斯乔格伦骨髓炎呈现为半带综合征
Andrew Lee1, Ira Pande1, Bruno Gran2
1Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
Clinical medicine (London, England)
|July 31, 2023
概括
一个腿部软弱和皮疹的男人被诊断出患有Sjogren脑膜炎. 这种罕见的神经疾病是Sjogren综合征的表现,由于不典型的抗体结果,早期诊断可能具有挑战性.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 类风湿病学 类风湿病学
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
背景情况:
- 肖格伦综合征是一种全身性自身免疫性疾病,主要影响外分泌腺.
- 神经系统的表现,如骨髓炎,是罕见的,但可以显著影响患者的健康.
- 早期诊断Sjogren综合征可能是具有挑战性的,特别是当典型的自身抗体最初是负的.
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