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Is there a role for immunosuppression in addition to standard PAH therapy in the management of pulmonary hypertension associated with primary Sjogrens syndrome?

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Rheumatology · Univ of Pennsylvania

In short: maybe. Pulmonary hypertension is quite uncommon in Sjogren’s. When I find it, I look for other causes of pulmonary hypertension, especially ILD, and for systemic sclerosis. I also consider other potential indications for immunosuppressive therapy such as inflammatory joint pain. There is, ...

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