PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | keratoconjunctivitis |
| Phenotype | C0021053|immune disease |
| Sentences | 2 |
| PubMedID- 23935646 | Sjogren's syndrome can be classified into two forms: primary sjogren's syndrome characterized by keratoconjunctivitis and xerostomia without an associated autoimmune disease and secondary sjogren's syndrome characterized by keratoconjunctivitis and xerostomia associated with an autoimmune disorder, for example, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and progressive systemic sclerosis. |
| PubMedID- 24119527 | Primary sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that presents with xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sicca (due to chronic lymphocytic inflammation of the salivary and lacrimal glands) and in some cases extraglandular features. |
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