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Understanding Sjögren's

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Understanding Sjögren's. Sjögren's (“SHOW-grins”) is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects the entire body. Along with symptoms of extensive dryness, other ... SkiptomaincontentSectionnavigationSymptomsToggleSubnavigationDryEyeDiagnosisTreatmentFrequentlyAskedQuestionsResourcesToggleSubnavigationBrochures&ResourceSheetsInformationforyourDoctorPatientSurveyResultsVideosGlossaryAsktheDoctorIncreaseFontSizeDecreaseFontSizeAlongwithsymptomsofextensivedryness,otherseriouscomplicationsincludeprofoundfatigue,chronicpain,majororganinvolvement,neuropathies,andlymphomas.Asasystemicdisease,affectingtheentirebody,symptomsmayremainsteadyorworsenovertime.Thereisnoonesingleprogressionofthediseaseandthiscanmakeitchallengingforpatientsandtheirphysicians.Whilesomepeopleexperiencemilddiscomfort,otherssufferdebilitatingsymptomsthatgreatlyimpairtheirfunctioning.Earlydiagnosisandpropertreatmentsareimportantastheymaypreventseriouscomplicationsandgreatlyimproveapatient'squalityoflife.AbouthalfofthetimeSjögren'soccursalone,andtheotherhalfitoccursinthepresenceofanotherautoimmuneconnectivetissuediseasesuchasRheumatoidArthritis,Lupus,orScleroderma.Inaddition,Sjögren'sisoftenmisrepresentedasararedisease,howeveritisestimatedthattherearefourmillionAmericanslivingwiththisdisease,makingitoneofthemostprevalentautoimmunediseases.SymptomsWhilemanypatientsexperiencedryeyes,drymouth,fatigueandjointpain,Sjögren'scanalsocausedysfunctionoforganssuchasthekidneys,gastrointestinalsystem,bloodvessels,lungs,liver,pancreas,andthecentralnervoussystem.Patientsalsohaveahigherchanceofdevelopinglymphoma. LearnMoreDiagnosisAchallengewithSjögren'sisthatitcanmimicotherconditionsanddiseases,givingitahigherchancetobeoverlookedormisdiagnosed. Nineoutoftendiagnosedpatientsarewomen,howeverSjögren'scanbediagnosedinallages,racesandgenders.ThisincludesalargermalepopulationwithSjögren'saswellasagrowingnumberofpatientsbeingdiagnosedunder18.LearnMoreTreatmentPatientsneedtoremembertobepro-activeintalkingwiththeirphysiciansanddentistsabouttheirsymptomsandpotentialtreatmentoptionsasthismayhelppreventseriouscomplicationslateron.LearnMoreFrequentlyAskedQuestionsBrowseourlistofF.A.Q.sforanswerstocommonlyaskedquestionsaboutSjögren's.LearnMoreMembershipJointheSjögren'sFoundationforaccesstoourmembersonlycommunity,asubscriptiontoourConqueringSjögren'snewsletter,updatesonnewproducts,clinicaltrials,research,andmuchmore!JoinTodayResourcesResourcesforpatients,caretakersandhealthcareprofessionals,includingbrochuresandresourcesheets,informationforyourdoctor,andeducationalvideos.LearnMoreGlossaryDefinitionsofthemostcommontermsyouwillcomeacrossasyoulearnmoreaboutSjögren's.LearnMoreAsktheDoctorQuestionssubmittedwillbeusedintheQ&Asectionofourpatientnewsletter ConqueringSjögren's, aspostsforourblog,andtopicsforourNationalPatientConference.LearnMorePatientSurveyResultsTheLivingwithSjögren’s patientsurveywasconductedintheUnitedStatesbyHarrisPollonbehalfoftheSjögren's Foundation. Theresearch,conductedamong2,962adultsaged18+whoreportedhavingbeendiagnosedwithSjögren'sbyamedicalprofessionalordoctor,examinedthevarietyandseverityofexperiencesSjögren'spatientshavewiththeirdiseaseandtheimpactithasontheirqualityoflife. LearnMoreIncreaseFontSizeDecreaseFontSizeBacktoTop

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