TY - JOUR T1 - Anti-dsDNA antibodies associated with acute EBV infection in Sjögren's syndrome JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases JO - Ann Rheum Dis SP - 992 LP - 992 DO - 10.1136/ard.60.10.992 VL - 60 IS - 10 AU - E Y PADALKO AU - X BOSSUYT Y1 - 2001/10/01 UR - http://ard.bmj.com/content/60/10/992.abstract N2 - The role of viral infection in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases is not clear. Some authors have suggested a role for herpes viruses and retroviruses in the pathogenesis of systemic rheumatic diseases,1-4 whereas others have produced evidence against this idea.5-7 In this report we present a case in which an association was found between Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and anti-DNA antibodies in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome.A 28 year old woman was diagnosed with Sjögren's syndrome. The clinical presentation … ER -