How to Find Sicca Syndrome Early


How to find Sicca Syndrome early
How to find Sicca Syndrome disease early? The most common symptom of Sicca Syndrome is dryness of mouth and eyes, but this is very similar to other disease and usually is neglected by patients and doctors. Besides, there are a part of patients of Sicca Syndrome have no obvious symptoms in the early stages, so how to find this disease early?
  There are some reminders for people to consider about Sicca Syndrome when they have such kinds of symptoms.
  1. there are tooth decays or loss of tooth in the recent months or years.
  2. adult people present repeated enlargement of parotid gland.
  3. nontypical joint pain, especially for elder females, whose symptoms are not corresponding to the rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis standards.
  4. repeated pyogenic infection of eyelid.
  5. renal tubular acidosis and weak or feeble because of low sodium.
  6. hyperglobulinemia of no certain cause.
  7. pulmonary interstitial fibrosis of no certain reason.
  8. hepatic duct damage for no certain reason.
  9. chronic pancreatitis.

  Most patients, especially young women, have no obvious symptoms. At the same times, part of elder females did not realize that dryness of mouth and eyes are related to Sicca Syndrome. So some patients get diagnose even after more than 10 years from the onset of this disease, which missed the best treatment time. If patients learn the above reminders, it will help to find the Sicca Syndrome early. For more information, you can email to treatmentchina@gmail.com.

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