Abstract:BackgroundPrimary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) has great impact on all aspects of patients’ lives, not only physically, but also mentally, socially and financially.1 Sicca symptoms are mainly treated with local treatment, but no systemic immunosuppressive treatment is registered yet for pSS, which may have significant consequences on whether patients find their symptom state acceptable (PASS). In a previous study, a cut-off for acceptable symptom state based on the EULAR Sjögren’s Syndrome Patient Reported Index (… Show more
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