What are the complications of Sjogren's syndrome?

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Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that invades exocrine glands, especially salivary and lacrimal glands. The main manifestations are dry mouth and eyes, and multiple organ and system damage. A large number of lymphocytes infiltrated into the affected organs and a variety of autoantibodies were positive in serum. What are the complications of Sjogren's syndrome? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

What are the complications of Sjogren's syndrome?

Parotid gland or submandibular gland enlargement, keratitis, vision loss and even blindness may occur; Chronic bronchitis, interstitial pneumonia and atrophic gastritis may occur; Hepatosplenomegaly, chronic active hepatitis, distal tubular acidosis and hypokalemic paralysis,

Renal diabetes, diabetes insipidus, nephropathy, glomerulonephritis, etc; Purpura, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Raynaud's phenomenon; Central nervous system damage causes epilepsy and mental disorders; It can also be complicated with lymphoma, arthritis, myositis, etc.

Neuromuscular system manifestations: isolated cranial nerve paralysis may occur in individual patients, and sometimes multiple cranial nerve and peripheral neuropathy may occur. Nearly half of the patients had neurasthenia. Some patients may have myositis and myasthenia gravis.

matters needing attention

Eat a balanced and nutritious diet, avoid spicy and greasy products. If the digestive tract symptoms are serious, poor people should eat high vitamin, easy to digest semi liquid food, can take oral vitamin enzyme and pancreatin preparation. Patients with renal tubular acidification dysfunction should be given high potassium foods, such as grains, lean meat, fish, bananas, oranges, mushrooms, etc.