures for efficiently diagnosing Sjögren's syndrome to reduce patient burden.

Methods: This study analyzed data from 254 Japanese patients diagnosed with Sjögren's syndrome out of 4967 who visited our clinic complaining of xerostomia.

Results: Of the 254 Sjögren's syndrome patients, 140 fulfilled the criteria proposed by the Committee on Sjögren's Syndrome of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan, 228 fulfilled the criteria proposed by the American-European Consensus Group, and 69 fulfilled the criteria proposed by the American College of Rheumatology.