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Jorge C. Kattah, MD; Meena Gujrati, MD

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The recent article published by Pittock et al¹ proposes that the association between neuromyelitis optica (NMO) spectrum disorders and other autoimmune diseases such as Sjögren syndrome (SS) or systemic lupus erythematosus represents 2 independent conditions that coexist in the same patient. We describe a patient with clinical, serologic, imaging, and neuropathologic findings that support their notion; our patient underwent anti-aquaporin 4 antibody testing that was found positive at a dilution of 1:1920.

A 43-year-old female patient with a history of dry mouth, dry eyes, and 1 episode of parotiditis had positive titers for SS-A, SS-B, and antinuclear antibody titers of 1:1280. A lip biopsy specimen showed lymphocytic infiltrates of the salivary glands and the SS diagnosis was made. One year later, she developed a sensory syndrome involving the left side of her body; a magnetic resonance image of the head showed a large . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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