sjorgen is also called the sicca syndrome.
Dry eye?
About 50% of the time Sj"ogren's syndrome occur alone, and 50% of the time it occurs contained by the presence of another connective tissue disease. The four most common diagnoses that co-exsist near Sj"ogren's syndrome are Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus, Systemic Sclerosis (scleroderma) and Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis. Sometimes researchers refer to the first type as "Primary Sj"ogren's" and the second as "Secondary Sj"ogren's." All instances of Sj"ogren's syndrome are systemic, affecting the entire body.
Monday, September 27, 2010
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