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- Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Abbreviations: SJS Category: Glands |
Prevalence |
From 499,950 to 1,433,190 cases in the US (Narváez 2020). Female/Male ratio: 8.1x. |
Age of Onset |
Onset typically occurs at age 45. |
Description |
Sjögren’s disease is a systemic autoimmune disease that can affect many parts of the body. Traditionally, it was thought to be focused on the moisture-secreting glands of the eyes and mouth, but that has since been debunked. Its name was changed from Sjögren's syndrome to Sjögren's disease to reflect the systemic nature of the disease. Sjögren's patients are also predominantly female, with a female to male ratio of roughly 10 to 1.
Sjögren's can impact many different areas of the body, including the lungs, brain, gastrointestinal tract, sinus tract, nerves, joints, blood vessels, and kidneys. Symptoms vary significantly among patients, ranging from dry eyes and dry mouth to systemic fatigue, pain and brain fog. Depression and anxiety are also common comorbidities to the disease. Patients’ quality of life can be significantly impacted, with some evidence that fatigue and pain are the greatest predictors of poor quality of life.
Patients with Sjögren's can be diagnosed through positive antibodies (SSA or SSB), seropositive, or by diagnostic criteria without the presence of antibodies (called "seronegative"). Seronegative patients report greater difficulty in obtaining a diagnosis and it is believed that, in general, Sjögren's disease is under-diagnosed.
Sjögren's disease is also often accompanied by other immune system disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. In such cases, physicians tend to refer to the patients as having Secondary Sjögren's, as opposed to Primary Sjögren's when patients only have one autoimmune disease. There has been a movement among patients and advocates to remove the label of “Secondary” as it trivializes Sjögren's as less important than the other autoimmune diseases.
Evidence of autoimmunity: Antibody ICD-10 Code: M35.0     SNOMED Code: 83901003
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Link to Healthline
Link to Cleveland Clinic
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Profile by: Ingrid HeProfile updated November 2022Charts generated Nov 16, 2024 at 09:55 AM ET |
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