PBS / IC and associated disorders

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Sjögren's syndrome - information for patients and professionals by Dr. Joop P van de Merwe Click on the chapter to get the pdf file. Front cover and contents Chapter   1. Sjögren's Syndrome -an Overview Chapter   2. Manifestations Chapter   3. Cause Chapter   4. Diagnosis Chapter   5. Treatment Chapter   6. Fatigue Chapter   7. Fibromyalgia Chapter   8. Nervous System Disorders Chapter   9. Gastrointestinal Disorders Chapter 10. Liver and Pancreatic Disorders Chapter 11. Pulmonary Disorders Chapter 12. Urogenital Disorders Chapter 13. Pregnancy and Lactation Chapter 14. Surgery and Anaesthesia Chapter 15. Clinical Investigations Chapter 16. Side Effects of Drugs in Sjögren’s Syndrome Chapter 17. Disease Activity, Disease Damage and Symptom Scores Chapter 18. Associated and Overlapping Autoimmune Diseases (under construction) Chapter 19. Incomplete Sjögren's Syndrome Chapter 20. Frequently Asked Questions Chapter 21. A Glossary of Terms
Questions to assess the possibility of a PBS/IC patient having associated disorders as a useful first screening for the presence of these diseases
Interstitial cystitis and associated disorders - an overview for patients by Jane Meijlink
Interstitial cystitis and associated disorders by Dr. Joop P van de Merwe
Interstitial cystitis and gastrointestinal disorders by Dr. Joop P van de Merwe
The Vulvodynia Guideline - a guide to the treatment of vulvodynia
Sjögren's syndrome an overview of Sjögren's syndrome (12 pages) by Dr. Joop P van de Merwe
Het syndroom van Sjögren - in Dutch an overview of Sjögren's syndrome (12 pages) by Dr. Joop P van de Merwe
Scientific papers on the relationship between IC and Sjögren's syndrome
Fibromyalgia Syndrome Canadian Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols - a consensus document
Inflammatory bowel disease - recognition, diagnosis, and therapeutics (inflammatory bowel disease = Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) an article in the Journal of American Academy of Physician Assistants
Endometriosis: A common cause of infertility and pelvic pain an article in the Journal of American Academy of Physician Assistants
An introduction to the immune system webpages of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the NIH, USA
An introduction to immunologic diseases webpages of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the NIH, USA