Major upper airways obstruction associated with Sjögren's syndrome: a case report and literature review

C A Kelly; I D Griffiths

doi:10.1093/rheumatology/28.6.543

Major upper airways obstruction associated with Sjögren's syndrome: a case report and literature review

Br J Rheumatol. 1989 Dec;28(6):543-5. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/28.6.543.

Authors

C A Kelly¹, I D Griffiths

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.

PMID: 2686802
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/28.6.543

Abstract

This short report describes the development of life-threatening upper airways obstruction in a patient with primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS), and reviews the published literature on this unusual development.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Airway Obstruction / etiology*
Female
Humans
Lymphatic Diseases / pathology
Parotitis / pathology
Sjogren's Syndrome / complications*
Sjogren's Syndrome / pathology