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Challenges in Treatment of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome and Opportunities for Chinese Medicine

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Primary Sjögren’s syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease that can lead to systemic manifestations. At present, immunomodulatory agents have not shown good efficacy, many patients in China seek Chinese medicine treatment. Chinese medicine can comprehensively improve the symptoms of patients through Chinese pattern diagnosis and individualized treatment. Fundamental researches are providing scientific bases for the therapeutic effect of Chinese medicine. Professional Chinese medicine treatment can be integrated into the conventional management of primary Sjögren’s syndrome.

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Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81573925); Scientific Research Program of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission (No. 17401935500); Accurate Diagnosis and Treatment of Difficult Diseases from Shanghai Hospital Development Center (No. 16CR2047B) Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai (200437), China

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Hou, Jq., Xue, L. Challenges in Treatment of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome and Opportunities for Chinese Medicine. Chin. J. Integr. Med. 26, 483–485 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-019-3226-0

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