title: Lymphocytic autoimmune hidradenitis, cutaneous leucocytoclastic vasculitis and primary Sjögren's syndrome.
abstract: We describe a 60-year-old woman with primary Sjögren's syndrome, mixed cryoglobulinaemia and cutaneous leucocytoclastic vasculitis who developed generalized hypohidrosis with a markedly decreased sweating response to pilocarpine chloride. Skin biopsies demonstrated dense peri-eccrine lymphocytic infiltrates in the lower reticular dermis, with glandular atrophy. From previous studies it is evident that although patients with Sjögren's syndrome commonly have skin dryness, a lymphocytic hidradenitis has been documented only in a few cases. The histological findings in this case support the role of autoimmune hidradenitis in the development of hypohidrosis in Sjögren's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Consorci Sanitari de Mataró, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sais
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Admella
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fantova
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Montero
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D016575:Hidradenitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology