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DH340 : The Class : Intro : Response : Autoimmune Gallery
Sjogren's Syndrome

Etiology

Autoimmune disease

Decreased lacrimal flow

Decreased salivary flow

 

 

 

 

Predilection

 

Middle aged adults

Greater in females

 

 

 

 

Location

Eyes

Oral cavity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clinical Appearance

Primary=

Xerophthalmia
Xerostomia

Secondary=

Xerophthalmia
Xerostomia
Other autoimmune diseases

Treatment

Xerostomia

Saliva substitutes

Saliva substitutes

 

 

 

 

Diagnostic Process

Clinical

Radiographic

Microscopic

Laboratory

 

 

 

 

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