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Sjogren Syndrome
New Sjogren syndrome study findings have been published by Y. Bejot and colleagues
February 17th, 2009
"- The central nervous system involvement has been reported in 20% of cases of primary Sjogren's syndrome (SS), a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by a disorder of the exocrine glands secondary to progressive lymphocyte infiltration. Classically described neurological manifestations include sensorimotor deficits, aseptic meningitis or meningoencephalitis, multiple sclerosis-like syndromes and myeolopathies. Observation. - We report here the case of a 53-year-old woman who exhibited rapidly progressive visual loss, disclosing bilateral optic neuropathy, as an uncommon initial symptom of primary SS," scientists in Dijon, France report. "Examination of CSF revealed...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-02-17)
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