Sjogren's disease
I. What every physician needs to know. Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) is described as a systemic autoimmune inflammatory exocrinopathy which affects predominately the salivary and lacrimal glands. Involvement of these glands leads to xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sicca deemed the sicca complex. Primary SS occurs in isolation while secondary SS is associated with other rheumatologic conditions such…
