Servicios Personalizados
Revista
Articulo
Indicadores
Citado por SciELO
Accesos
Links relacionados
Citado por Google
Similares en SciELO
Similares en Google
Compartir
Medicas UIS
versión impresa ISSN 0121-0319versión On-line ISSN 1794-5240
Resumen
ROZO-ORTIZ, Edwar Jassir et al. Sjögren's syndrome: A review of the literature. Medicas UIS [online]. 2022, vol.35, n.3, pp.9-17. Epub 17-Abr-2023. ISSN 0121-0319. https://doi.org/10.18273/revmed.v35n3-2022001.
Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects the secretory glands, mainly salivary and lacrimal glands; and also can present extraglandular systemic manifestations. The objective of this review was to check the literature about the general aspects of Sjorgen's syndrome, for which a search of the literature was carried out between January 15 to March 15, 2020, 29 articles were obtained on which did the review. Sjögren's syndrome is highly prevalent among the most common autoimmune diseases, characterized by xerostomia and xerophthalmia. The diagnostic criteria have high sensitivity and specificity, and their treatment is symptomatic.
Palabras clave : Sjögren's syndrome; Salivary glands; Keratoconjunctivitis sicca; Autoimmunity; Lymphocytes.