• Revista médica de Chile · May 2021

    Case Reports

    [Sjögren syndrome. Report of one case].

    • Gustavo Adolfo Ossa V.
    • Departamento de Medicina General, Integramédica Norte, Santiago, Chile.
    • Rev Med Chil. 2021 May 1; 149 (5): 790-795.

    AbstractSjögren Syndrome (SS), a slowly Progressive disease that has unified, validated diagnostic criteria, with excellent evidence and performance in adults, but not in adolescents. We report a 17 year old teenager with a family history of SS in his sister and mother. He presented with fever and fatigue. He had an elevated C reactive protein, leukopenia, positive antinuclear and anti-Rho antibodies and rheumatoid factor. A scintigraphy showed a severe salivary gland dysfunction. The syndrome in this patient had a pediatric clinical behavior despite his proximity to adulthood.

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