Sjogren's and Kidneys

I am MAD! I don't think finger pointing is the right answer but I feel like I was let down by my old rhuematologist and maybe even more so by my current nephrologist office. I wish I had listened to my gut instinct over a year ago...even longer. I felt like I was being pushed back and forth like a hot potato between my two doctors and no one wanted to take some sort of initiative to put me on the "BIG" autoimmune suppressant drugs. I am glad I finally switch rhuematologists a few months ago....at least I am being taken care of and she was smart enough to refer me to MUSC.  NOT TO MENTION...I have recently taken a big part of my care into my own hands and educated myself on Sjogrens and what it can do to organs!

In this report, we evaluated the prevalence of  kidney  involvement   in 60 Italian patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome,   and analysed whether this disorder is a cause of renal impairment.   Our purpose was to examine relationships between the clinical   and serological features of the  syndrome  and the presence of   renal disease. ........... In conclusion, the present study indicates that  kidney  involvement   is a frequent extraglandular manifestation of primary Sjögren's  syndrome. The renal involvement is rarely overt, and more often   follows a subclinical course. In some cases, it may precede   the onset of subjective sicca  syndrome.