A case of Sj ögren's syndrome in which diffuse cystic lung lesions led to an accurate diagnosis

Key Clinical MessageEven in the absence of other symptoms or other pulmonary manifestations suggesting Sj ögren's syndrome (SS), it is necessary to include SS in the differential diagnosis of diffuse cystic lung disease (CLD).AbstractA case of SS that presented initially with diffuse CLD is reported. This case is considered rare because diffuse pulmonary cysts were observed in the early stage with few symptoms, only cysts were observed without other lung lesions on imaging, cyst formation was histologically considered to be alveolar loss, and airway lesions not observed on imaging were suspected based on lung function testing. The details of this case provide extremely important information to consider for the diagnosis and management of CLD and SS.

Source: Clinical Case Reports - April 17, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Satomi Mizutani, Hidehiko Kuribayashi, Noriyuki Saeki, Hideki Ito, Yasutaka Nakamura, Makoto Masuda, Yoshito Kamio, Masashi Kawamoto, Tatsuji Enomoto Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research