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My allergy specialist and my otolaryngology doctor seem to disagree on whether i have sjs. i just had a mouth biopsy done will this test for sjs?
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If you are talking: about Sjogren's Syndrome auto immune disease ( SJS is not a accepted abrv) Yes minor salivary glands in the biopsy will show the infiltration of lymphocytes quicker answer and is a minor procedure. If your talking some thing else sorry.
Answered 4/27/2015
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