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Sjögren's can damage vital organs of the body with symptoms that may plateau, worsen, or go into [[remission (medicine)|remission]]. Some people may experience only the mild symptoms of dry eyes and mouth, while others go through cycles of good health followed by severe disease. Many patients are able to treat problems symptomatically. Others are forced to cope with [[blurred vision]], constant eye discomfort, recurrent mouth [[infection]]s, swollen [[parotid gland]]s, [[hoarseness]], and difficulty in swallowing and eating. Debilitating [[fatigue (physical)|fatigue]] and [[joint pain]] can seriously impair quality of life. Some patients can develop renal involvement (autoimmune tubulointerstitial nephritis) leading to [[proteinuria]], urinary concentrating defect and distal [[renal tubular acidosis]]. | Sjögren's can damage vital organs of the body with symptoms that may plateau, worsen, or go into [[remission (medicine)|remission]]. Some people may experience only the mild symptoms of dry eyes and mouth, while others go through cycles of good health followed by severe disease. Many patients are able to treat problems symptomatically. Others are forced to cope with [[blurred vision]], constant eye discomfort, recurrent mouth [[infection]]s, swollen [[parotid gland]]s, [[hoarseness]], and difficulty in swallowing and eating. Debilitating [[fatigue (physical)|fatigue]] and [[joint pain]] can seriously impair quality of life. Some patients can develop renal involvement (autoimmune tubulointerstitial nephritis) leading to [[proteinuria]], urinary concentrating defect and distal [[renal tubular acidosis]]. | ||
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Sjögren's can damage vital organs of the body with symptoms that may plateau, worsen, or go into remission. Some people may experience only the mild symptoms of dry eyes and mouth, while others go through cycles of good health followed by severe disease. Many patients are able to treat problems symptomatically. Others are forced to cope with blurred vision, constant eye discomfort, recurrent mouth infections, swollen parotid glands, hoarseness, and difficulty in swallowing and eating. Debilitating fatigue and joint pain can seriously impair quality of life. Some patients can develop renal involvement (autoimmune tubulointerstitial nephritis) leading to proteinuria, urinary concentrating defect and distal renal tubular acidosis.