|
Rheumatology / Review
From Sjögren syndrome to Sjögren disease: rethinking classification and diagnostic complexity
Jennifer Jooha Lee, Howook Jeon, Hyun-Sook Kim, Hae-Rim Kim, Seung-Ki Kwok, Yoon-Kyoung Sung, Jisoo Lee, Shin-Seok Lee, Sung-Hwan Park, Yun Jong Lee; on behalf of the Korean Society of Sjogren Disease Research (KCR-SjD)
Korean J Intern Med. 2026;41(4):620-635. Published online July 1, 2026
Sjögren syndrome (SS), traditionally regarded as a sicca-predominant condition, is now recognized as a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by type I interferon activation, B-cell hyperactivity, and periepithelial lymphocytic infiltration. This conceptual shift has prompted changes in terminology, wit..
|