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Diagnostic Procedures (I): Ocular and Oral Tests

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Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a clinical disease characterized by keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) and xerostomia due to an autoimmune background. Although the presence of one or both components is important for the diagnosis, these clinical features are not exclusively present in this syndrome.

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  1. Immunology and Rheumatology Department, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico

    Gabriela Hernández-Molina & Jorge Sánchez-Guerrero

  2. Ophthalmology Service, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico

    Francisco Cárdenas-Velazquez & Claudia Recillas-Gispert

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Hernández-Molina, G., Cárdenas-Velazquez, F., Recillas-Gispert, C., Sánchez-Guerrero, J. (2011). Diagnostic Procedures (I): Ocular and Oral Tests. In: Ramos-Casals, M., Stone, J., Moutsopoulos, H. (eds) Sjögren’s Syndrome. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-947-5_26

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