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Diseases [C] » Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05] » Joint Diseases » Arthritis » Arthritis, Rheumatoid » Sjogren's Syndrome
Diseases [C] » Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05] » Rheumatic Diseases » Arthritis, Rheumatoid » Sjogren's Syndrome
Diseases [C] » Stomatognathic Diseases [C07] » Mouth Diseases » Salivary Gland Diseases » Xerostomia » Sjogren's Syndrome
Diseases [C] » Eye Diseases [C11] » Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases » Dry Eye Syndromes » Sjogren's Syndrome
Diseases [C] » Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17] » Connective Tissue Diseases » Rheumatic Diseases » Arthritis, Rheumatoid » Sjogren's Syndrome
Diseases [C] » Immune System Diseases [C20] » Autoimmune Diseases » Arthritis, Rheumatoid » Sjogren's Syndrome
Description
Chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease in which the salivary and lacrimal glands undergo progressive destruction by lymphocytes and plasma cells resulting in decreased production of saliva and tears. The primary form, often called sicca syndrome, involves both KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA and XEROSTOMIA. The secondary form includes, in addition, the presence of a connective tissue disease, usually rheumatoid arthritis. MeSH
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Altoona Center for Clinical Research
Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria della Misericordia
Hoosier Cancer Research Network
Michigan Cornea Consultants, PC
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
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