Stimulated eccrine gland function in primary Sjögren's syndrome.
Sweat secretion rate, stimulated by iontophoresis of pilocarpine, was measured in 22 patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome and 22 age- and sex-matched normal control subjects. There was no significant difference in measured sweat rates (P = 0.45). We conclude that the complaint of dryness of the skin in patients with Sjögren's syndrome is not due to decreased eccrine gland secretion.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004439:Eccrine Glands / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010862:Pilocarpine / Q000494:pharmacology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013546:Sweating / Q000187:drug effects*
D010862:Pilocarpine