The founder of the Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation and her physician have updated their Sjogren's Syndrome Handbook (Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation, 1989), resulting in an easy-to-read source of information on this autoimmune disease. Related to lupus, scleroderma, and rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome is an incurable disease of unknown cause, affecting women more often than men. The updated work provides comprehensive information for the recently diagnosed and their families. In addition, healthcare providers unfamiliar with the disease will find the chapters on medical workups and systemic effects useful. The chapters are written by different medical specialists, including physicians, dentists, and pharmacists. Very little nontechnical information on this disease is available elsewhere, recommending this much-needed and well-done update to public and academic libraries.?Elizabeth A. Williams, Houston Acad. of Medicine-Texas Medical Ctr. Lib.
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This is a must read for anyone with this syndrome. You will need to buy several coppies to carry and give to your care takers and Dr.s. Most Dr. know OF Sjogren's, but very few know HOW TO care for people with it and the complication that come from not understanding how important that moisture is to a Sjogren's patiant. My Husband had surgery and told the anesthesiologest of his condiction and they did not make any changes. After surgery he was so dried out and throat was sore, he could hardly sleep. We received the book about a week later and found that Sjogren's patients should have different trement to keep them from dring out. We have given all the Dr.s that tend to my Husband this book to read. It is cheeper to educate them, than suffer the discomfort.
