A case of Sjogren's syndrome with interstitial pneumonitis.

Park, Jun Young; Yi, Kyu Rak; Lee, Sang Moo; Kim, Hyeon Tae; Uh, Soo Taek; Chung, Yeontae; Kim, Yong Hun; Park, Choon Sik; Jin, So Young

doi:1992.39.4.348

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 39(4); 1992 > Article

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1992;39(4):348-354.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1992.39.4.348 Published online August 1, 1992.

A case of Sjogren's syndrome with interstitial pneumonitis.

Jun Young Park¹, Kyu Rak Yi¹, Sang Moo Lee¹, Hyeon Tae Kim¹, Soo Taek Uh¹, Yeontae Chung¹, Yong Hun Kim¹, Choon Sik Park¹, So Young Jin²

¹Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Soonchunghyang University, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Anatomical Pathology, College of Medicine, Soonchunghyang University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is an immunologic disorder characterized by progressive destruction of the exocrine glands due to infiltration of lymphocyte resulting in mucosal and conjunctival dryness accompanied by a variety of autoimmune phenomena. And SS is divided into primary and secondary by accompanying collagen vascular diseases In Korea, only a few cases of primary SS and primary SS with interstitial pneumonitis have been documented Recently we experinced a suspected case of primary SS with interstitial pneumonitis diagnosed by sublabial and open lung biopsy, Schirmer’s test and slit lamp test.

Key Words: Sjögren’s syndrome, Interstitial pneumonitis