Primary Sjögren’s syndrome with polymyositis, a rare amalgamation

Sjögren’s syndrome is characterized by diminished lacrimal and salivary gland secretory function. This disorder is not strictly confined to the exocrine glands and its manifestations may extend to extraglandular sites, such as the lungs, kidneys, reticuloendothelial system, and the musculoskeletal s...

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Main Authors: Harpreet Singh, Deepak Jain, B Kiran, Neeraj Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-01-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:http://www.err.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-161X;year=2018;volume=45;issue=1;spage=39;epage=41;aulast=Singh
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description Sjögren’s syndrome is characterized by diminished lacrimal and salivary gland secretory function. This disorder is not strictly confined to the exocrine glands and its manifestations may extend to extraglandular sites, such as the lungs, kidneys, reticuloendothelial system, and the musculoskeletal system. Although muscular manifestations are very common with Sjögren’s syndrome, true myopathy is very rare. Here, we report a case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with complaints of bilateral progressive weakness of upper and lower limbs associated with difficulty in neck holding with a history of dryness of the mouth and the eyes. The diagnosis of polymyositis associated with Sjögren’s syndrome was established on the basis of clinical picture and diagnostic tests. True polymyositis is very rare in primary Sjögren syndrome and there are scarcely any cases of primary Sjögren’s syndrome with polymyositis reported in the literature.
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spelling doaj.art-c1b8c0583a6b4d74b523da163df4fa472022-12-21T18:20:52ZengSpringerOpenEgyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation1110-161X2090-32352018-01-01451394110.4103/err.err_25_17Primary Sjögren’s syndrome with polymyositis, a rare amalgamationHarpreet SinghDeepak JainB KiranNeeraj KumarSjögren’s syndrome is characterized by diminished lacrimal and salivary gland secretory function. This disorder is not strictly confined to the exocrine glands and its manifestations may extend to extraglandular sites, such as the lungs, kidneys, reticuloendothelial system, and the musculoskeletal system. Although muscular manifestations are very common with Sjögren’s syndrome, true myopathy is very rare. Here, we report a case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with complaints of bilateral progressive weakness of upper and lower limbs associated with difficulty in neck holding with a history of dryness of the mouth and the eyes. The diagnosis of polymyositis associated with Sjögren’s syndrome was established on the basis of clinical picture and diagnostic tests. True polymyositis is very rare in primary Sjögren syndrome and there are scarcely any cases of primary Sjögren’s syndrome with polymyositis reported in the literature.http://www.err.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-161X;year=2018;volume=45;issue=1;spage=39;epage=41;aulast=SinghmyopathypolymyositisSjögren’ssyndrome
spellingShingle Harpreet Singh
Deepak Jain
B Kiran
Neeraj Kumar
Primary Sjögren’s syndrome with polymyositis, a rare amalgamation
Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
myopathy
polymyositis
Sjögren’s
syndrome
title Primary Sjögren’s syndrome with polymyositis, a rare amalgamation
title_full Primary Sjögren’s syndrome with polymyositis, a rare amalgamation
title_fullStr Primary Sjögren’s syndrome with polymyositis, a rare amalgamation
title_full_unstemmed Primary Sjögren’s syndrome with polymyositis, a rare amalgamation
title_short Primary Sjögren’s syndrome with polymyositis, a rare amalgamation
title_sort primary sjogren s syndrome with polymyositis a rare amalgamation
topic myopathy
polymyositis
Sjögren’s
syndrome
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