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Sjögren syndrome

Background

Sjögren syndrome (SS) is a condition in which the immune system attacks salivary and tear (lachrymal) glands leading to dryness of the eyes and the mouth.

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Medical text written February 2002 by Professor P Venables. Last updated February 2008 by Professor P Venables, Professor of Viral Immunorheumatology, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK.

 

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