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Resumen
Se realiza un seguimiento durante 6 años a una mujer de 76 años en la que clínicamente se sospecha la presencia de síndrome de Sjögren. De forma repentina desarrolla características clínicas y serológicas de lupus eritematoso sistémico. El lupus del anciano es un subtipo de lupus de características clínicas diferentes, y su curso es más benigno que en pacientes jóvenes.
Palabras clave:
Overlap
Lupus
Sjögren
Anciano
Abstract
A 76-years-old woman, who had been followed up for six years for possible primary Sjögren's syndrome, is reported. She suddenly developed serological and clinical characteristics of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE in the elderly constitutes a different clinical subtype with a milder course than in young patients.
Key words:
Overlap
Lupus
Sjögren
Elderly
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