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Primary Sjögren syndrome that initially presented with repeated hypergammaglobulinemic purpura after prolonged sitting
Author(s) -
Zhihua Zhou,
Weixiong Jiang,
Ming Wang,
Yongyuan Liu,
Wei Zhang,
Manping Huang,
Dan Liang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000009187
Subject(s) - medicine , hydroxychloroquine , purpura (gastropod) , sitting , dermatology , palpable purpura , surgery , vasculitis , pathology , henoch schonlein purpura , disease , ecology , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology
Abstract Rationale: Purpura is a common dermatologic manifestation in Sjögren syndrome (SS). When a patient presents with sicca symptoms, the diagnosis of SS is not difficult. Patient concerns: Here, we reported a case of a 52-year-old Chinese woman who initially presented with nonpalpable purpura on both lower extremities, and these lesions had developed soon after prolonged sitting. In the past 2 years, she had repeated cutaneous nonpalpable purpura 4 times. She had no sicca symptoms, dry eyes, or dry mouth. Diagnoses: Combining the laboratory findings, Schirmer test, and labial gland biopsy, primary SS was confirmed. Interventions: The patient was placed on a trial of hydroxychloroquine (200 mg once daily). Outcomes: The purpura on both lower extremities had faded at the sixth day after onset and at the third day after hydroxychloroquine treatment. Lessons: These case was not easy to diagnosis primary SS because she had no sicca symptoms. A patient with primary SS who initially presented with recurrent purpura associated with prolonged sitting. Prolonged sitting had been a possible aggravating factor for the cutaneous purpura of this patient with primary SS.

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