Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and primary Sjögren's syndrome

• Autor(a) principal: Lazzari, Jacqueline Mori
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Lang, Maria Gabriela, Staub, Henrique Luiz
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Scientia Medica (Porto Alegre. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/scientiamedica/article/view/29837
• topic: Sjogren's syndrome; encephalopathies; brain disorders; autoimmune diseases.; Síndrome de Sjogren; encefalopatias; doenças cerebrais; doenças autoimunes.

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a nebulous disorder triggered by a number of conditions, mostly hypertensive crisis, renal insufficiency, and immunosuppressive therapy. Other possible etiologies include eclampsia, transplantation and infections. The association of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with autoimmune diseases has been rather intriguing. We herein describe an unusual case of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a patient with primary Sjögren's syndrome, hypertension and lung infection. This is probably the second reported case associating posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and primary Sjögren's syndrome. If the posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome was triggered by primary Sjögren's syndrome itself or by its comorbidities remains an open question.