Considering that IgG4-related syndrome also affects the parotid glands frequently, this overlap in symptoms further supports biopsy as a method to ensure the correct diagnosis of Sjögren's ...

Patients with Sjögren syndrome have an increased risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It is estimated that approximately 10% of patients with significant dry eye disease have Sjögren syndrome.

Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disorder, characterized by lymphocytic infiltration and malfunction of the exocrine glands, resulting in dry mouth and eyes.

The ability to identify the features of Sjögren’s syndrome, and to seek payer approval for specific manifestations of the disease, is of paramount importance for the rheumatologist, according ...

Discussion Sjögren syndrome is a chronic, multisystem autoimmune condition, typically affecting the exocrine glands and resulting in the classic sicca symptoms of dry eyes and mouth. This is owing to ...

Primary Sjögren’s syndrome is associated with increased cardiovascular comorbidities, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.“Patients with chronic autoimmune diseases such ...

More women have Sjögren’s syndrome than breast cancer—90 percent of those that have it are women. The challenge is that only about one million are diagnosed.

References 1. Kang Z, Du Y, Cui R, et al. Psoriasis increases the risk of Sjögren's syndrome: evidence from a propensity score-matched cohort study and transcriptomic analysis.

Sjögren's syndrome is an uncommon systemic autoimmune disease that affects approximately 1% of the population. The characteristic symptoms of the syndrome include dry eyes and dry mouth, among ...

Ocular and Systemic Morbidity in a Longitudinal Cohort of Sjögren's Syndrome Akpek EK, Mathews P, Hahn S, et al Ophthalmology. 2015;122:56-61 ...