title: A case of interstitial cystitis accompanying Sjögren's syndrome.
abstract: A 51-year-old woman with interstitial cystitis was referred for screening of autoimmune disease. She was positive for results of Schirmer and Saxon tests and for ss/A and ss/B antibodies. Autoantibodies to type 3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor were detected in the patient's serum by Western blotting. We diagnosed her as having interstitial cystitis accompanying Sjögren's syndrome. To enable early treatment, interstitial cystitis should be considered when patients with Sjögren's syndrome complain of urinary symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine II, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan.
authors.forename: Etsuko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fukaya
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Reiji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kasukawa
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato