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MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY
Vol.11 No.4 |
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Primary Sjogren's syndrome complicated by sarcoidosis
and psoriasis vulgaris
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| K. Hirayama1, S. Shiokawa1, Y. Miyazaki1,
M. Nakamura1, S. Motomura1, Y. Suehiro1, Y. Yoshikawa2,
S. Ikuyama1, J. Nishimura1 |
(1)Department of Clinical Immunology, Medical
Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 4546 Tsurumihara,
Beppu 874-0838, Japan Tel. +81-977-27-1640; Fax +81-977-27-1641
e-mail: sahasu@tsurumi.beppu.kyushu-u.ac.jp
(2)Department of Pathology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University,
Beppu, Japan |
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| Abstract |
| Abstract Primary Sjogren's syndrome (SS), sarcoidosis
(SA), and psoriasis vulgaris (PV) are all chronic diseases of unknown
etiology. Recent studies suggest that activated T cells play a central
role in their pathogenesis. We describe a case of a Japanese woman
with primary SS complicated by SA and PV. To our knowledge, this
is the first case in which these three diseases coexist. Although
these three disorders may have a common immunopathogenic mechanism,
the extreme rarity of their coexistence suggests that distinct etiological
mechanisms are also involved and appear to play an important role
in triggering and developing each disease. |
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| Key words |
| Key words Psoriasis ・ Sarcoidosis (SA) ・ Sjogren's
syndrome (SS) ・ T lymphocytes |
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