Other conditions with symptoms similar to Sjögren's syndrome
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Other conditions with symptoms similar to Sjögren's syndrome
Sjögren's syndrome is a disease that causes dry eyes and mouth. Several other health conditions have symptoms similar to Sjögren's syndrome, including:1
- Infections, including influenza, mumps, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
- Sarcoidosis.
- Tumors.
- Diabetes.
- Dehydration.
- Radiation treatment in the past to the head and neck.
References
Citations
Jonsson R, et al. (2005). Sjögren's syndrome. In WJ Koopman, LW Moreland, eds., Arthritis and Allied Conditions: A Textbook of Rheumatology, 15th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1681–1705. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Credits
| Author | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Stanford M. Shoor, MD - Rheumatology |
| Last Updated | May 6, 2008 |
| Last updated: | May 06, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH |
| Reviewed By: | Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine, Stanford M. Shoor, MD - Rheumatology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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