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CASE REPORT
A case of interstitial cystitis accompanying Sjogren's syndrome
Etsuko Fukaya1, Hiroshi Watanabe1, Hiroko Kobayashi1, Takashi Yokota2, Osamu Yamaguchi2, Reiji Kasukawa3 and Yukio Sato1
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Department of Internal Medicine II, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan |
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Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan |
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Institute of Rheumatic Disease, Ohta General Hospital Foundation, Koriyama, Japan |
Received: 29 May 2004 Accepted: 04 November 2004
Abstract A 51-year-old woman with interstitial cystitis was referred for screening of autoimmune disease. She was positive for results of Schirmer and Saxon tests and for ss/A and ss/B antibodies. Autoantibodies to type 3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor were detected in the patient's serum by Western blotting. We diagnosed her as having interstitial cystitis accompanying Sjogren's syndrome. To enable early treatment, interstitial cystitis should be considered when patients with Sjogren's syndrome complain of urinary symptoms.
Key words Anti type 3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antibody - Interstitial cystitis - Sjogren's syndrome |
