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Having Dry Eyes, Pain In Knee And Hip. I Have Cervical Spondylosis. Is It Sjogren's Syndrome Or Vitamin D Deficiency?
Question: Hi team
for past 6 months am facing dry eyes and dry mouth. i also having nee main and hip pains to. i have cervical spondylosis and l5-s1 disc bulding also. recently i was identified with Vit D3 insufficiency. mine level is 13. is this all this symptoms pertains to Sjogren's Syndrome or vitamin D insufficiency?
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for past 6 months am facing dry eyes and dry mouth. i also having nee main and hip pains to. i have cervical spondylosis and l5-s1 disc bulding also. recently i was identified with Vit D3 insufficiency. mine level is 13. is this all this symptoms pertains to Sjogren's Syndrome or vitamin D insufficiency?
awaiting your reply
Hi,
Thanks for the query.
Pain in knees, hips and neck can be attributed to vitamin D deficiency. It will responds very well to vitamin D supplementation.
Dryness of eyes and mouth is not a feature of vitamin D deficiency. However we cannot attribute this to Sjogrens syndrome too. Sjogrens syndrome is more commonly seen in females >50 years of age.
Dryness symptoms need to be evaluated further. There can be other causes to dryness including anxiety, diabetes, hepatitis C, HIV infection, sarcoidosis, etc. Hence a detailed clinical evaluation is required.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you have further enquiries.
Regards
Thanks for the query.
Pain in knees, hips and neck can be attributed to vitamin D deficiency. It will responds very well to vitamin D supplementation.
Dryness of eyes and mouth is not a feature of vitamin D deficiency. However we cannot attribute this to Sjogrens syndrome too. Sjogrens syndrome is more commonly seen in females >50 years of age.
Dryness symptoms need to be evaluated further. There can be other causes to dryness including anxiety, diabetes, hepatitis C, HIV infection, sarcoidosis, etc. Hence a detailed clinical evaluation is required.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you have further enquiries.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Hi XXXXXXX
No, calcium, magnesium or other deficiencies do not cause this dryness.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
No, calcium, magnesium or other deficiencies do not cause this dryness.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
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