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Lacrimal gland atrophy and dry eye related to isotretinoin, androgen, and prolactin: differential diagnosis for Sjogren's syndrome

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ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE OFTALMOLOGIA
卷 84, 期 1, 页码 78-82

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CONSEL BRASIL OFTALMOLOGIA
DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20210012

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Testosterone congeners; Isotretinoin; Dry eye syndrome; Lacrimal glands; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pituitary neoplasms; Adenoma; Prolactin; Sjogren's syndrome

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  1. Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) (Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil) [2014/23211-0, 2014/22451-7]
  2. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) (Brasilia, DF, Brazil) [474450/2012-0]
  3. Research Core of Ocular Physiopathology and Therapeutics from Universidade de Sao Paulo (NAP-FTO)(Ribeirao Preto, SP. Brazil), FAEPA [12.1.25431.01.7]

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This report examines three cases of sicca syndrome, initially suspected to be Sjogren's syndrome but ruled out by clinical and laboratory investigations. The study found a potential link between chronic exposure to isotretinoin, anabolic androgenic steroids, and prolactin-secreting pituitary adenoma, and the development of dry eye syndrome. Further research on dosage, duration, and other factors related to these associations is needed to confirm and expand upon these findings.
This report is of three cases of sicca syndrome, initially suspected to be Sjogren's syndrome, which was ruled out by clinical and laboratory investigations. The patients were a 24-year-old woman, a 32-year-old man, and a 77-year-old woman with chronic symptoms of sicca syndrome, including dry eye syndrome. The first case was associated with the use of isotretinoin, a retinoic acid. The second was associated with the use of anabolic androgenic steroids, and the third was related to a prolactin- secreting pituitary adenoma. All cases manifested sicca, including dry eye syndrome, after those events, and the manifestations persisted. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed bilateral atrophy of the lacrimal gland. The medical history, ocular examinations, laboratory exams, and magnetic resonance images confirmed dry eye syndrome; however, the exams were all negative for Sjogren's syndrome. The lacrimal gland was absent on magnetic resonance imaging in all three cases. The clinical history revealed that the signs and symptoms appeared after chronic exposure to retinoic acid, anabolic androgenic steroids, and a prolactin-secreting pituitary adenoma, respectively. Chronic isotretinoin, anabolic androgenic steroids, and prolactin-secreting pituitary adenoma or, in this last case, its inhibitory treatment, can cause lacrimal gland atrophy, sicca syndrome, and dry eye syndrome, and a differential diagnosis of Sjogren's syndrome. Further studies on doses, time, and other susceptibilities to the long-lasting adverse effects of retinoic acid, anabolic androgenic steroids, and the repercussions of prolactin-secreting pituitary adenoma are necessary to confirm and expand upon these associations.

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