A Sjögren's syndrome case presenting with myelitis and without sicca symptoms

A Sjögren's syndrome case presenting with myelitis and without sicca symptoms

Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of exocrine glands with autoimmune etiology. Neurological symptoms occur in approximately 20% of patients with Sjögren’s syndrome.  Neurological symptoms may occur before the onset of sicca symptoms such as; dry eyes and dry mouth. The preva...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Şeyda Bayi̇l, Hacer Erdem Ti̇lki̇
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University 2017-07-01
Series:Acta Medica Alanya
Subjects:
sjögren’s syndrome
myelitis
sicca symptoms
sjögren sendromu
myelit
sicca semptomları
Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/medalanya/issue/30435/294029?publisher=alku
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Summary:Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of exocrine glands with autoimmune etiology. Neurological symptoms occur in approximately 20% of patients with Sjögren’s syndrome.  Neurological symptoms may occur before the onset of sicca symptoms such as; dry eyes and dry mouth. The prevalence of peripheral and central neurological manifestations in  Sjögren syndrome are about 15% and 5% respectively. CNS involvement is much less common than peripheral nervous system involvement. In this case, our patient presented symptoms of transverse myelitis; however, the serum Anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB antibodies were negative and there were no dry eyes and dry mouth.
ISSN:2587-0319

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