Question 1

my son has a dry area in his nose that seems to keep coming back... he usually use ayr saline nasal gel, and it goes away, but weeks later it will come back... does he have sjogrens syndrome... he has no other symptoms, but i'm worried?

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No: One cannot make a diagnosis of any rheumatic disease because of dryness in the nose. His problem is most likely an allergy, or sinus irritation. The treatment you described is perfect because it resolves the symptoms, and should have no adverse side effects. If your family has a first generation history of rheumatoid diseases, he may be at risk, but this symptom is not a diagnosis.

Question 2

what is sjogrens syndrome?

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An autoimmune diseas: Sjögren's is an autoimmune disease where the body "turns against itself" and makes antibodies against the mucous secreting areas of the body- the eyes mouth respiratory and genitourinary it is mostly associated as the dry eyes dry mouth syndrome .Other features may include arthritis and kidney disease. It is vital that you see a rheumatologist to evaluate yourcsymptoms make the correct diagnosis a.

Question 3

how does sjogrens syndrome happens?

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Autoimmune disease: Sjogrens is an autoimmune disease. This means that the body starts to " attack" itself due to an alteration in the ability to identify its own tissue. It " perceives" the target tissue as a foreign invader and tries to eliminate it. This leads to signs and symptoms of whatever organ is being attacked.  Like many autoimmune diseases, there are genetic factors that predispose someone to be affected.

Question 4

is sjogren's syndrome linked to fibromylgyia? what the symptoms of sjogrens syndrome?

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Sjogren's sydrome: Sjogrens syndrome is an autoimmune disease. The antibodies cause dry eyes dry mouth with musculoskeletal diseases. You also have depression that also compound the problem. Please see a rheumatologist. Thanks.

Question 5

is there any cure for sjogrens syndrome?

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Cure/Sjogren Syndrom: No there is no cure for sjogren syndrome but it can go into remission in some cases, some mild cases can be handled with symptomatic therapy.With proper attention to eyes and oral care patients are able to be comfortable.Dry eyes can cause trauma to eyes and corneal obesity, so all patients should be under care of eye doc, dry mouth needs to be handled by dentist to prevent tooth deacay.

Question 6

what is the treatment for sjogrens syndrome?

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Combination of meds: Treatment starts with daily oral steroids(prednisone)to gain faster control of inflammation followed by  "steroid-sparing"meds that control systemic autoimmune disease without the long term serious side-effects of steroids so steroids can be decreased and then stopped.These safer long-term drugs are low dose Methotrexate weekly, imuran, cellcept, (mycophenolate mofetil) and rituximab. Plaquenil is given to prevent flares.

Question 7

can men get sjogrens syndrome?

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Yes: More than 90% of sjogren's cases are in females.

Question 8

can you treat sjogrens syndrome?

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Yes, depends: The chronic condition is difficult to treat but may respond to topical eye and mouth treatments.  In rare cases biological agents such as humera are prescribed to treat this.

Question 9

can you tell me aboiut sjogrens syndrome?

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Dry mouth and eyes: Sjogrens is an auto-immune disease where your body attacks your salvary glands and tear glands of the eyes. This is sometimes associated with other diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. A blood test or salivary gland biopsy can give the diagnosis.

Question 10

how do you diagnose sjogrens syndrome for sure?

Accepted Answer

Bx and lab.: I do minor salivary gland bx, and really heavily on lab tests, looking for the presence of ss-a and ss-b autoantibodies.  Almost 50% of sjogren's patients have a positive rf.  Eelvations of gammaglobulins are common, especially IgG and igm. There is some heredebiity to this condition, albeit weaker than many forms of arthritis.

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