Saturday, March 13, 2010
How much do you know about…
Sjögren’s syndrome
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
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