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In message Sat, 9 Dec 1995 10:45:30 -0800,
Lisa McKinney <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> Sjogren's Syndrome: a symptom complex of unknown etiology, usually
> occurring in middle-aged or older women, marked by keratoconjunctivitis
> sicca, xerostomia, and enlargement of the parotid glands; it is often
> associated with rheumatoid arthritis and sometimes with systemic lupus
> erythematosus, scleroderma, or polymyositis. An abnormal immune
> response has been implicated. Called also Gougerot-Nuloch-Houwer
> syndrome, sicca syndrome and Sjogren's disease.
My physician has repeatedly told me that my dry eyes/lips are something I'll
just have to live with, and he doesn't think much of the Sjogren's disease
possibility. Could any of the medical people on-line comment on the link
between the parotid gland (a salivary gland) and dry eyes/Sjogren's? I had
my left parotid gland removed in 1986 due to a benign mixed tumor, and
started having severe dry eye problems in February 1995, after being on a
strict gluten-free diet for several years. Could there be a connection? I
am a woman in my thirties, so I don't fit the "middle aged or older"
profile like some of the others who've written in.
Laura
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Ithaca, NY, USA
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