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  • Labial salivary gland biopsy in Sjogren’s disease

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    Grade            Lymphocytes per 4 sq mm of Salivary Tissue





    0                   Absent
    1                   Slight infiltrate
    2                   Moderate infiltrate or less than one focus’
    3                   One focus
    4                   More than one focus
    ‘Focus = an aggregate of 50 or more lymphocytes and histiocytes.

    Reference: Chisholm DM, Mason DK. Labial salivary gland biopsy in Sjogren’s disease. J Clin Pathol 1968; 21: 656-60.