Sjögren's syndrome complicated with autoimmune hepatitis and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.

P46: Optic Neuritis as the First Manifestation of the Primary Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

Optic neuritis is commonly associated with diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, infections, taking special drugs, etc. but recently we have observed a patient that presented retro bulbar optic neuritis as a manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome. A 35 y/o young woman with the history of chickenpox admitted to the Qhaem hospital (Mashhad, Iran) with the c/o progressive pain and blurred visio...

Sjögren's syndrome associated with antiphospholipid syndrome and fetal myocardial echogenicity: case report.

INTRODUCTION Sjögren's syndrome is a rare systemic autoimmune disorder associated with pregnancy (0.3-0.6%). The typical occurrence of anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB autoantibodies in the maternal serum can modify the perinatal outcome: neonatal lupus and congenital heart block are the most common fetal complications. CASE we report a case of pregnancy complicated by a secondary form of SS assoc...

A Case of Gaucher\'s Disease with Recurrent Fetal Loss and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY SYNDROME-A CASE OF AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY

A 31 year old woman was hospitalized for evaluation of aortic valve insufficiency and her present cardiac status. Clinical and paraclinical findings strongly suggested the presence of a collagen vascular inflammatory processprecisely, the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS), with systemic lupus erythematosus as the underlying disease.

Sjögren's syndrome presenting as ischemic stroke.

BACKGROUND We describe a young woman who presented with minor stroke as a first clinical symptom of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) in the absence of well-known risk factors for cerebrovascular disease. CASE DESCRIPTION The medical history included recurrent miscarriages and sun rashes, which directed the diagnosis toward immunologic disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid...