Sjögren: unique surname, two men, four syndromes and one disease
Henrik and Torsten Sjögren (/ˈʃoʊɡrən/ or SHOH–grən) were two Swedish physicians living in the same period, but completely unrelated, except for their notable contributions to Medicine. The first one described keratoconjunctivitis sicca, afterward called
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Você conhece esta síndrome? Do you know this syndrome?
Relatamos um caso típico, em um paciente masculino de 20 anos, da síndrome de Sjögren-Larsson, que é uma doença neurocutânea, autossômica recessiva e incapacitante, caracterizada por ictiose congênita, plegia espástica e retardo mental.
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Clinical and laboratorial profile and histological features on minor salivary glands from patients under investigation for Sjögren's syndrome [PDF]
Diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is complex and the usefulness of labial minor salivary glands biopsy in this process remains controversial. Objectives: to evaluate the clinical and laboratorial profile and histological features on labial minor ...
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Salivary gland scintigraphy in sjögren syndrome
Sjögren syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease that mainly affects exocrineglands, such as the salivary and lacrimal glands, causing a decline in their secretions.This disease is also known as Sicca Syndrome.
Betancourt-Piñeres Aiken Felipe +6 more
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Autoimmune hyperphosphatemic tumoral calcinosis in a patient with FGF23 autoantibodies [PDF]
Hyperphosphatemic familial tumoral calcinosis (HFTC)/hyperostosis-hyperphosphatemia syndrome (HHS) is an autosomal recessive disorder of ectopic calcification due to deficiency of or resistance to intact fibroblast growth factor 23 (iFGF23). Inactivating
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Characterization of Pulmonary Functional Abnormalities in Systemic Sclerosis Using Xenon MRI
ABSTRACT Background Xenon MRI is increasingly used to evaluate patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary hypertension (PH), both of which are common manifestations of systemic sclerosis (SSc). As such, Xe‐MRI may be suited to interrogate lung function impairment in SSc.
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Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome (SLS) is an inherited autosomal recessive neurocutaneous disorder with congenital ichthyosis, spastic diplegia or quadriplegia and mental retardation.
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New Aspects of Thromboangiitis obliterans (von Winiwarter-Buerger's Disease) [PDF]
The existence of thromboangiitis obliterans as a clinical entity has been a matter of debate for many years. In contrast to other immunovasculitides there is no organ involvement while peripheral vessels are affected.
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Ocular facial myositis and sialadenitis presenting with new onset ulcerative colitis
Abstract Extra‐intestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can involve most organ systems, although the immunologic underpinnings are not well understood. Most patients who present with an extra‐intestinal manifestation have a single site of extra‐intestinal involvement; however, a small cohort presents with multiple different sites ...
Nicole Du, Nicole Mendez, Anil Darbari
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Computed tomographic imaging characteristics of the normal canine lacrimal glands. [PDF]
BackgroundThe canine lacrimal gland (LG) and accessory lacrimal gland of the third eyelid (TEG) are responsible for production of the aqueous portion of the precorneal tear film.
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