Sj�grensches Syndrom mit ausgedehnten Hauterscheinungen

Sjögren’s Syndrome Presenting as Recalcitrant Generalized Pruritus

“…Some au thors also described (as a m inor feature of th e syndrom e) some dryness of th e skin ( Behrman and Lee [4], Ritzenfeld [23]), and Bloch, Buchanan, Wohl and B unim [6], in their extensive review of 62 cases of Sjogren's syndrom e, found dry skin in 33 cases. T ogether with the classical features of keratoconjunctivitis sicca and xerostom ia, all these sym ptom s m ay be grouped under th e common denom inator of " dryness of th e skin and mucous m em branes" .…”

“…Con versely, p atien ts w ith Sjogren's syndrom e were screened for system ic lupus erythem atosus, which was found in more th a n 35 % of them [14]. O ther authors observed th a t in some instances rheum atoid arthritis m ay be replaced in the classic triad by system ic lupus erythem atosus [3,23]. Some authors feel th a t Sjogren's syndrom e m ay be considered to be a light clinical form of system ic lupus erythem atosus [14].…”