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Is Sjogren's syndrome a cause for dry eyes and dry mouth in the elderly?
Aging Health, 07/24/09

Al-Hashimi I et al. – Review provides an overview of Sjögren’s syndrome with emphasis on clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management in order to minimize potentially life-threatening complications in elderly patients.

• Dry mouth and dry eyes are common symptoms among the elderly
• Sjögren’s syndrome is a multisystem exocrinopathy with a broad spectrum of exocrine and nonexocrine involvement
• These initial clinical manifestations may appear unrelated and can be easily overlooked
• However, complications of Sjögren’s syndrome can be disabling and compromising for pts’ health and quality of life
• Due to broad spectrum of systems that are affected by Sjögren’s syndrome, its management requires a multidisciplinary approach
• Collaboration between healthcare providers, including primary-care physicians, rheumatologists, ophthalmologists, dentists and often other specialists, is recommended to ensure an optimal health outcome

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