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Title: Pure sensory neuropathy in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome: clinical, immunological and electromyographic findings
Author: Font Franco, Josep, 1953-2006
Valls Solé, Josep
Cervera i Segura, Ricard, 1960-
Pou Serradell, A.
Ingelmo Morín, Miguel
Graus Ribas, Francesc
Keywords: Síndrome de Sjögren
Malalties del sistema nerviós
Diagnòstic
Sjogren's syndrome
Nervous system Diseases
Diagnosis
Issue Date: 1990
Publisher: BMJ Group
Abstract: A pure sensory neuropathy caused by lymphocytic infiltration of the dorsal root ganglia has been reported in a few patients with Sjögren's syndrome. The clinical, immunological, and electromyographic findings of five patients with this type of neuropathy and primary Sjögren's syndrome were reviewed. Typical clinical indications were the presence of a chronic asymmetrical sensory deficit, initial disease in the hands with a predominant loss of the vibratory and joint position senses, and an association with Adie's pupil syndrome or trigeminal sensory neuropathy. The simultaneous impairment of the central and peripheral evoked cortical potentials suggested that there was a lesion of the neuronal cell body. The neuropathy preceded the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome in four patients. Four patients were positive for Ro antibodies, but systemic vasculitis or malignancy was not found after a mean follow up of six years. These findings indicate that in patients with a sensory neuropathy the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome has to be considered, even if the patient denies the presence of sicca symptoms, and that appropriate tests must be carried out.
Note: Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.49.10.775
It is part of: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 1990, vol. 49, núm. 10, p. 775-778
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/22451
Related resource: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.49.10.775
ISSN: 0003-4967
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