Major upper airways obstruction associated with Sjögren's syndrome: a case report and literature review.
This short report describes the development of life-threatening upper airways obstruction in a patient with primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS), and reviews the published literature on this unusual development.
Kelly
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Department of Rheumatology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Griffiths
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D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D010309:Parotitis / Q000473:pathology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology