LATE-ONSET SJÖGREN’S SYNDROM
| Autor: | Maria Majdan, Arkadiusz Koszarny, Anna Górak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
030203 arthritis & rheumatology
Exocrine gland medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Dry eyes Late onset General Medicine Disease medicine.disease Dry mouth Dermatology Comorbidity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Age of onset Sjogren s medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Wiadomości Lekarskie. 72:1687-1690 |
| ISSN: | 0043-5147 |
| Popis: | Sjögren’s syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by exocrine glands damage, resulting in the development of dry eyes and dry mouth, as well as extraglandular manifestation. It usually starts between the ages of 30 and 50. Late-onset Sjögren’s syndrome should be considered as a disease that appears after age 65, but the literature also reports of the age 50, 60, or even 70. The prevalence of late-onset Sjögren’s syndrome is estimated about 20%. The course of late-onset Sjögren’s syndrome may differ when compared with patients with a younger onset. Lack of sicca symptoms and marker antibodies may be associated with a delay in Sjögren’s syndrome diagnosis. Particularly in the elderly, the occurrence of sicca symptoms may be considered as age-related and medication-related. |
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