Abstract

SJOGRENS SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT

Ria Maria Varghese*, Sanisha V. Soman and Jiji Alfred

ABSTRACT

Sjögren's is a systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease that can affect many different parts of the body, but most often affects the tear and saliva glands. Many patients develop Sjögren's syndrome as a complication of another autoimmune disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. Between 400,000 and 3.1 million adults have Sjögren's syndrome. This condition can affect people of any age, but symptoms usually appear between the ages of 45 and 55. It affects ten times as many women as men. About half of patients also have rheumatoid arthritis or other connective tissue diseases, such as lupus. Most individuals with Sjögren’s syndrome present with sicca symptoms, such as xerophthalmia (dry eyes), xerostomia (dry mouth), and parotid gland enlargement. In addition, numerous extraglandular features such as arthralgia, arthritis, myalgia, pulmonary disease, gastrointestinal disease, leukopenia, anemia, lymphadenopathy, neuropathy, vasculitis, renal tubular acidosis, lymphoma.

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