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Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa
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A rare case of cerebellar degeneration due to primary Sjogren’s syndrome

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Aveiro M, Cunha R, Rodrigues T, Domingues J, Aguiar R, Oliveira A

Abstract

Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune pathology which mainly affects salivary and lacrimal glands. Cerebellar degeneration association with SS is very rare, with only a few cases described. The treatment of SS with central nervous system involvement is not consensual. We present a 48-year-old woman with dysarthria, diplopia and ataxia associated with xerostomia. The brain magnetic imaging revealed bilateral cerebellar atrophy. She had antibody positivity for anti-SSA and anti-SSB and minor salivary glands biopsy revealed lymphocytic infiltration. Methylprednisolone, cyclophosphamide and intravenous immunoglobulin yielded no results. Rituximab was initiated with improvement in dysarthria and coordination.

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2022-03-27

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Marcelo Aveiro, Rita Cunha, Tatiana Rodrigues, Joana Domingues, Renata Aguiar, Ana Oliveira. A rare case of cerebellar degeneration due to primary Sjogren’s syndrome. ARP Rheumatology, Vol 1, nº3 2022:260-261. PMID: 36242593
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