Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome: A Case Report

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disorder in which lymphocytes infiltrate the exocrine glands, resulting in the development of sicca symptoms. Lymphocytes may also invade various other organs and cause diverse symptoms. Interstitial pneumonia has been observed frequently in SS patients....

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Autores principales: Kim, Ji-Young, Park, Sung-Hoon, Kim, Seong-Kyu, Hyun, Dae-Sung, Kum, Yoon Seup, Jung, Kyung-Jae, Choe, Jung-Yoon
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3056249/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21437172
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2011.26.1.108
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Sumario:Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disorder in which lymphocytes infiltrate the exocrine glands, resulting in the development of sicca symptoms. Lymphocytes may also invade various other organs and cause diverse symptoms. Interstitial pneumonia has been observed frequently in SS patients. Typically, the pneumonia responds well to systemic steroids, and fatal cases are rare. We experienced a case of lymphocytic pneumonia accompanied by SS and treated with cyclophosphamide pulse therapy, and we present details of the case herein.

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