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What is Juvenile- and young adult–onset Sjögren’s syndrome about?

Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is very rare in teenagers and there are only anecdotal reports world-wide of its occurrence in prepubertal children. Paediatric cohort studies have demonstrated that approximately half of patients with Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) have primary disease. As with adults, secondary SS is most commonly associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, although cases have also been reported in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, mixed connective tissue disease, and other autoimmune conditions. The condition is almost certainly underdiagnosed. Children and young adults rarely complain of dryness and usually present with parotid gland swelling and systemic disease. Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management are all discussed in this chapter.

Author

William D. Renton; Elizabeth J. Price; A.V. Ramanan

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published

2021

Language

EN