Salivary gland US is a simple, non-invasive and performant imaging procedure for the diagnosis of pSS and sSS, with Salaffi, Milic and Jousse-Joulin scores.
IA is more severe than aortitis related to GCA, with higher proportions of aortic aneurism at diagnosis and during follow-up. IA is a heterogeneous disease and its prognosis is worse in younger patients <60 years. Most patients with IA ≥ 60 years share many features with GCA-related aortitis.
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