Burke M J, Carty J E
Postgrad Med J. 1979 Jun;55(644):423-5. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.55.644.423.
Three cases of systemic sclerosis in which trigeminal neuropathy was the presenting symptom are described. All 3 patients had progressive diseases and 2 died from its complications. In each case extensive neurological investigation was undertaken before the disease was recognized and it is suggested that earlier recognition of the systemic sclerosis might obviate the need for this. Trigeminal neuropathy in systemic sclerosis was associated with a poor prognosis in 2 of the patients.
本文描述了3例以三叉神经病变为首发症状的系统性硬化症病例。所有3例患者均患有进行性疾病，其中2例死于并发症。在每例患者中，在确诊该疾病之前均进行了广泛的神经学检查，提示早期识别系统性硬化症可能避免此类检查的必要性。在2例患者中，系统性硬化症合并的三叉神经病变预后较差。
