FRI0632 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS AND ANALYTICAL AND SEROLOGICAL DATA IN PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED PRIMARY SJöGREN SYNDROME

Background Pathophysiology of primary Sjogren syndrome (SSp) is characterized by oligoclonal B-cell proliferation and ectopic lymphoid tissue formation. The association between ultrasound glandular parenchyma heterogeneity and hyperproduction of autoantibodies, which in turn represents characteristic B-cell hyperactivity of SSp, is described. Objectives To study the association between major salivary gland ultrasound (MSGUS) and their respective pathological grades with the analytical and serological data, and activity indexes obtained in patients with suspected SSp. Methods 72 patients were recruited consecutively with clinical and/or analytical suspicion of SSp from the Rheumatology outpatient consultations at the Principe de Asturias Hospital (2015-2018). Demographic, serological and validated activity indexes, ESSPRI and ESDAI, were collected. All of them underwent a MSGUS and their results were classified in three grades according to the Cornec et al system: normal (grade 0 and 1), mild (grade 2) and moderate-severe (grades 3 and 4). The final SSp diagnosis was made using both 2002 AECG and 2016 ACR/EULAR classification criteria. Data were analyzed using the software STATA. Association between MSGUS and qualitative variables was described according to the number of cases and the percentage by grades of MSGUS; the significance of the associations was tested with the Chi square test. As for the quantitative variables, the association was described with median and interval interquartile (IIQ) by grades of MSGUS and the significance of the association was verified with the non-parametric test of Kruskall-Wallis. Results From patients with pathological MSGUS: 51% had antiRo52, 51% antiRo60 and 36% anti-La positive; 62% hypergammaglobulinemia, 40% positive rheumatoid factor (RF), 6% and 13% C3 and C4 hypocomplementemia, respectively. Mean values were obtained: ESR 36, CRP 1.6, RF 12, ESSPRI 5.6 and ESSDAI 2. Statistically significant differences (p 0.150 in all associations explored). No differences have been found for RF, C3 and C4 hypocomplementemia, ESR, CRP and ESSDAI variables (table1). Conclusion In this series of patients, a statistically significant association was found between the positivity of anti-Ro antibodies, hypergammaglobulinemia and MSGUS, as well as its subdivision by pathological grades. No statistical significant association was found between MSGUS and positivity of antiRo60 and antiLa antibodies and ESSPRI, probably due to the small sample size. There were no differences for the rest of the variables analyzed (RF, complement, acute phase reactants and ESSDAI). References [1] Ultrasonography of salivary glands-a highly specific imaging procedure for diagnosis of Sjogren’s syndrome Dirk Wernicke J Rheumatol. 2008Feb;35(2):285-93. Epub 2008 Jan 15 [2] .The usefulness of ultrasound in the diagnostics of Sjogren’s syndrome. Fadhil Saied J Ultrason. 2013 Jun;13(53):202-11. Disclosure of Interests None declared