Successful Treatment of Sjögren’s Syndrome Presenting as a Condition Similar to Chronic Capillary Leak Syndrome Using Combination Therapy with High-Dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Glucocorticoid
Joint Authors
Tokura, Masami
Niwano, Tomoko
Nagasaka, Kenji
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-03-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 70-year-old woman with Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) complained of generalized edema.
Computed tomography showed thoracoabdominal fluid, suggesting serositis with SS.
35 mg/day of prednisolone as a monotherapy was ineffective.
Moreover, hemoconcentration with hypoalbuminemia without inflammatory signs lead us to consider the systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS).
Additional treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and prednisolone dramatically decreased the thoracoabdominal fluid.
However, when reducing the prednisolone dose, the thoracoabdominal fluid reincreased.
Retreatment with IVIG without increasing the prednisolone dose was ineffective.
However, additional prednisolone of 35 mg/day was effective, suggesting SCLS with SS might require combination therapy with IVIG and glucocorticoid.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tokura, Masami& Niwano, Tomoko& Nagasaka, Kenji. 2019. Successful Treatment of Sjögren’s Syndrome Presenting as a Condition Similar to Chronic Capillary Leak Syndrome Using Combination Therapy with High-Dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Glucocorticoid. Case Reports in Rheumatology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tokura, Masami…[et al.]. Successful Treatment of Sjögren’s Syndrome Presenting as a Condition Similar to Chronic Capillary Leak Syndrome Using Combination Therapy with High-Dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Glucocorticoid. Case Reports in Rheumatology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tokura, Masami& Niwano, Tomoko& Nagasaka, Kenji. Successful Treatment of Sjögren’s Syndrome Presenting as a Condition Similar to Chronic Capillary Leak Syndrome Using Combination Therapy with High-Dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Glucocorticoid. Case Reports in Rheumatology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144233
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144233