A Case of Sjôgren’s Syndrome

Kim, Yu Chan; Jung, Jae Hyae; Lee, Sang Hwa; Chi, Chung Hee

doi:10.35420/jcohns.1992.3.2.365

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1992; 3(2):365-370

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1992.3.2.365

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Sjôgren씨 증후군 1례

김유찬¹, 정재휘¹, 이상화¹, 지정희¹

A Case of Sjôgren’s Syndrome

Yu Chan Kim¹, Jae Hyae Jung¹, Sang Hwa Lee¹, Chung Hee Chi¹

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¹부산 성분도병원 이비인후과, 병리과

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Pathology, St. Benedict Hospital, Pusan

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

Abstract

Sjôgren’s syndrome is manifested as exocrine gland dysfunction characterized by diminished or absent tears and/or saliva. It has clinical findings include keratoconjunctivitis sicca， xerostomia, and connective tissue disorders.

We experienced a case of Sjogren's syndrome in 42-year old woman who complains dry mouth, tongue pain, photophobia, knee joint pain and facial flushing.

The diagnosis of Sjôgren’s syndrome was made by clinical, pathological, laboratory and radiologic studies.

Keywords: Sjôgren’s syndrame; A case report