Chapter 296 What does digestion have to do with the skin?



APP prompts: "Congratulations on being diagnosed with Sjögren's syndrome, you will receive RMB 3,000! Proficiency +300, /"

It turned out to be the same disease, Wei Ping breathed a sigh of relief.

If it's this disease, then everything can be explained.

"What? Sjögren's syndrome?"

"Yes!"

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that primarily affects the exocrine glands, also known as autoimmune exocrine glandular epithelial cell inflammation or autoimmune exocrinopathy.

Clinically, in addition to dry mouth and dry eyes caused by damaged salivary glands and decreased lacrimal gland function, other exocrine glands and other organs outside the glands are also affected, resulting in symptoms of multi-system damage.

"Shouldn't Sjögren's syndrome be a skin condition? Why is my digestion so bad?"

"In addition to dry mouth and eyes, this disease can also present with systemic symptoms such as fatigue and low-grade fever. About two-thirds of patients experience systemic damage."

Women still don't quite understand.

Wei Ping further explained.

This is also for the interns to hear.

"Listen carefully. This disease involves the presence of multiple autoantibodies and hyperimmunoglobulinemia in the serum. It is divided into primary and secondary types. Primary Sjögren's syndrome is a global disease, with a prevalence of 0.3% to 0.7% in the Chinese population and 3% to 4% in the elderly. It is more common in women, with a male to female ratio of 1:9 to 20. The age of onset is usually between 40 and 50 years old. It can also occur in children."

Women will be better than men.

That means women are the most susceptible group.

Then Wei Ping has not yet explained why he suffers from indigestion.

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