Chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease in which the salivary and lacrimal glands undergo progressive destruction by lymphocytes and plasma cells resulting in decreased production of saliva and tears. The primary form, often called sicca syndrome, involves both KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA and XEROSTOMIA. The secondary form includes, in addition, the presence of a connective tissue disease, usually rheumatoid arthritis.
    

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Mikulicz's syndrome, xerostomia, conjunctival xerosis and 'xeropthalmia-xerostomia' and question of avitaminosis (for vitamin A). Whole question of 'Sjogren's syndrome' (= keratoconjunctivitis sicca and xerostomia etc) and various recurrent parotid swellings (1st series)

Sjogren's syndrome

Le syndrome de Gougerot-Sjögren / par J.P. Escande.

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Mikulicz's syndrome, xerostomia, conjunctival xerosis and 'xeropthalmia-xerostomia' and question of avitaminosis (for vitamin A). Whole question of 'Sjogren's syndrome' (= keratoconjunctivitis sicca and xerostomia etc) and various recurrent parotid swellings (1st series)

Sjogren's syndrome

Le syndrome de Gougerot-Sjögren / par J.P. Escande.