Bilateral Pleural Effusions as an Initial Presentation in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome

Table 2

Literature review of primary Sjögren’s syndrome complicated by pleural effusions [3–8].

Authors	Age	Gender	Chief symptoms	ANA		Anti-SS-A		Anti-SS-B
				Serum	PE	Serum	PE	Serum	PE
Alvarez-Sala et al.	64	F	Chest pain	+	ND	−	ND	+	ND
Ogihara et al.	62	M	Fever	1 : 40	ND	1 : 4	1 : 4	1 : 8	1 : 8
Suzuki et al.	53	F	Cough	1 : 160	1 : 80	+	ND	+	ND
Kawamata et al.	70	M	Cough	1 : 1280	ND	+	+	−	−
Horita et al.	73	M	Dyspnea	1 : 320	ND	25.9 U/mL	22.3 U/mL	59.1 U/mL	76.4 U/mL
Teshigawara et al.	65	M	Cough, dyspnea	1 : 320	1 : 80	>500 U/mL	89.9 U/mL	49 U/mL	34.3 U/mL

ANA: antinuclear antibody, SS: Sjögren’s syndrome, PE: pleural effusion, ND: not done.