Current supplement Archive Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica |
3/2004
vol. 106 abstract:
Original paper
Frequency of appearance systemic complications of autoimmunological diseases: primordial and secondary Sjögren syndrome
Jarosława Krajka-Lauer
1
,
Maria Mazurkiewicz-Bełdzińska
2
,
Wojciech Lauer
3
,
Witold Kokot
1
,
Piotr Lass
4
,
Zenobia Czuszyńska
5
,
Lucyna Łuksza
1
,
Barbara Iwaszkiewicz-Bilikiewicz
1
KLINIKA OCZNA 2004, Supl. 3: S466–S468
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Purpose
As Sjögren syndrome is regarded by ophthalmologists as a synonim of dry eye syndrome, we decided to evaluate how often these patients demonstrate other than ocular symptoms, especially systemic complications. Material and methods We examined 30 patients with primary (PZS) and 45 patients with secondary Sjögren syndrome (WZS). Results Pathological findings in course of Sjögren syndrome concerned predominantly eyes (94%) and mucous membrane of the mouth (91%), salivary glands (65%) and skin. The most frequent complaint was fatigue (91%). Conclusions Sjögren syndrome is a chronic systemic disease, in which predominant symptoms are: dryness of mucous membranes, chronic fatigue, painful joints and stomach disturbances. keywords:
Sjögren syndrome, general complications |