Scandinavian journal of rheumatology
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Scand. J. Rheumatol. · Jan 1989
Fibromyalgia features in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome. Evidence of a relationship with psychological depression.
The prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints suggestive of the fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) was evaluated in 30 patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (1 degree SS) and in two control groups of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and diabetes mellitus (DM). In addition, the presence of depressive state was investigated in patients and controls using the Hamilton rating scale and an Italian self-evaluating test. ⋯ Furthermore, while FS features correlated closely with both tests for depression in 1 degree SS (p less than 0.001), this correspondence was absent or much less significant in the other disease groups. Finally, neither psychopathological features nor FS complaints appeared to be related to the other clinical and serological findings of 1 degree SS.