{"id":477,"date":"2016-12-29T14:28:42","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T19:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mynutriguide.com\/?p=477"},"modified":"2020-07-11T10:38:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T14:38:16","slug":"sjogrens-syndrome-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/sjogrens-syndrome-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sj\u00f6gren’s Syndrome\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Testing the Eye for Tear Production (L) and Damage to Conjunctiva from Dryness (R).<\/p><\/div>\n

What Is Sj\u00f6gren’s Syndrome?<\/h2>\n

S<\/span>j\u00f6gren’s syndrome is a systemic inflammatory\u00a0autoimmune disease with a\u00a0<\/span>chronic, progressive course\u00a0<\/span>that primarily attacks the lacrimal glands of the eye and the salivary glands of the mouth, which are exocrine glands. Exocrine glands secrete the substances they produce through a duct.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sj\u00f6gren’s syndrome\u00a0is ordinarily characterized by\u00a0<\/span>dysfunction of the lacrimal glands to produce tears causing dry eye and the salivary glands to produce saliva causing<\/span>\u00a0dry mouth, but is not limited by or to these features. <\/span><\/p>\n

Besides involvement of these exocrine glands, there may be involvement of other parts of the body, termed extraglandular, which may be more severe than eye or mouth features.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is not yet agreement on classifying Sj\u00f6gren’s syndrome. Primary and secondary are the two forms generally accepted.1<\/a> Both forms can cause mild to severe disease, called the spectrum:<\/p>\n