Sjögren’s syndrome in a child presenting with cutaneous findings

Ozge Basaran,Nilgun Cakar,Fatma Semsa Caycı,Adem Yasin Koksoy,Banu Celikel Acar,Aysel Taktak,Nermin Uncu,Gokce Gur,Esra Karakus

doi:10.1186/1546-0096-12-s1-p290

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Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disease that presents with inflammation of lacrimal and salivary glands and accompanied by extraglanduler complications. The spectrum of disease extends from sicca symptoms to systemic involvement.In childhood, SS is an extremely rare autoimmune disorder (1).Here we present a girl with SS who was first presented with cutaneous lesions.

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Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disease that presents with inflammation of lacrimal and salivary glands and accompanied by extraglanduler complications
The spectrum of disease extends from sicca symptoms to systemic involvement.In childhood, SS is an extremely rare autoimmune disorder (1).Here we present a girl with SS who was first presented with cutaneous lesions
Skin lesions may be the first symptoms of an underlying autoimmune disease

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Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disease that presents with inflammation of lacrimal and salivary glands and accompanied by extraglanduler complications. Sjögren’s syndrome in a child presenting with cutaneous findings Ozge Basaran1, Nilgun Cakar1, Banu Celikel Acar1*, Nermin Uncu1, Fatma Semsa Caycı1, Gokce Gur1, Aysel Taktak1, Adem Yasin Koksoy1, Esra Karakus2 From 21st European Pediatric Rheumatology (PReS) Congress Belgrade, Serbia.

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