Comparison of the different classification criteria sets for primary Sjögren's syndrome.

Objective: To assess the comparability of different classification criteria sets for primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS).

Methods: In a prospective study we examined all patients with suspected pSS who were admitted to our Department of Rheumatology or referred to our outpatient clinic between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2002. The Copenhagen, Californian, 1996 European, and American-European consensus group (US-EU) criteria sets were used to assess each patient.

Epidemiology and diagnostics of primary Sjögren's syndrome.

This review paper contains selected aspects of Sjögren's syndrome. It consists of epidemiology, ultrasound of salivary glands and antimuscarinic antibodies. The first part present studies aimed to determine the prevalence and the incidence of the disease with special emphasize on epidemiological studies performed in Slovenia.