Sjogren's Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kerato-Conjunctivitis Sicca and Rheumatoid Arthritis

“…However, Reader, Whyte, and Elmes (1951) confirmed the opinion of Holm (1949) that many patients who suffered from rheumatoid arthritis also had a deficiency of lacrimal secretion, as estimated by Schirmer's test. Other workers have been more inclined to consider kerato-conjunctivitis sicca and its allied pathology as part of the wider concept of rheumatoid disease; this view was expressed by Littler (1951), Gurling (1953), andMorgan (1954).…”

Sjogren's Syndrome and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

“…Necropsies on nine patients with Sjogren's syndrome have been fully reported in the literature (Bruce, 1941;Reader et al, 1951 ;Ellman et al, 1951 ;Haas, 1951;Morgan and Raven, 1952;Morgan, 1954;Cardell and Gurling, 1954). In only one (Morgan, 1954) was systemic L.E.…”

Sjögren's Syndrome

“…The full syndrome is fairly easy to diagnose, but the more frequent incomplete syndromes may be overlooked. Many cases of rheumatoid arthritis have an asymptomatic deficiency of tears which may go on to the full syndrome at a later date (Reader, Whyte and Elmes, 1951). The common causes of parotid enlargement such as mumps, infective parotitis, salivary calculus and parotid tumours should present no difficulty.…”