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Effects of periodontal treatment on primary sjogren's syndrome symptoms

Abstract The aim of this longitudinal prospective study was to evaluate the effects of periodontal treatment on the clinical, microbiological and immunological periodontal parameters, and on the systemic activity (ESSDAI) and subjective (ESSPRI) indexes in patients with primary Sjögren’s Syndrome ...

Manifestaciones bucales del síndrome de Sjögren. Presentación de un caso
Oral manifestations of the Sjögren’s syndrome. Presentation of a case

Rev. medica electron; 38 (6), 2016
El síndrome de Sjögren es una enfermedad autoinmunitaria, caracterizada por la infiltración linfoplasmocitaria de las glándulas exocrinas con destrucción epitelial, provocando un síndrome seco. El objetivo de esta presentación de caso fue profundizar en el conocimiento de la enfermedad, ya que con...

What rheumatologists should know about orofacial manifestations of autoimmune rheumatic diseases

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Orofacial manifestations occur frequently in rheumatic diseases and usually represent early signs of disease or of its activity that are still neglected in clinical practice. Among the autoimmune rheumatic diseases with potential for oral manifestations, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), inflammatory m...

Frontal fibrosing alopecia in association with Sjögren's syndrome: more than a simple coincidence

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5,supl.1), 2016
Abstract Frontal fibrosing alopecia is a distinctive form of scarring alopecia considered to be a clinical variant of lichen planopilaris. It predominantly occurs in postmenopausal women and has a slowly progressive course. It was first described by Kossard in 1994. Since then the number of reported case...

Familial autoimmunity and polyautoimmunity in 60 Brazilian Midwest patients with systemic sclerosis

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Introduction: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease of unknown etiology, characterized by a triad of vascular injury, autoimmunity and tissue fibrosis. It is known that a positive family history is the greatest risk factor already identified for the development of SSc in a giv...

Posible asociación autoinmune entre síndrome de Laugier-Hunziker y síndrome de Sjögren: reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (5), 2016
Laugier-Hunziker syndrome is a rare benign idiopathic condition characterized by acquired macular pigmentation of lips and buccal mucosa, often accompanied with melanonychia. The main concern with this condition is to rule out other differential diagnosis with systemic repercussions and similar hyperpigm...

Manifestaciones orales en pacientes reumatológicos: una revisión de los conocimientos

La cavidad oral a través de sus estructuras, dientes y mucosas, desempeñan diversas funciones orgánicas. Actúan en el proceso masticatorio, en la percepción de los sabores, además de servir de vía respiratoria. La relación entre alteraciones sistémicas y manifestaciones orales está bien relatad...

Neuronopatía sensitiva: Su reconocimiento y tratamiento temprano
Sensory neuronopathy. Its recognition and early treatment

Medicina (B.Aires); 75 (5), 2015
Las neuronopatías o ganglionopatías sensitivas, o enfermedades del ganglio dorsal, representan un subgrupo de enfermedades del sistema nervioso periférico, frecuentemente asociadas a trastornos disinmunes o paraneoplásicos, y a agentes tóxicos. Los pacientes típicamente presentan ataxia temprana, p...

Recomendações para o tratamento da síndrome de Sjögren

Rev. bras. reumatol; 55 (5), 2015
RESUMOAs recomendações propostas pela Comissão de Síndrome de Sjögren da Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia para tratamento da síndrome de Sjögren foram baseadas em uma revisão sistemática da literatura nas bases de dados Medline (PubMed) e Cochrane até outubro de 2014 e opinião de especiali...