Not all Sicca is Sjogren's and not all Sjogren's is Sicca.

ABSTRACT: Symptoms of dry eyes or dry mouth, otherwise known as sicca symptoms, are not always present in patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS). Approximately 20% of patients with SS do not have sicca symptoms. An unusual case of a patient presenting with complete left-sided facial hemiparesis, a history of partial bilateral sensorineural hearing loss who was found to have elevated antinuclear antibody (ANA) with high titer positive SSA/Ro antibody, evidence of bilateral parotitis on imaging and absence of sicca symptoms, prompted us to perform a literature review. Twelve case reports relating facial nerve palsy and Sjögren's were found and only one described a similar constellation of features of unilateral facial weakness and otalgia. Management of facial nerve palsy related to Sjögren's is unclea

SUBMITTER: Neumann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7917020 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature