Abstract

USARBARRENA EKIZA, Maider. Medical-laboral valoration for workers with Sjögren Syndrom. Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2014, vol.60, n.234, pp.108-132. ISSN 1989-7790.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0465-546X2014000100010.

The Sjögren Syndrom is a chronic inflammatory pathology, which is underdiagnosed and its etiology is unknown, it is characterized by a lymphocyte infiltration of the exocrine glands. The symptomatology, could be very varied. At first, the most common symptom is mucous dryness (mainly ocular and oral); it may also be associated to other autoimmune diseases, and in up to 65% of cases, extraglandular manifestations may appear affecting any part of the body. The initial symptoms use to be mild, very often the cause seems to be a possible discomfort at workplace. There is not a specific literature about an appropiate medical-laboral valoration in these kind of cases. The main objective of this work is to develop a tool for carrying out the specific health surveillance and to define the criteria for doing a right work capacity valoration.

Keywords : Sjögren; Syndrom; specific health surveillance protocol; valoration; capacity; work capacity; valoration criteria; dryness; gland.

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