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Sjцgren syndrome — Sjц·gren syndrome (shurґgren) [Henrik Samuel Conrad Sjцgren, Swedish ophthalmologist, 1899–1986] see under syndrome … Medical dictionary
Marinesco-Sjцgren syndrome — Ma·ri·nes·co Sjц·gren syndrome (mah re nesґko shurґgren) [G. Marinesco; Karl Gustav Torsten Sjцgren, Swedish physician, 1896–1974] see under syndrome … Medical dictionary
Sjцgren-Larsson syndrome — Sjц·gren Lars·son syndrome (shurґgren lahrґsən) [Karl Gustaf Torsten Sjцgren, Swedish physician, 1896–1974; Tage Konrad Leopold Larsson, Swedish physician, 1905–1998] see under syndrome … Medical dictionary
Marinesco-Sjцgren syndrome — a hereditary syndrome transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait, consisting of cerebellar ataxia, mental and somatic growth retardation, congenital cataracts, inability to chew, thin brittle fingernails, and sparse, incompletely keratinized… … Medical dictionary
Sjцgren-Larsson syndrome — a congenital syndrome of mental retardation, ichthyosis, and spastic pyramidal symptoms … Medical dictionary
Mikulicz syndrome — a chronic bilateral hypertrophy of the lacrimal, parotid, and salivary glands, associated with decreased or absent lacrimation and xerostomia, and often accompanied by chronic lymphocytic infiltration. It may be associated with other diseases,… … Medical dictionary
Gougerot-Nulock-Houwer syndrome — Sjцgren s … Medical dictionary
Sicca syndrome — An autoimmune disease, also known as Sjogren syndrome, that classically combines dry eyes, dry mouth, and another disease of connective tissue such as rheumatoid arthritis (most common), lupus, scleroderma or polymyositis. There is a great… … Medical dictionary
Xerostomia — Dry mouth. Xerostomia can be associated with systemic diseases (such as Sjogren’s syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, hypothyroidism, and others). Xerostomia results from… … Medical dictionary
keratoconjunctivitis sicca — keratoconjunctivitis sic·ca sik ə n dry eye * * * a condition marked by hyperemia of the conjunctiva, lacrimal deficiency, thickening of the corneal epithelium, itching and burning of the eye, and often reduced visual acuity. Called also dry eye… … Medical dictionary
