title: Congenital heart block associated with undiagnosed maternal Primary Sjögren's Syndrome -- a case report and discussion.
abstract: Congenital heart block (CHB) has been linked with Sjögren's Syndrome. This paper reports a case of previously undiagnosed maternal Primary Sjögren's Syndrome (1 degrees SS) that was only discovered following the birth of the patient's first child with CHB. The possible pathophysiological mechanisms underlying CHB associated with 1 degrees SS are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, University of Liverpool Dental Hospital & School, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Moots
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Field
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*