A new tool for stratifying children with suspected Sjögren’s disease
Little is known about the natural course and long-term outcomes of childhood-onset Sjögren’s disease due to its low prevalence, difference in clinical presentation between children and adults, and paucity of good quality research in paediatric populations. Delays in recognition of childhood-onset Sjögren’s disease are potentially explained by the heterogeneity of clinical manifestations at disease onset1–3 and the poor performance of adult classification criteria in children.4,5 Increased awareness in health professionals and involvement of multi-specialties are needed to improve disease recognition.