
Characterization of a subset of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome initially presenting with C3 or C4 hypocomplementemia
Author(s) -
Patricia Jordán-González,
Ricardo Gago-Piñero,
Noemí Varela-Rosario,
Naydi Pérez-Ríos,
Luis M. Vilá
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of rheumatology :/european journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2147-9720
pISSN - 2148-4279
DOI - 10.5152/eurjrheum.2020.19132
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatism , rheumatology , population , vasculitis , disease , interstitial lung disease , rituximab , logistic regression , serology , gastroenterology , immunology , lung , lymphoma , environmental health , antibody
This study aimed to determine the association of C3 and C4 hypocomplementemia at the diagnosis of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) with clinical manifestations, disease activity, and disease damage.