[Chronic compensated syndrome of disseminated intravascular coagulation in Sjögren's disease].

The authors have reported the results of investigations of the system of hemostasis in 40 patients with Sjogren's disease (SD) and 30 healthy donors. The SD patients had different disorders of the system of hemostasis resulting in the activation of the coagulative and anticoagulative systems. Chronic compensated DIC syndrome was shown to be present in approximately half of the SD patients. A positive therapeutic effect of prednisolone combined with heparin on chronic DIC syndrome was shown. It was assumed that microcirculatory and blood coagulation disorders could play an important role in a pathological process.