Undiagnosed Primary Sjögren's Syndrome With Pleural Involvement

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by the lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands, primarily the salivary and lacrimal glands, resulting in the dryness of the eyes and mouth. However, Sjögren's syndrome is not limited to glandular involvement, a...

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Autores principales: Fernandes, Rui L, Henriques, Ana C, Ghiletchi, Angela, Correia, Maria I, Faria, Teresa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10600954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37900414
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45981
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author Fernandes, Rui L
Henriques, Ana C
Ghiletchi, Angela
Correia, Maria I
Faria, Teresa
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description Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by the lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands, primarily the salivary and lacrimal glands, resulting in the dryness of the eyes and mouth. However, Sjögren's syndrome is not limited to glandular involvement, as it can also affect various other organ systems, leading to a wide range of extraglandular manifestations and delaying the diagnosis. In this scenario, a high level of suspicion is required.
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spelling pubmed-106009542023-10-27 Undiagnosed Primary Sjögren's Syndrome With Pleural Involvement Fernandes, Rui L Henriques, Ana C Ghiletchi, Angela Correia, Maria I Faria, Teresa Cureus Internal Medicine Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by the lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands, primarily the salivary and lacrimal glands, resulting in the dryness of the eyes and mouth. However, Sjögren's syndrome is not limited to glandular involvement, as it can also affect various other organ systems, leading to a wide range of extraglandular manifestations and delaying the diagnosis. In this scenario, a high level of suspicion is required. Cureus 2023-09-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10600954/ /pubmed/37900414 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45981 Text en Copyright © 2023, Fernandes et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Fernandes, Rui L
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Undiagnosed Primary Sjögren's Syndrome With Pleural Involvement
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title_full Undiagnosed Primary Sjögren's Syndrome With Pleural Involvement
title_fullStr Undiagnosed Primary Sjögren's Syndrome With Pleural Involvement
title_full_unstemmed Undiagnosed Primary Sjögren's Syndrome With Pleural Involvement
title_short Undiagnosed Primary Sjögren's Syndrome With Pleural Involvement
title_sort undiagnosed primary sjögren's syndrome with pleural involvement
topic Internal Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10600954/
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