The Association between Serological Biomarkers and Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome Associated with Peripheral Polyneuropathy
Table 1
Clinical comparisons of Sjogren’s syndrome with or without peripheral neuropathy.
Sjogren’s syndrome
With neuropathy
Without neuropathy
Age
56.3 ± 18.57
54.83 ± 17.77 ()
Male/female
4/14
36/196 ()
Discharge diagnosis
Peripheral nerve system involvement
Peripheral neuropathy
Cranial neuropathy
6
0
Mixed sensorimotor polyneuropathy
12
0
Spinal stenosis/herniated disc
0
16
Central nervous system involvement
Cerebral infarction or vasculitis
0
16
Movement disorder
0
5
Meningoencephalitis
0
9
Psychiatric problems
0
16
Epilepsy
0
3
Gastrointestinal tract bleeding
0
9
Hepatitis
0
8
Interstitial lung disease
0
6
GYN/OBS related diseases
0
4
Sialadenitis
0
4
Trauma
0
4
Heart diseases
0
4
Endocrinopathy
0
4
Surgery
0
3
Infectious disease
0
77†
Vasculopathy/vasculitis
0
13
Metabolic derangement
0
11
Tumor
0
20ξ
GYN/OBS: gynaecology and obstetrics. †There are 77 cases who suffered from infections, including pulmonary origin in 25, urinary tract infection in 26, and soft tissue infection in 5, and the remaining 21 had infection from other sites. ξThe tumors in 10 cases were benign while the other 10 were malignant.
