Dry eye disease (DED) was found to significantly affect health- and vision-related quality of life in people with Sjögren’s syndrome in a new study. Patients with Sjögren’s “have a lower perceived [life quality] especially in relation to physical and mental wellbeing, correlating to severity of DED symptoms and…
Women with Sjögren’s syndrome had early menopause more often, but didn’t have a higher rate of miscarriage compared with the general population, a study in a Chinese population shows. The study, “Menstrual and reproductive characteristics of patients with primary sjogren’s syndrome: a 7-year single-center retrospective study,” was published…
People with a history of herpes zoster infection, mainly those with no other health conditions, are at an increased risk of developing Sjögren’s syndrome, according to a nationwide, population-based study in Taiwan. Its researchers emphasized the importance of screening for Sjögren’s in patients with herpes zoster infection, particularly among…
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