Sjogren syndrome presenting as atrioventricular block in an adult.
Arrhythmias
Cardiovascular medicine
Pacing and electrophysiology
Rheumatology
Sjogren's syndrome
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 Apr 2022
08 Apr 2022
Historique:
pmc-release:
08
04
2024
entrez:
9
4
2022
pubmed:
10
4
2022
medline:
13
4
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A woman in her late teens with a history of Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and ongoing sicca symptoms presented with syncope. Upon admission, she was found to be bradycardic with a second-degree atrioventricular (AV) block. After infectious, structural and metabolic aetiologies had been ruled out, she was worked up for rheumatologic causes.Our patient had elevated titres of anti-Sjogren syndrome (SS) antibodies anti-Ro antibodies and was diagnosed with AV block secondary to SS. She was treated with a permanent pacemaker. Patient was followed up in clinic where she denied further syncopal episodes and was started on secretagogues for sicca symptoms.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35396234
pii: 15/4/e247337
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-247337
pmc: PMC8996011
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.