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ReviewRheumatology and therapy2021

Renal Disease in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome.

Oshorenua Aiyegbusi, Laura McGregor, Lucy McGeoch, David Kipgen, Colin C Geddes, Kathryn I Stevens

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Review in Rheumatology and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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52citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Oshorenua AiyegbusiGlasgow Renal and Transplant Unit, Queen Elizabeth University Teaching Hospital, Glasgow, UK. Oshorenua.Aiyegbusi@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.
Laura McGregorGlasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
Lucy McGeochGlasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
David KipgenPathology Department, Queen Elizabeth University Teaching Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
Colin C GeddesGlasgow Renal and Transplant Unit, Queen Elizabeth University Teaching Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
Kathryn I StevensGlasgow Renal and Transplant Unit, Queen Elizabeth University Teaching Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital · GBGlasgow Royal Infirmary · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterised by lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands, predominantly the salivary and lacrimal glands, leading to sicca symptoms. Patients may have extraglandular disease involving multiple organs, including the kidneys. 5% of patients with pSS can have renal involvement. Kidney disease in pSS presents a diagnostic challenge, as clinical symptoms are often insidious and can precede sicca symptoms. pSS affects the kidney through lymphocytic infiltration of renal tubules or immune complex deposition, leading to an array of clinical features. Tubulointerstitial nephritis is the most common histological pattern of kidney disease. Other tubular injuries include renal tubular acidosis with hypokalaemia, Fanconi's syndrome and diabetes insipidus. Glomerular disease is less common and typically involves an immune complex-mediated process. Optimal treatment for kidney diseases in pSS is not established, and treatment is guided by the pattern of disease. For tubulointerstitial nephritis, management involves electrolyte imbalance correction and the use of immunosuppression, including steroids. Treatment of glomerular disease is targeted to the histological pattern, and often requires a combination of immunosuppressive agents. The risk of end-stage kidney disease is low. Nevertheless, patients with pSS and kidney disease have significantly reduced quality of life.

Indexed as

GlomerulonephritisKidney diseaseSjögren’s syndromeTubular dysfunctionTubulointerstitial nephritis

Identifiers

PMID33367966
PMCPMC7991017
OpenAlexW3115704743

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