A 41-year-old Female Presenting with Sicca Syndrome
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2008 Objective: To describe a case of Sicca syndrome, review the literature on and discuss the diagnostic criteria for Sjögren Syndrome. Methods: Design: Case report Setting: Private Clinic Patients: One Results: A 41-year-old female ...
Laurence Ian Tan +1 more
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Health-related quality of life and depression among participants in the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance registry. [PDF]
, 2017 ObjectiveTo examine health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and depression among participants in an international Sjögren's syndrome (SS) registry, comparing those with and without SS.MethodsCross-sectional study of participants in the Sjögren's ...
Chou, Annie +5 more
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IRT5 Probiotics Changes Immune Modulatory Protein Expression in the Extraorbital Lacrimal Glands of an Autoimmune Dry Eye Mouse Model [PDF]
, 2020 PURPOSE. While the association between the gut microbiome and the immune system has been studied in autoimmune disorders, little is known about ocular disease.
Choi, Se Hyun +6 more
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Primary Sjögren′s syndrome without ocular involvement: A rare case report
Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2014 Sjögren′s Syndrome (SS) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disorder, characterized by the lymphocytic infiltration of lacrimal and salivary glands, giving rise to dry eyes (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) and dry mouth (xerostomia).
Tushar Phulambrikar +3 more
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Multimodal Assessment and Characterization of Sicca Syndrome
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Background: Sicca syndrome represents a heterogeneous group of conditions, such as Sjögren syndrome, causing xerophthalmiaand xerostomia. This study characterizes in depth patients with Sicca syndrome and evaluates salivary gland ultrasound (SGUS ...
Emelie Kramer +8 more
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Testosterone Influence on Gene Expression in Lacrimal Glands of Mouse Models of Sjögren Syndrome [PDF]
, 2019 Purpose: Sjögren syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that occurs almost exclusively in women and is associated with extensive inflammation in lacrimal tissue, an immune-mediated destruction and/or dysfunction of glandular epithelial cells, and a ...
Kam, Wendy R. +6 more
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Impacto da poluição ambiental na superfície ocular de pacientes com síndrome de Sjögren [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: To evaluate the effect of air pollution on the ocular surface of patients with Sjögren's syndrome. Methods: We investigated the ocular surfaces of thirty patients with Sjögren's syndrome and thirty healthy volunteers (control group) living in ...
Berra, Alejandro +5 more
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Role of M3 Muscarinic Acethylcholine Receptor Antibodies as a New Marker in Primary Sjögren Syndrome [PDF]
, 2017 Aims: This paper investigates the presence of M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor autoantibody present in the serum of patients with primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS).
Borda, Enri Santiago +4 more
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Livedoid Vasculitis in a Patient With Sjogren Syndrome Successfully Treated With Methotrexate
Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2022 Introduction: Cutaneous vasculitis occurs in a sizable minority of patients with Sjogren syndrome. In addition, their response to different modalities of therapy is variable.
Abdulkarim Yousef Aldehaim +1 more
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Diadenosine Polyphosphates in Tears of Sjögren Syndrome Patients [PDF]
, 2010 Purpose.: To analyze the levels of diadenosine tetraphosphate (Ap4A) and diadenosine pentaphosphate (Ap5A) in tears of subjects with Sjögren syndrome and to compare them with those in a control group.
Carracedo Rodríguez, Juan Gonzalo +2 more
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