title: a 49-year-old woman with dyspnoea, palpitations and syncope.
abstract: Pulmonary hypertension is rarely described in association with Sjögren's syndrome. The authors report the case of a patient in which pulmonary hypertension was the inaugural clinical manifestation of primary Sjögren's syndrome. Clinical assessment, differential diagnosis, etiopathological implications, and therapeutic approach are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, St. Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gallerani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Govoni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zanardi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Percoco
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toselli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Trotta
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy