[Severe polyneuropathy in primary Sj ögren's syndrome : Sjögren's syndrome should be considered in patients with motor neuropathy].

[Severe polyneuropathy in primary Sjögren's syndrome : Sjögren's syndrome should be considered in patients with motor neuropathy]. Z Rheumatol. 2020 May 30;: Authors: Thiele T, Seeliger T, Witte T, Sander B, Skripuletz T, Ernst D Abstract A 64-year-old male patient developed over a period of 20 years a peripheral neuropathy symmetrically affecting the upper and lower limbs. The histological examination of a sural nerve biopsy revealed a severe axonal neuropathy. Despite extensive laboratory investigations including immunological and metabolic tests the origin could not be identified. Finally, a Schirmer test revealed xerophthalmia. A subsequent salivary gland biopsy from the lower lip revealed a grade III lymphocytic inflammation according to Chisholm and Mason and confirmed the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome. PMID: 32474638 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie - Category: Rheumatology Authors: Tags: Z Rheumatol Source Type: research