Infections increase the risk of developing Sjögren's syndrome.

Johannes MoforsE V ArkemaA BjörkL WestermarkM KvarnströmH Forsblad-d'EliaS Magnusson BucherP ErikssonT MandlGunnel Nordmark Marie Wahren-Herlenius

Published in: Journal of internal medicine (2019)

Infections increase the risk of developing pSS, most prominently SSA/SSB autoantibody-positive disease, suggesting that microbial triggers of immunity may partake in the pathogenetic process of pSS.

Keyphrases

microbial community
case report
disease activity
systemic lupus erythematosus