Research Article: Anxiety Disorders and Gut Dysbiosis in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome-Mediated Dry Eye Patients
Introduction:
Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a common systemic chronic autoimmune disease with a high prevalence of approximately .–% of the population. More than million patients have been diagnosed in China. It is characterized by lymphocytic infiltrates associated with exocrine hypofunction and sicca symptoms. Among these symptoms, oral and ocular dryness are the most frequent complaints resulting from affection of the salivary gland and lacrimal gland. Approximately % of pSS individuals suffer severe systemic…
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