Unusual Presentations of Sjogren’s Syndrome
Sometimes, Sjogren's may present with
symptoms other than dry eyes and dry mouth, and
in some cases, the symptoms of dry eyes and dry
mouth may be completely absent. Some unusual
presentations of Sjogren's include:
- Seropositive polyarthritis
- Polymyalgia
rheumatica
- Leukocytoclastic vasculitis
- Peripheral
neuropathy
- Isolated central nervous system disease
- Inflammatory myositis
- Parotid or submandibular gland swelling
- Accelerated caries
- Renal tubular acidosis
- Fever of unknown origin
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- Positive antinuclear antibodies or rheumatoid
factor
- Corneal melt or perforation
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