There is no known cure for Sjögren's syndrome.
Who is most likely to develop Sjögren's syndrome?
Sjögren's Syndrome can produce a variety of complaints.
What are the treatment options for Sjögren's syndrome?
Sjögren's syndrome is not usually life-threatening.
Sjögren's syndrome is mostly characterized by dry eyes
and mouth.
Sjögren's syndrome most commonly causes dry eyes and mouth.
Dry eyes and mouth, if Sjögren's syndrome is present.
Some people who have Sjögren's syndrome develop complications such as:.
Sjögren's syndrome(dry eyes and dry mouth)
is commonly associated with PBC.
The two symptoms that everyone with Sjögren's syndrome will notice are:.
Parotid gland tumours: these may be more common in Sjögren's syndrome.
Primary Sjögren's syndrome: this describes Sjögren's syndrome which occurs by itself.
So far, it does not seem that Sjögren's syndrome can be prevented.
Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that sometimes
occurs alongside RA and SLE.
Sjögren's syndrome(most commonly as keratoconjunctivitis sicca and occasionally as episcleritis or scleritis).
Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease which most commonly
causes dry eyes and mouth.
Sjögren's syndrome typically affects in adults aged
40 to 50 years, and especially women.
Joint specialists(rheumatologists) are the main doctors who have specialist knowledge of Sjögren's syndrome.
From diseases that affect the salivary glands, such as Sjögren's syndrome or scleroderma.
Immunosuppressive agents:
these are medicines that damp down the abnormal antibody production in Sjögren's syndrome.
Sjögren's syndrome(an autoimmune disease that can occur along with rheumatoid arthritis)-
dry eyes and mouth.
Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that sometimes
occurs on the side of RA and SLE.
HLA DR3 is correlated strongly with Sjögren's syndrome, myasthenia gravis, SLE, and DM Type 1.
Good at treating scleroderma, multiple myositis, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid diseases, Sjögren's syndrome, Behcet's syndrome, etc.
There are a number of investigations that your doctor may do to help diagnose Sjögren's syndrome.
As mentioned above, a small number of people with Sjögren's syndrome develop lymphoma, most commonly non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
This means that the symptoms of Sjögren's syndrome are mainly due to dryness
and lack of gland secretions.
If you have Sjögren's syndrome, you should take extra good
care of your teeth and visit your dentist regularly.
It may also occur following radiotherapy to the head or neck, or as a symptom of Sjögren's syndrome.