Introduction

Abstract

The care of the Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) patient is often shared by many specialists due to the multi-system involvement of this disease. Each of these specialists reads different journals and rarely attends common educational meetings. Thus, each specialty has a slightly different view of the “elephant” in the room. The primary goal of this book is to bring together a series of experts in different disciplines to provide a common dialogue regarding diagnosis and therapy for SS. Each chapter is written in a manner that preserves the sophistication of their respective field but that employs terminology that will be clear to other specialtists.

Although the rheumatologist frequently becomes the central “quarterback” in the treatment of the SS patient, he/she must be familiar with the diagnostic procedures and therapeutic approaches of the other specialties to avoid medication interactions and coordination of care. An additional goal for this volume is to include contributors from around the world including Europe, the Middle East, South America, Australia, and Asia as well as the USA.