Abstract:BackgroundPrimary Sjogren syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that mainly affects the exocrine glands [1]. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is also autoimmune disease involving not only the pancreas but also salivary glands. In both diseases, sicca symptoms due to different mechanisms were common [1, 2]. The use of salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) has become widespread in the diagnosis and follow-up of pSS [3, 4]. In DM, fewer US-based studies have shown abnormalities in the major salivary glands … Show more
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