Epidemiologija i dijagnostika primarnoga Sjögrenovog sindroma

This review paper contains selected aspects of Sjögren’s syndrome. It consists of epidemiology, ultrasound of salivary glands and antimuscarinic antibodies. The first part present studies aimed to determine the prevalence and the incidence of the disease with special emphasize on epidemiological studies performed in Slovenia. This is followed by the demonstration of the role of ultrasound of salivary glands in the diagnosis of Sjögren’s syndrome and the value of antimuscarinic antibodies in global assesment of the secretory failure.U preglednom su članku opisani epidemiologija, ultrazvučni nalaz slinovnica i antimuskarinska antitijela u Sjögrenovom syndromu. U prvomu su dijelu rada prikazani prevalencija i incidencija bolesti u odnosu na epidemiološke studije u Sloveniji. Prikazana je uloga ultrazvučne pretrage slinovnica u dijagnozi Sjögrenova sindroma i vrijednost antimuskarinskih antitijela u općoj procjeni sekrecijske poremetnje

Recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of vasospastic disorders (Raynaud‘s phenomenon)

In the article diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations for the treatment of patients with suspected vasospastic disorders (Raynaud‘s phenomenon) are presented. All recommendations are evaluated according to evidence and general agreement