Sjögren Syndrome | Rheumatology

😍🖼Animated Mnemonics (Picmonic): Sjögren Syndrome is an autoimmune systemic disease. Sjögren syndrome is a clinical triad of dry eyes, dry mouth and arthritis. Sicca syndrome is dry eyes, and dry mouth, but NO arthritis. Symptoms of Sjögren syndrome include dry eyes (xeroophthalmia), dry mouth (xerostomia), arthritis, dry skin (xerosis cutis), dry vagina, painful intercourse (dyspareunia), autoimmune thyroiditis, monoclonal gammopathy, lymphoma (usually marginal zone lymphoma, aka MALToma which is a B-cell Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma). Sjögren Syndrome affects the minor salivary glands, the lacrimal glands, the lymph nodes, the thyroid glands, the vaginal lubrication glands, the sebaceous glands,...etc. Sjögren syndrome serum antibodies include anti-SS-A (Anti-Ro) and Anti-SS-B (anti-La). Sjögren Syndrome is an autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of autoantibodies that attac