Sjogren's Study Guide, Division of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases in the Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota

  1. SS: dry eyes, dry mouth; either gland biopsy proven or in association with SS(A)/SS(B) autoantibody
  2. Primary disease presentation vs. secondary to other rheumatic disease
  3. Reduced quality and quantity of secretions lead to eye/mouth dysfunction
  4. RX: Artificial tears, pilocarpine, cevimeline
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