[Sjogren syndrome: clinics and ENT diagnosis]

Prospective study covering 38 cases of Sjögren's syndrome (S.S.) diagnosed after early clinical suspicion awaken for xerostomy and xerophtalmy, once excluded those cases which pathology was previously known. Thirty-two cases pertaining to primary malady (P.S.S.) being secondary (S.S.S.) the others. The clinical E.N.T.-symptomatology stand out in our series, because the throat dryness and taste and olfactory alterations. The 53 percent of patients have consulted with other specialists without actualizing the diagnosis. The AA. discuss complementary diagnostic methods (Schirmer's test, rose bengal stain, sialometry, auto-antibodies and biopsy of minor salivary glands) and diagnostic criteria, and fix the otolaryngologist role in the management of these patients.