International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing
2025, Vol. 7, Issue 1, Part A
Case report on Sjögren syndrome
V Sabitha Anto, J Lizy Merlin Lisha and J Jeniraj
Sjögren syndrome is an autoimmune disease that can prevent either along as in primary Sjogren syndrome or in associated with underline connective tissue disease the spectrum of clinical presentation of Sjögren syndrome extends from dryness of main mucosal surface to systematic involvement. dryness of the mucosal surface occurs because of immune mediated inflammation causing secretary glands function. Sjögren syndrome is known as to occur free dominantly in women. Affected women’s aur likely to experience more complicated pregnancy's there are women without the disease. The prevalence of Sjögren syndrome rangers from 0.29% to 0.778% and in significantly higher in woman than in man with the gender ratio of 1:9:20 making it a life-threatening event for women. In yearly clinical practice most of the Sjögren syndrome patients where diagnose the age of 40-50 years so it effects on the pregnancy was not taken seriously, however in recent years women reproductive each has been highly concealed in enhance awareness of early diagnosis and early treatment, more than 25% of Sjögren syndrome patients are diagnosed before the age of 35, so it impacts of pregnancy in gradual been paid attention to.