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PA Boards 57: Sjogren Syndrome
Medgeeks Clinical Review Podcast
English - June 03, 2015 17:39 - 7 minutes - 4.22 MB - ★★★★★ - 957 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Education assistant pance review board family medicine physician Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Key points:
-Autoimmune disease of unknonw etiology
-Higher incidence of hodgkin lymphoma and oral candidiasis
-Presents with dry eyes, dry mouch, parotid gland enlargment, peripheral neuropathy
-Positive shirmer test and anti ro (SSA) and anti la (SSB) antibodies
-Half with positive RF. Majority with postive ANA
-Treat with artificial tears and lozenges
-Refractory cases treat with pilocarpine or cevimeline
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