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Overview
CT
- Parotid gland CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome. Findings on CT scan suggestive of Sjögren's syndrome include:[1][2]
- Abnormal diffuse fat tissue deposition
- Diffuse punctate calcification
- Chest CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of Sjögren's syndrome, which include:
- Interstitial pneumonia pattern
- Increased reticular markings in a basilar and peripheral distribution
- Areas of subpleural honeycombing
- lymphoid interstitial pneumonia pattern
- Ground-glass attenuation
- Centrilobular and subpleural nodules
- Septal thickening
- Reticular opacities
- Bronchial/bronchiolar thickening
- Thin-walled cysts
- Interstitial pneumonia pattern
References
- ↑ Sun Z, Zhang Z, Fu K, Zhao Y, Liu D, Ma X (October 2012). "Diagnostic accuracy of parotid CT for identifying Sjögren's syndrome". Eur J Radiol. 81 (10): 2702–9. doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.12.034. PMID 22285605.
- ↑ Gupta N, Wikenheiser-Brokamp KA, Fischer A, McCormack FX (March 2016). "Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease as the Presenting Manifestation of Sjögren Syndrome". Ann Am Thorac Soc. 13 (3): 371–5. doi:10.1513/AnnalsATS.201511-759BC. PMC 5461998. PMID 26741500.