Table 1 Characteristics of patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome with pleural effusions in the literature.
Phenotype | N | Gender | Age (years) | Skin involvement | Pleural fluid analysis | CT imaging | Cell line defect | Prednisolone dose (mg/day) | Response to steroids | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pleural effusion | 1 | Female | 64 | Petechia | Exudate | Effusion only | No | None | n/a | [11] |
1 | Male | 62 | None | Exudate | Effusion only | Anemia | 40 | Resolved | [12] | |
1 | Female | 40 | Erythema | Exudate | No CT | Anemia | 60 | Resolved | [13] | |
1 | Male | 70 | None | Exudate | No CT | Anemia, and thrombocytopenia | 30 | Recurred | [14] | |
1 | Female | 45 | Petechia | Exudate | No CT | Anemia | Unknown | Resolved | [15] | |
1 | Male | 65 | None | Exudate | Effusion only | No | 60 | Resolved | [16] | |
Pleural and pericardial effusion in pregnancy | 1 | Female | 35 | None | No tap | No CT | Anemia | 30 | Resolved | [17] |
Pleural effusion with diabetic nephropathy | 1 | Male | 73 | None | Exudate | Effusion only | Anemia | 30 | Failed | [18] |
Pleural effusion and type II mixed cryoglobulinemia | 1 | Female | 53 | Petechia | Exudate | Effusion only | Pancytopenia | Prednisone, AZA and cytoxan | Resolved | [19] |
Pleural effusion with sarcoidosis | 1 | Female | 51 | None | No tap | Effusion and hilar lymphadenopathy | No | None | n/a | [20] |
Total | 10 | |||||||||