title: Serum hyperviscosity syndrome responding to therapeutic plasmapheresis in a patient with primary Sjögren's syndrome.
abstract: Hyperviscosity syndrome is a disorder first described in patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia and is not commonly seen in rheumatic diseases. Its association with Sjögren's syndrome is very rare and it has been reported in very few patients. We report the case of a patient with primary Sjögren's syndrome presenting as hyperviscosity syndrome who was successfully treated with therapeutic plasma exchange.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan 14000, Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: J Abraham
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Simón
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lazo-Langner
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duarte-Rojo
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Velázquez-González
authors.forename: Sergio A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Guerrero
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Guerrero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D001809:Blood Viscosity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000097:blood*; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies