%0 Journal Article %T Preval那ncia da s赤ndrome de Sj gren prim芍ria em importante 芍rea metropolitana no Brasil Primary Sj gren's syndrome prevalence in a major metropolitan area in Brazil %A Val谷ria Valim %A Eliana Zandonade %A Ana Maria Pereira %A Odvaldo Honor de Brito Filho %J Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia %D 2013 %I Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia %X N o h芍 estudo anterior sobre a preval那ncia de s赤ndrome de Sj gren (SS) no Brasil. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a preval那ncia de SS na popula o geral de Vit車ria, estado do Esp赤rito Santo, Brasil. Trata-se de estudo epidemiol車gico, observacional e transversal com 1.205 indiv赤duos randomizados, cujas idades variaram de 18 a 65 anos, residentes em Vit車ria. Os indiv赤duos foram triados para xerostomia e xeroftalmia por meio de entrevista domiciliar. Aqueles com sintomas "sicca" foram convidados a comparecer ao hospital para realizar avalia o m谷dica adicional, avalia o do fluxo salivar n o estimulado, teste de Schirmer I, exame de sangue e biopsia de glandula salivar labial menor. Os sintomas "sicca" foram identificados em 18% (217 indiv赤duos) da amostra. Dos 217 indiv赤duos com sintomas "sicca", 127 (58%) estavam dispon赤veis para exame. Nessa amostra, 61,7% eram mulheres e 46,8% usavam medica o. A s赤ndrome "sicca" foi confirmada em 12% deles por pelo menos um exame (fluxo salivar ou teste de Schirmer I). Dois pacientes (0,17%) preencheram quatro crit谷rios classificat車rios americano-europeus (95% IC = 0,020-0,5983). There has been no previous prevalence study about of Sj gren's syndrome (SS) in Brazil. The aim was to evaluate the SS prevalence in a general population in Vit車ria, ES, Brazil. This was an epidemiological, observational, and cross-sectional study conducted on 1,205 randomized people, aged 18-65 years, who lived in Vit車ria. The subjects were screened for xerostomia and xerofphthalmia through home interviews. Those with sicca symptoms were asked to report to a hospital for further medical evaluation, unstimulated salivary flow, Schirmer I test, blood analysis and minor labial salivary biopsy. Sicca symptoms were found in 18% (217 subjects) of the sample. Of the 217 subjects with sicca symptoms, 127 (58%) were available for examination. In this sample, 61.7% were female and 46.8% were under medication. Sicca syndrome was confirmed in 12% by at least one examination (salivary flow or Schirmer I). Two patients (0.17%) matched four criteria according to American-European Criteria (95% CI = 0.020-0.5983). %K s赤ndrome de Sj gren prim芍ria %K preval那ncia %K biopsia de glandula salivar menor %K epidemiologia %K primary Sj gren syndrome %K prevalence %K minor salivary biopsy %K epidemiology %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0482-50042013000100003