title: Sjögren's syndrome.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Broomfield Hospital, Court Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7ET, UK. habib786@aol.com
authors.forename: Habib Ur
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Rehman
mesh_terms: D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013548:Sweden