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Sjögren’s syndrome
Vol.16, No.12,
December 2008
1. Sjögren’s syndrome is associated with increased risk for the development of what type of cancer?
- a) retinoblastoma
- b) pharyngeal cancer
- c) salivary gland carcinoma
- d) non-Hodgkin’s B-cell lymphoma
- e) Hodgkin’s lymphoma
2. Sjögren’s never strikes among:
- a) Blacks
- b) Whites
- c) Asians
- d) Native Americans
- e) affects all ethnic groups
3. Sjögren’s is diagnosed based on the presence in serum of
- a) anti-Ro antibodies
- b) anti-La antibodies
- c) both types
- d) presence of antibodies is not definitive
4. Sjögren’s is more frequent in:
- a) men
- b) women
- c) equally common in both
5. Which organ type is NOT generally considered susceptible to damage or inflammation in Sjögren’s?
- a) eyes
- b) parotid gland
- c) heart
- d) liver
- e) kidneys
- f) teeth
- g) gums
- h) tongue
- i) joints
ANSWER
Quiz Answers
- a) Non-Hodgkin’s B-cell lymphoma appears in a significant minority of Sjögren’s patients
- e) All ethnic groups are susceptible to Sjögren's
- d) A minority of patients with Sjögren’s syndrome never test positive for either anti-Ro or anti-La, but are diagnosed by salivary gland biopsy
- b) Women are 8-9 times as likely as men to develop Sjögren’s
- d) The heart is the only organ in this list that isn’t a potential site of inflammation or disease in Sjögren’s