Coexisting primary Sjögren's syndrome and sarcoidosis: coincidence, mutually exclusive conditions or syndrome?

T Santiago; M Santiago; J Rovisco; J Ferreira; C Duarte; A Malcata; J A P Da Silva

doi:10.1007/s00296-014-3024-0

Coexisting primary Sjögren's syndrome and sarcoidosis: coincidence, mutually exclusive conditions or syndrome?

Rheumatol Int. 2014 Nov;34(11):1619-22. doi: 10.1007/s00296-014-3024-0. Epub 2014 Apr 28.

Authors

T Santiago¹, M Santiago, J Rovisco, J Ferreira, C Duarte, A Malcata, J A P Da Silva

Affiliation

¹ Rheumatology Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Mota Pinto, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal, [email protected].

PMID: 24770372
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-014-3024-0

Abstract

Herein, we describe a 44-year-old female diagnosed with histologically proven coexistence of primary Sjögren's syndrome and sarcoidosis with pulmonary and muscular involvement. The differential diagnosis may be difficult, but this is not an exceptional case, which highlights the need to critically revise the consideration of sarcoidosis as an exclusion for primary Sjögren's syndrome, as established in current classification criteria.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Muscle Weakness
Muscle, Skeletal* / physiopathology
Muscular Diseases / complications*
Muscular Diseases / diagnosis
Muscular Diseases / physiopathology
Muscular Diseases / therapy
Predictive Value of Tests
Sarcoidosis / complications*
Sarcoidosis / diagnosis
Sarcoidosis / physiopathology
Sarcoidosis / therapy
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / complications*
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / therapy
Sjogren's Syndrome / complications*
Sjogren's Syndrome / diagnosis
Sjogren's Syndrome / therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome