Sjogren syndrome is a long-term autoimmune disease that primarily affects the body's exocrine glands, particularly those responsible for producing tears and saliva. Common symptoms include persistent dry mouth and dry eyes, and in a subset of affected people the disease also involves other organ systems, including the lungs, kidneys, and nervous system. It results from the immune system mistakenly attacking the body's own glandular tissue.
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Classification
Body SystemLymphatic or Immune System 1 ICD-10 ChapterIII: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Connections
Treated By
Immunosuppressive therapy is used to manage severe systemic manifestations of Sjogren syndrome.
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1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
2. Wikipedia: Non-communicable disease
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NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.
3. Wikipedia: Sjögren's disease
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Sjögren's disease (SjD), previously known as Sjögren syndrome or Sjögren's syndrome (SjS, SS), is a long-term autoimmune disease that primarily affects the body's exocrine glands, particularly the lacrimal and salivary glands.
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