Objective:To investigate clinical and neuroimaging features of patients with positive anti-SSA antibody on, so as to improve clinician awareness of the significance. Method:Hospitalized patients with positive anti-SSA antibody during March 15, 2015 and January 15, 2016 of our hospital were enrolled. Results:Among 308 patients enrolled, 77 were males and 231 females, with a male to female ratio 1:3. Those being 35-50 year-old constitute a big portion. Clinical characteristics of patients varied, including 106 cases of SLE (34.40%), 52 cases of SS (16.80%), 10 cases of RA (3.20%). A total of 50 patients underwent MRI/CT scan, 10 cases were negative, 26 cases with white matter lesions (52%). Also, we found 54 cases with neurologic involvement, including central nervous system involvement in 24 cases, peripheral nervous system involvement in 30 cases. Conclusion:Positive anti-SSA antibody are not necessarily indicating SS only. According to our study, positive anti-SSA antibody was much more common in patients with SLE. Neurological imaging mainly showed white matter and subcortical white matter lesions. This antibody needs a comprehensive examination of the autoantibodies and comprehensive analysis of clinical manifestations. |