COEXISTENCE OF SJOGREN’S SYNDROME AND FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER: A RARE COMBINATION

Abstract

Sjogren’s syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by dry eyes, dry mouth and musculoskeletal involvement. Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by recurrent episodes of fever, peritonitis, synovitis, pleuritis, and erysipelas-like skin lesions. An increased prevalence of systemic autoimmune diseases has been reported in FMF. There are a lot of cases about coexistence of FMFankylosing spondylitis, vasculitis, Behcet’s disease and others. In this article we present a rare combination of FMF and Sjogren’s syndrome.