Church | John DeSalvo
The differential diagnosis spun in her head like a carousel.
Lupus, Sjögren's, rheumatoid arthritis. But his specific autoantibodies were negative. Yet... the dry eyes, the joint pain. She ordered a lip biopsy to look for the lymphocytic infiltrates of Sjögren's, even without the blood markers. Negative. inmunoglobulina g alta causas
She walked into the examination room where Arthur sat, his hands resting on his knees, a faint tremor in his left index finger. "So, Dr. Sharpe," he said, his voice dry as autumn leaves. "What's the verdict? Am I just old?" The differential diagnosis spun in her head like a carousel