Flaxseed-Oil in the Treatment for a Dry-Eye Sjögren´s Syndrome Patient: a Case Report

Authors

  • Mariana Maurício Matioli UFJF
  • Marta Halfeld Ferrari Alves Lacordia Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Keywords:

Ácidos Graxos Essenciais. Ceratoconjuntivite Seca. Óleo de Semente do Linho. Síndrome de Sjögren.

Abstract

Sjögren´s syndrome is a chronic, auto-immune disease characterised by limphocytic infiltration of the lachrymal and salivary glands, causing xerostomia and oculardryness. Treatment with oral flaxseed-oil capsules may help improve lacrimal deficiency. A clinical case of Sjögren´s syndrome associated with rheumatoid arthritis, attended at Juiz de Fora´s Federal University´s Ophthalmology Departament is described. This patient with dry-eye symptoms was treated with oral flaxseed-oil capsules, reducing her surface ocular inflammation and alleviating the symptoms of  Keratoconjunctivis sicca. The aim of this case study is to encourage future long term studies to confirm the role of this therapy for Keratoconjunctivis sicca in Sjögren´s syndrome

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Author Biographies

Mariana Maurício Matioli, UFJF

Acadêmica da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Marta Halfeld Ferrari Alves Lacordia, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Oftalmologista do HU/CAS da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Doutora em Oftalmologia pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG.

Published

2010-02-05

How to Cite

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Matioli MM, Lacordia MHFA. Flaxseed-Oil in the Treatment for a Dry-Eye Sjögren´s Syndrome Patient: a Case Report. HU Rev [Internet]. 2010Feb.5 [cited 2024Nov.21];35(3). Available from: https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/hurevista/article/view/413

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Relato de Caso