La citologia esfoliativa congiuntivale nella sindrome di Sjögren
(1996) In La Clinical terapeutica 147(10). p.93-489- Abstract
The study has been performed in order to give a contribution to the knowledge of the conjunctival cytology in Sjögren's syndrome. Exfoliated cells were obtained by a tampon from the inferior conjunctival sac of 11 patients affected by primary or secondary Sjögren's syndrome; the material was placed onto a microscope slide and it was stained with May-Grumwald-Giemsa, after the ferning test had been performed. Tear production had been previously assessed in all patients by Schirmer's I test and basic secretion test that showed an evident tear fluid hyposecretion. Cytoanalysis of tear fluid showed, in all patients, a marked lymphocytosis, presence of epithelial cells (sometimes cell-adhesion) and a number of "snake-cells", with a... (More)
The study has been performed in order to give a contribution to the knowledge of the conjunctival cytology in Sjögren's syndrome. Exfoliated cells were obtained by a tampon from the inferior conjunctival sac of 11 patients affected by primary or secondary Sjögren's syndrome; the material was placed onto a microscope slide and it was stained with May-Grumwald-Giemsa, after the ferning test had been performed. Tear production had been previously assessed in all patients by Schirmer's I test and basic secretion test that showed an evident tear fluid hyposecretion. Cytoanalysis of tear fluid showed, in all patients, a marked lymphocytosis, presence of epithelial cells (sometimes cell-adhesion) and a number of "snake-cells", with a nucleus-cytoplasm ratio in favour of cytoplasm. Some of those cells have a thicker cytoplasmic membrane and/or a spindle-shaped peripheral nucleus, characteristic finding of keratoconjunctivitis sicca. In all cases we found mucus and fibrin (sometimes with included cells), organic debris and big crystals, some of which aggregated.
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- author
- Sallì, L ; Damiani, S ; Jacò, V ; Compagno, M LU and Pappalardo, A
- alternative title
- Exfoliative conjunctival cytology in Sjögren's syndrome
- publishing date
- 1996-10
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- keywords
- Aged, Conjunctiva/metabolism, Female, Humans, Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca/pathology, Male, Middle Aged, Sjogren's Syndrome/pathology, Tears/cytology
- in
- La Clinical terapeutica
- volume
- 147
- issue
- 10
- pages
- 93 - 489
- publisher
- Societa Editrice Universo
- external identifiers
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- scopus:0030253039
- pmid:9264901
- ISSN
- 0009-9074
- language
- Italian
- LU publication?
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- 4b779ff4-af56-4163-b33c-20da953dfb39
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- 2020-07-17 09:42:29
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abstract = {{<p>The study has been performed in order to give a contribution to the knowledge of the conjunctival cytology in Sjögren's syndrome. Exfoliated cells were obtained by a tampon from the inferior conjunctival sac of 11 patients affected by primary or secondary Sjögren's syndrome; the material was placed onto a microscope slide and it was stained with May-Grumwald-Giemsa, after the ferning test had been performed. Tear production had been previously assessed in all patients by Schirmer's I test and basic secretion test that showed an evident tear fluid hyposecretion. Cytoanalysis of tear fluid showed, in all patients, a marked lymphocytosis, presence of epithelial cells (sometimes cell-adhesion) and a number of "snake-cells", with a nucleus-cytoplasm ratio in favour of cytoplasm. Some of those cells have a thicker cytoplasmic membrane and/or a spindle-shaped peripheral nucleus, characteristic finding of keratoconjunctivitis sicca. In all cases we found mucus and fibrin (sometimes with included cells), organic debris and big crystals, some of which aggregated.</p>}},
author = {{Sallì, L and Damiani, S and Jacò, V and Compagno, M and Pappalardo, A}},
issn = {{0009-9074}},
keywords = {{Aged; Conjunctiva/metabolism; Female; Humans; Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca/pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Sjogren's Syndrome/pathology; Tears/cytology}},
language = {{ita}},
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publisher = {{Societa Editrice Universo}},
series = {{La Clinical terapeutica}},
title = {{La citologia esfoliativa congiuntivale nella sindrome di Sjögren}},
volume = {{147}},
year = {{1996}},
}