The New Sjogren's Syndrome Handbook by Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation

The New Sjogren's Syndrome Handbook by Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation

Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that causes dryness of the eyes, mouth, nose, and other mucus membranes, and afflicts over half a million people in the UK and nearly 4 million Americans. While it is usually a mild process for which most patients use only symptomatic therapy, several hundred thousand people with Sjogren's also have rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus, or scleroderma. Another equally large group also has a condition know as primary Sjogren's whereby constitutional symptoms (e.g. swollen glands, fatigue, fevers, weight loss), organ manifestations (e.g. heart, lung, kidney, liver), or even lymphoma may occur. The new Sjogren's Syndrome Handbook is a comprehensive and authoritative guide, produced by the Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation and its medical advisors. It is an extensive revision of the previous edition, published in 1998. This revised and expanded edition will provide readers with the best medical and practical information on this disorder. While there is no cure for Sjogren's, much can be done to alleviate the suffering of individuals with this syndrome. This extensively revised handbook offers everything patients need to know to cope with this disease. It distils current information known about this difficult condition into an easily readable and understandable compendium that elucidates the major clinical aspects of the syndrome. It is loaded with practical tips and advice to those seeking information about Sjogren's syndrome. And because Sjogren's is greatly under diagnosed, this handbook is a particularly valuable resource for all healthcare professionals.

The Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation is located in Jericho, New York. Kathy Hammitt is the Director of the Foundation and Steve Carsons, M.D., is medical advisor and editor-in-chief of the volume. He lives in Mineola, New York.

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ISBN 13	9780195172287
ISBN 10	0195172280
Title	The New Sjogren's Syndrome Handbook
Author	Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	2005-02-01
Number of pages	282
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