title: Stimulated eccrine gland function in primary Sjögren's syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pal
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D010862:Pilocarpine