Sjogren's Syndrome.
10.3349/ymj.2003.44.6.947
- Author:
Habib Ur REHMAN
1
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, Broomfield Hospital, Court Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7ET, UK. habib786@aol.com
- Publication Type:Review ; Biography ; Historical Article
- Keywords:
Sjogren;
sicca;
xerophthalmia;
xerostomia;
lacrimal
- MeSH:
Eye Diseases/etiology;
History of Medicine, 20th Cent.;
Human;
Mouth Diseases/etiology;
*Sjogren's Syndrome/complications/diagnosis/history/physiopathology/therapy;
Skin Diseases/etiology;
Sweden
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2003;44(6):947-954
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Sjogren's syndrome (SS) describes xeropthalmia and xerostomia due to lymphocytic infiltrates of lacrimal and salivary glands. SS may occur alone (primary SS) or in association with several other autoimmune diseases (secondary SS). The clinical features involve a wide variety of organs, including skin, eyes, oral cavity and salivary glands, and systems, including nervous, musculoskeletal, genitourinary and vascular. Sicca symptoms can be found in a number of other disorders including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, primary biliary cirrhosis, and other rheumatic disorders.
