Co-occurrence of Three Systemic Diseases: ANCA-associated Vasculitis, Sjögren's syndrome and Sarcoidosis

Intern Med. 2023 Aug 1;62(15):2215-2221. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0966-22. Epub 2022 Nov 30.

Abstract

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), Sjögren's syndrome (SjS), and sarcoidosis are systemic diseases targeting multiple organs. While a careful differential diagnosis of these diseases is often required, their co-occurrence in the same patient has been previously reported. We herein report a 58-year-old Japanese man diagnosed with the co-occurrence of three systemic diseases (AAV, SjS, and sarcoidosis) in addition to monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), which emphasizes the importance of considering the possible co-occurrence of these diseases as well as their differentiation.

Keywords: ANCA-associated vasculitis; Sjögren's syndrome; monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; sarcoidosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis* / complications
  • Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis* / diagnosis
  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance* / diagnosis
  • Sarcoidosis* / complications
  • Sarcoidosis* / diagnosis
  • Sjogren's Syndrome* / complications
  • Sjogren's Syndrome* / diagnosis

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic