Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) belongs to a group of necrotic angiitis. During the illness, necrotic changes are found in small and middle dimensions arteries. Primary Sjögren’s syndrome is a chronic, autoimmunological systematic illness of connective tissue with characteristic infiltration of lymphocytes and plasmatic cells in endocrine glands. Despite the fact that both disease entities are well known and primary Sjögren’s syndrome is the second most commonly appearing autoimmunological sickness, the coexistence of both simultaneously is described very rarely. So far only three such cases have been presented. The case of 53-year-old woman is presented, who since 2003 has been hospitalized due to her ailments several times, at surgery, internal medicine, and rheumatology wards. In 2006, she was admitted to rheumatology clinic of Pomeranian Medical University (PAM) to be diagnosed both subjectively and objectively. Additional examinations proved that she had been suffering from overlapping PAN and primary Sjögren’s syndrome (PSS). She fulfilled 5 out of 10 criteria for PAN and all criteria for PSS. For treatment the boluses of methyloprednisolon and cyclophosphamid every 4 weeks were used what resulted in curing the patient.

in the analysis. Nearly 39% (8109) patients were over age 65. Since trials were of varying durations, we report event rates as incidence per 100 patient-years of exposure. Results Of the 27,039 patients studied, 15,071 received meloxicam in doses of 7.5 ? 30 mg daily. A total of 11,078 patients took diclofenac, naproxen or piroxicam. An additional 736 patients were randomised to placebo. The number of patients with cardiovascular and renal events adverse events is shown in the Table 1 below. Incidence rates in parenthesis refer to rates per 100 patient years.

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them were estimated as 0.46%, 0.13%, 0.13% respectively for the first 3 and 0.06% for the last 4 diseases. Conclusion This is the first comprehensive prevalence study on rheumatic diseases in such a sample which may reflect Turkish population because of migration in this area from nearly all over Turkey. The study will be maintained up to 3000 subject and presented at Eular 2001 Congress as a completed study.