Case of Sjögren's syndrome presenting as trigeminal nerve palsy.
We herein report the case of a female with Sjogren's syndrome (SS) complicated with trigeminal nerve palsy. Although her sicca symptoms had been unnoticed, head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for detecting brain abnormalities revealed parotid gland changes associated with SS. SS should be considerd as a possible cause of trigeminal nerve disturbances. In addition, parotid gland changes related to SS should be aware in examination of cranial nerve disturbances with MRI.
Unit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Yoshiro
Y
Horai
Ayako
A
Nishino
Yoshikazu
Y
Nakashima
Takahisa
T
Suzuki
Akitomo
A
Okada
Shin-ya
SY
Kawashiri
Mami
M
Tamai
Satoshi
S
Yamasaki
Hideki
H
Nakamura
Tomoki
T
Origuchi
Atsushi
A
Kawakami
D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*