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The overlap of primary Sjögren’s syndrome with antiphospholipid syndrome in man: case report

Ewa Wielosz, Maria Majdan, Arkadiusz Koszarny, Iwona Żychowska
DOI: 10.20452/pamw.286
Published online: December 01, 2007
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Abstract

We describe the case a 63‑year‑old man with overlap of primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). According to literature the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies is observed in about 20% of patients with pSS. The coexistence of pSS and APS should be considered as an infrequent, but not exceptional, event.

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