Síndrome de Sjögren en un adolescente. Caso Clínico

• Autores: Gustavo Adolfo Ossa V.
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 149, Nº. 5, 2021, págs. 790-795
• Idioma: español
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  • Sjögren syndrome. Report of one case
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  • Sjögren 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.