HYPOKALEMIC PARALYSIS AS A PRESENTING MANIFESTATION OF PRIMARY SJOGREN’S SYNDROME  A CASE REPORT.

DR.K.B.R.SASTRY; DR.S.KONDAL REDDY; DR.K.JOY MOUNICA

Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2015

HYPOKALEMIC PARALYSIS AS A PRESENTING MANIFESTATION OF PRIMARY SJOGREN’S SYNDROME A CASE REPORT.

Dr. K. B. R. Sastry, Dr. S. Kondal Reddy, Dr. K. Joy Mounica

Abstract :

Sjogren�s syndrome is a chronic slowly progressive autoimmune disease characterised by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands resulting in xerostomia and dry eyes with systemic manifestations. The disease may present alone (primary sjogren�s syndrome,pSS) or in association with other autoimmune rheumatic diseases (secondary sjogren�s syndrome).It primarily affects middle aged women. We herein report a case who presented with hypokalemic paralysis which on further work up found to be secondary to pSS.