| Descriptor English: | Sjogren's Syndrome | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Síndrome de Sjögren
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Síndrome de Sjogren | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Syndrome de Gougerot-Sjögren | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Sicca Syndrome Sjogren Syndrome Sjogrens Syndrome Syndrome, Sicca Syndrome, Sjogren's |
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| Tree number(s): |
C05.550.114.154.774 C05.799.114.774 C07.465.815.929.669 C11.496.260.719 C17.300.775.099.774 C20.111.199.774 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012859 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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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| Annotation: | a form of rheum arthritis; do not confuse with SJOGREN-LARSSON SYNDROME, a form of ichthyosis; in titles & translations, use diacrit: Sjogren |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Related: |
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 24314 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D012859 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WE 346 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2012/07/03 |
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DISEASES
Eye Diseases [C11]Eye Diseases
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Sjogren's Syndrome
- Preferred
Sicca Syndrome
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0019911 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Sjogren's Syndrome |
| Entry term(s) |
Sjogren Syndrome Sjogrens Syndrome Syndrome, Sjogren's |
| Concept UI |
M0019912 |
| Preferred term | Sicca Syndrome |
| Entry term(s) |
Syndrome, Sicca |
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