Table 5.
The prevalence of the main pulmonary manifestations.
Pulmonary Manifestations | % pSS Patients |
---|---|
Airway disease | |
Cough—Xerotrachea | 41–61% [206] |
Bronchiectasis | 7–54% [206,210] |
Interstitial lung disease | 6–70% [207,210] |
Non- specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) | 29–42% * [208,209] |
Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) | 11–43% * [203,209] |
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP) | 4–15% * [111,208] |
Organizing pneumonia (OP) | 9.5% ** [208] |
Others | |
MALT lymphoma | 1–2% [204] |
* from patients with airway disease. ** from interstitial lung disease.