title: Lacrimo-auricolo-dento-digital syndrome mimicking primary juvenile Sjögren's syndrome.
abstract: We describe a 24 year old female patient affected with symptoms of severe xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sicca since her childhood. She also had several malformations involving face and digits as well as cup shaped ears, enamel dysplasia and absence of lacrimal puncta. Hence, the diagnosis of Lacrimo-Auricolo-Dento-Digital (LADD) syndrome was made. The main differences between this rare, inherited disease and primary juvenile Sjögren's syndrome are pointed out.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, University of Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ostuni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Modolo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Revelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Secchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Battista
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tregnaghi
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Andretta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Todesco
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities