Sjögren syndrome hidden by previous parotidectomy and cervicofacial radiotherapy

Karl Gustaf Torsten Sjögren and Sjögren-Larsson syndrome

Karl Gustaf Torsten Sjögren (1896-1974), (Figure 1), a Swedish psychiatrist and geneticist, was a pioneer of modern Swedish psychiatry.1-4 Sjögren studied medicine at the University of Uppsala.1 From 1932 to 1935, he was Head Physician and Director of Lillehagen Hospital in Gothenburg, and between 19351945, he was physician-in-chief at the psychiatric department of Sahlgrenska Hospital in Gothe...

Sjögren Syndrome and Work Disability.

[Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome].

LABORATORY DATA biochemical markers metabolic defect chromosomal assignment chromosome 5q localization gene, structural-functional anomalies CNCG tissue cyclic nucleotide gated channel photoreceptor gene analysis-DNA analysis Marineso-Sjogren syndrome ( MSS) gene chr.5q31 pituitary hormones, modified functions follicle-stimulating hormone, gonadotrophin (FSH) , high levels luteinizing hormone, ...

Orbital Myositis and Primary Sjögren Syndrome.

Sjögren syndrome and lupus erythematosus nephritis.

A 9 year old girl with symptoms of the Sjögren syndrome showed interstitial lymphocytic infiltrate on renal biopsy. Two years later she had clinical and biological evidence of systemic lupus erythematosus, associated with a typical glomerulonephritis.