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Sjögren's syndrome and serous otitis media
Author(s) -
Michel Randall G.,
Hughes Lynn A.,
Hudson William R.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197607000-00014
Subject(s) - otitis , serous fluid , pathology , medicine , eustachian tube , lymphatic system , abnormality , middle ear , anatomy , surgery , psychiatry
Extrasalivary lymphoid abnormalities in Sjögren's syndrome are well described. Patients have been found to have lymphoid infiltration of many organ systems. The nature of the lymphoid abnormalities constitutes a spectrum ranging from benign to malignant disease. A case of an elderly patient with long standing Sjögren's syndrome is presented because of the unusual manifestation of a benign lymphoid mass in the nasopharynx producing unilateral eustachian tube obstruction and serous otitis media. Serous otitis media associated with Sjögren's syndrome is recognized, but to our knowledge in previous cases an extrasalivary lymphoid abnormality has not been implicated as the underlying pathology.