{"id":28260,"date":"2024-11-27T11:53:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T06:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=28260"},"modified":"2025-04-08T17:57:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T12:27:04","slug":"sjogrens-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sjogrens-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Sj\u00f6gren\u2019s disease?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Sj\u00f6gren\u2019s disease:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a chronic disorder in which the <strong>immune system mistakenly targets<\/strong> the <strong>body\u2019s moisture-producing glands.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is an under-recognised <strong>autoimmune condition<\/strong> that often remains undiagnosed for years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prevalence:<\/strong> It is roughly <strong>10 times more common in women<\/strong> than in men and usually manifests in the 30s and 40s, although it can appear at any age, even in children.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Symptoms<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The most common complaints are <strong>dry eyes and dry mouth<\/strong>, which can severely impact quality of life.<\/li>\n<li>Dry eyes <strong>may feel gritty<\/strong>, especially on awakening and during prolonged screen use, while dry mouth can lead to difficulty in swallowing and a significantly increased risk of <strong>dental problems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Sj\u00f6gren\u2019s can present with <strong>joint pain, fatigue, and swelling<\/strong> in the <strong>salivary gland<\/strong>s, making it a complex, multisystem disease<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Treatment:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Treatment involves <strong>managing dryness with salivary stimulants<\/strong> and substitutes, and lifestyle adjustments. For systemic symptoms, immunosuppressive medications are used.<\/li>\n<li>Patients need to avoid triggers like air conditioning and excessive screen time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunglasses with UV protection<\/strong> and frequent use of gel-based lubricating drops can make a significant difference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1: What is the salivary gland?<\/h3>\n<p>It is an exocrine gland that secretes saliva into the oral cavity. There are three major salivary glands: the parotid gland, sublingual gland, and submandibular gland (SMG).<\/p>\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/explained-what-is-sj%C3%B6grens-disease-how-is-it-treated\/article68908930.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Explained: What is Sj\u00f6gren\u2019s disease? How is it treated?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sj\u00f6gren\u2019s disease is a chronic disorder in which the immune system mistakenly targets the body\u2019s moisture-producing glands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":28261,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28260","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}