Sjögren's syndrome , as the name suggests, means "dry". The main symptoms are dry mouth , dry eyes , etc. Dry mouth means that saliva secretion is reduced, making it difficult to swallow dry things such as biscuits. Dry eyes are the result of reduced tears, and blinking like eyes relieves the dryness. Therefore, patients generally drink water constantly to relieve dryness. Sjögren's syndrome is mainly an autoimmune disease with lymphocyte infiltration in the salivary glands and lacrimal glands. This disease is divided into primary Sjögren's syndrome and secondary Sjögren's syndrome .
In addition to dry eyes and dry mouth, some people also have dry skin, accompanied by " caries " and tooth loss. For example, secondary Sjögren's syndrome is combined with joint pain, skin erythema, muscle soreness, etc. It is also combined with rheumatoid arthritis , systemic lupus erythematosus and other immune system diseases .
Because this disease is an autoimmune system disease, treatment is relatively difficult and it is unlikely to be completely cured. For mild cases, " artificial tears " and "artificial saliva" can relieve the discomfort caused by the disease. If it is secondary to other immune tissue diseases, the primary immune system disease must be treated. Because the severity of Sjögren's syndrome varies among patients, hormones and the immunosuppressant are generally used to treat Sjögren's syndrome, but they are generally evaluated based on the patient's overall condition before use.
