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8950390

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-28
pubmed:abstractText
Results of dry eye tests and ocular symptoms were compared and correlated in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (1 degree SS), in patients with connective tissue disease differing from 1 degree SS, and in normal controls. Patients with 1 degree SS had many and pronounced ocular complaints, however, non-diagnostic for the disease. Break-up time and Schirmer-1 test results below 10 mm/5 min both had high sensitivity but low specificity, whereas the reverse was true for Rose-Bengal score and Schirmer-1 test below 5 mm/5 min. Presence of snake-like chromatin in conjunctival imprints and the lactotest on tear fluid did not qualify as alternative tests since they had very low specificity and were less sensitive than the Schirmer-1 test and break-up time. Cornea sensitivity was not found to be an appropriate test at all. In 21% of eyes the presence of keratoconjunctivitis sicca changed from one consultation to the next in patients with 1 degree SS. Examination for keratoconjunctivitis sicca should therefore be repeated in test negative cases where symptoms indicate 1 degree SS.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1395-3907
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
436-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Test and symptoms in keratoconjunctivitis sicca and their correlation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet and Eye Pathology Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't