A Case of Overlap Syndrome of Dermatomyositis and Sjogren's Syndrome associated with IgA Nephropathy.
- Author:
Jin Hyang SHIN
1
;
Keun Woo PARK
;
Ja Kyoung CHO
;
Seok Jae HAN
;
Seung hie CHUNG
;
Chae Gi KIM
;
Jung Yoon CHOE
;
Sang Gyung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. shchung@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Overlap syndrome;
Dermatomyositis;
Sjogren's syndrome;
IgA nephropathy
- MeSH:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid;
Connective Tissue Diseases;
Dermatomyositis*;
Glomerulonephritis, IGA*;
Humans;
Immunoglobulin A*;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic;
Polymyositis;
Scleroderma, Systemic;
Serologic Tests;
Sjogren's Syndrome*
- From:The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
2005;12(4):351-355
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An "overlap syndrome" is used to describe patients who have two or more well-defined connective tissue diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), and polymyositis. Their coexistence is defined clinically and often by specific serologic tests. We report a case of dermatomyositis associated with IgA nephropathy that had overlapping features of Sjogren's syndrome. This dermatomyositis and Sjogren's overlap is a rarely reported overlap syndrome worldwide.
