Introducción: El síndrome de Sjögren es una enfermedad reumática, inflamatoria y crónica caracterizada por dolor articular y resequedad de las mucosas. La articulación temporomandibular (ATM) y las glándulas parótidas y salivales suelen estar afectadas. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de la...
ABSTRACT We report an unusual case of a 24-year-old girl with a history of recurrent hypokalemic paralysis episodes and skin lesions on the lower limbs and buttocks, both of which had an acute evolution. In subsequent investigations, the patient also had nephrocalcinosis, nephrolithiasis, hyperchloremic ...
Este trabalho objetivou descrever os achados fonoaudiológicos de uma paciente com Síndrome de Sjögren, vítima de múltiplos Acidentes Vasculares Cerebrais. Para isso, foi realizado um relato de um caso diagnosticado com Síndrome de Sjögren e AVC Múltiplos. A avaliação fonoaudiológica foi realiz...
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To study the profile of associated autoimmune diseases in a series of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and see if such associations are linked to IgA deficiency. METHODS Two hundred eighty-one patients with SLE were studied for Ig A levels by nephelometry. Levels equ...
Abstract The present report describes a case of complete atrioventricular block (CAVB) diagnosed at 25 weeks of gestation in a pregnant woman with Sjögren's syndrome and positive anti-Ro/SSA antibodies. Fluorinated steroids (dexamethasone and betamethasone) and terbuline were used to increase the fetal ...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Fatigue is a frequent symptom in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) and can be a cause of or be associated with sleep disorders. OBJECTIVE: To assess the sleep quality of pSS patients and its relationship with fatigue and disease activity. DESIGN AND SETTING: Analy...
La vasculitis crioglobulinémica es una vasculitis de vasos pequeños que
se da en presencia de crioglobulinas séricas. Las crioglobulinemias mixtas
son las más frecuentes y se asocian a infecciones crónicas, típicamente al
virus de la hepatitis C, así como a enfermedades linfoproliferativas y autoi...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disease that can affect quality of life, cause disability, including progression to systemic complications in patients. In order to evaluate these components, several clinimetric scales have been used in pSS. Methods: In order ...
Abstract Although the association of multiple autoimmune diseases has already been widely described, no reports of the association between vitiligo, primary biliary cirrhosis and Sjogren's syndrome were retrieved in the SciELO and PubMed databases. The authors describe the case of a female patient who wa...
