Sjögren’s Disease
Sjögren’s Disease
A friend of mine has Sjögren’s disease, an autoimmune disease that I knew very little about. What particularly caught my attention was that it took years before she was correctly diagnosed.
Sjögren’s is best known for causing dry eyes and dry mouth, but it can affect much more than the glands that produce tears and saliva. Symptoms may include fatigue, joint and muscle pain, nerve problems, and sometimes problems involving other organs.
One reason diagnosis can take so long is that symptoms vary considerably and there is no single test that identifies Sjögren’s in everyone.
I wanted to learn more about why Sjögren’s can be so easily missed, how it is diagnosed, and what can be done to treat it.
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