A Rheumatic Cause of Large Lung Cysts: Sjögren's Syndrome

Abstract

Sjögren's syndrome (SjS) is a chronic autoimmune disease with glandular and extra glandular manifestations. One of the organs affected by systemic involvement is the lung. Involvement of pulmonary structures can be seen as airway abnormalities or interstitial lung disease. In addition, cystic changes in quite different patterns can be detected on thorax computed tomography in patients with primary SjS. Cystic lung disease occurs in up to 20% of patients with SjS and is usually less than 3 cm in size. In this article, an example of cystic involvement accompanying interstitial lung disease in a patient with SjS is presented in the light of current literature.

Keywords

• cyst
• lung diseases
• sjogren’s syndrome