Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
September 2023
Introduction: Primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) is an immune systemic disease, that may affect the central nervous system. A severe headache unresponsive to treatment is the headache which is persistently nonresponsive to narcotic analgesics.
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old woman with a 10-year history of pSS was seen in January 2021, complaining of a headache one week previously.
Unlabelled: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease that affects many organs. In this report, we discuss the case of a patient with SLE who presented to an out-hospital clinic, complaining of fever and pain with genital ulcers. Negative evaluations for other causes of genital ulcers, indicated these ulcers as related to SLE.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe association between systemic sclerosis and other immune-mediated diseases such as primary sclerosing cholangitis and hyperthyroidism should be suspected in case the patient presents with similar symptoms. A 43-year-old woman presented to the hospital with progressive jaundice, dark urine, dyspnoea, fatigue, generalized arthralgia, weight loss, and amenorrhoea. In addition, she was diagnosed with systemic sclerosis seven years ago.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Med Insights Arthritis Musculoskelet Disord
March 2023
Background: Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a rare auto-inflammatory disorder with unknown etiology by which an infectious trigger is usually responsible for the onset of the disease. It is diagnosed by exclusion when certain clinical, biochemical, and radiological criteria are met after excluding all other potential causes. Besides, SARS‑CoV‑2 infection is increasingly being reported to have autoimmune complications.
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