Primary juvenile Sjögren's syndrome.
Primary Sjögren's syndrome has rarely been reported in children. We report 3 patients who developed lacrimal and salivary gland involvement at ages 3, 7 and 9, respectively. The one who began at age 3 is the youngest we could find reported. Sjögren's syndrome-type involvement was documented objectively at both sites and associated connective tissue diseases were ruled out in all 3 patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012796:Sialography; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; C035357:SS-B antibodies