Its important that patients with Sjgrens syndrome are diagnosed early. While there is no cure for Sjgrens syndrome at this time, there are many strategies you may use to feel better quickly, and prevent serious complications later. The hallmark symptoms of Sjgrens syndrome usually include severe dryness of moist body tissues, such as mouth, eyes, skin and the vagina. You may experience dryness of the nose or throat. Because these tissues are dry, complications can develop, such as infections in cracked skin, yeast infections in the vagina or eye corneal ulcers.
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