Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2018

A case report on Sjorgen's syndrome with subclinical pancreatitis and polyserositis

Dr. C. Wasim Akram, Dr. Nagarajan Natarajan

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Sjogren’s syndrome is chronic, systemic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands. It may occur in two forms – Primary and secondary, in which the primary form is characterized by dry eye conjunctiva and hyposalivation without underlying rheumatic disorder , the secondary form occurs in conjunction with other connective tissue diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus or scleroderma . Most widely accepted are American and European group developed international classification criteria for Sjögrens syndrome. These criteria include ocular symptoms, oral symptoms, ocular signs, histopathology, salivary gland involvement and sialography.. Early diagnosis is important to prevent further complications. The aim of this paper is to emphasis on oral changes, advanced diagnosis, and management of Sjögren‘s syndrome. In this case the patient came with dryness of both eyes with left corneal ulcer and classically she was diagnosed as subclinical pancreatitis and with polyserositis which is a rare case that was diagnosed in our institution.

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Dr.C.Wasim Akram, Dr.Nagarajan Natarajan, A case report on Sjorgen's syndrome with subclinical pancreatitis and polyserositis, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2018

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