[Pseudo-Sjogren's syndrome in type IV hyperlipoproteinemia. Description of a clinical case]

A case of type IV hyperlipoproteinemia, obesity, mild diastolic hypertension, xerostomia and bilateral parotid gland enlargement is described. The labial biopsy showed a fatty infiltration, but not inflammatory infiltrates. On the basis of these data, a diagnosis of pseudo-Sjögren's syndrome was made.