Sjogren Syndrome / Disease

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Sjogren Syndrome

Synonyms of Sjogren Syndrome

Dacryosialoadenopathia atrophicans
Gougerot-Houwer-Sjogren
Gougerot-Sjogren
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca-xerostomia
Secreto-inhibitor-xerodermostenosis
Sicca Syndrome

Disorder Subdivisions

General Discussion
Sjogren syndrome is an autoimmune disorder characterized by degeneration of the mucus-secreting glands, particularly the tear ducts of the eyes (lacrimal) and saliva glands of the mouth. Autoimmune disorders are caused when the body's natural defenses (antibodies, lymphocytes, etc.) against invading organisms suddenly begin to attack healthy tissue. Sjogren syndrome is also associated with inflammatory disorders such as arthritis or lupus.

Organizations related to Sjogren Syndrome

American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.
22100 Gratiot Avenue
Eastpointe MI 48021
Phone #: 586-776-3900
800 #: 800-598-4668
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.aarda.org/
Arthritis Foundation
1330 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta GA 30309
Phone #: 404-872-7100
800 #: 800-568-4045
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.arthritis.org
AutoImmunity Community
None
None None None
Phone #: (91-9) -552-9057
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://autoimmunitycommunity.org
Autoimmune Information Network, Inc
PO Box 4121
Brick NJ 08723
Phone #: 732-664-9259
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.aininc.org
CNS Vasculitis Foundation
9930 Morningfield
San Antonio TX 78250-3743
Phone #: 210-523-8234
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.cnsvf.org
Cogan's Contact Network
PO Box 145
Freehold NJ 07728
Phone #: 574-258-0804
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.coganssyndrome.info/
European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID)
c/o Dr. Esther de Vries
Hertogenbosch None 5200 ME's
Phone #: +31- 73--6992965
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.esid.org
International Painful Bladder Foundation
Burgemeester Le F?vre de Montignylaan 73
Rotterdam None None
Phone #: +31--10- 4613330
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.painful-bladder.org
International Scleroderma Network
7455 France Ave So #266
Edina MN 55435
Phone #: 952-831-3091
800 #: 800-564-7099
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.sclero.org
Jack Miller Center for Peripheral Neuropathy
University of Chicago
Chicago IL 60637
Phone #: 773-702-5800
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://millercenter.uchicago.edu
Lupus Society of Alberta
Suite 200, 1301 - 8 St. SW
Calgary, AB None T2R 1B7
Phone #: 403--22-8-7956
800 #: 888--24-2-9182
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: www.lupus.ab.ca
MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay WI 54301-1243
Phone #: 920-336-5333
800 #: 877-336-5333
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.netnet.net/mums/
Madisons Foundation
PO Box 241956
Los Angeles CA 90024
Phone #: 310-264-0826
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.madisonsfoundation.org
NIH/National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda MD 20892-3675
Phone #: 301-495-4484
800 #: 877-226-4267
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info
NIH/National Eye Institute
Building 31 Rm 6A32
Bethesda MD 20892-2510
Phone #: 301-496-5248
800 #: --
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.nei.nih.gov/
NIH/National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse
1 NOHIC Way
Bethesda MD 20892-3500
Phone #: 301-402-7364
800 #: --
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.nohic.nidcr.nih.gov
Sjogren's Syndrome Association, Inc. / Association du Syndrome de Sjogren Inc.
1650 de Maisonneuve West
Quebec None H3H 2P3
Phone #: 514-934-3666
800 #: --
e-mail: N/A
Home page: N/A
Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
8120 Woodmont Ave
Bethesda MD 20814
Phone #: 301-718-0300
800 #: 800-475-6473
e-mail: N/A
Home page: http://www.sjogrens.org
Swedish Sjogren's Syndrome Association
Box 359
Malmo Intl 20123
Phone #: +46- 40- 97 79 55
800 #: --
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.sjogrensyndrom.se

For a Complete Report

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