Sjögren’s syndrome versus IgG4-related diseases – classification difficulties and treatment progress

Sjögren’s syndrome versus IgG4-related diseases – classification difficulties and treatment progress

Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by lymphocytic infiltration in exocrine glands mainly salivary and lacrimal which affects impairment of their functions. Some patients develop extraglandular symptoms such as chronic fatigue, arthralgia, or lung, renal, central o...

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Main Authors: Anna Nowakowska-Płaza, Jacek Falkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2014-09-01
Series:Rheumatology
Subjects:
B lymphocytes
epithelitis
IgG4-related diseases
rituximab
Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/Sjogren-s-syndrome-versus-IgG4-related-diseases-classification-difficulties-and-treatment-progress,18,23336,1,1.html

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