What are other causes of dry eyes and dry mouth besides primary Sjogrens Syndrome?
- Medications
- • Antihistamines
- • Benzodiazepines
- • Clonidine
- • Diuretics
- • Tricyclic antidepressants
- Conditions
- • Amyloidosis
- • Blepharitis
- • Cystic fibrosis
- • Dehydration
- • Diabetes mellitus (uncontrolled)
- • Graft-versus-host disease
- • Granulomatous diseases (sarcoid, tuberculosis, leprosy)
- • Hepatitis C infection
- • HIV/AIDS
- • IgG4-related disease
- • Mucus membrane pemphigoid
- • Psychogenic causes (fear, depression)
- • Viral infections (especially mumps)
- • Vitamin A deficiency
- Other
- • Age-related sicca syndrome
- • Congenitally absent or malformed glands (rare; lacrimoauriculodentodigital syndrome)
- • Contact lens irritation
- • History of radiation to the head and neck
