It is not possible to generalize about how many years a person can live with dry syndrome. The normal life expectancy of patients with dry syndrome is not affected if the lesions are more limited or the disease is under control, but the combination of central neuropathy, renal insufficiency and other diseases may be life-threatening and affect the life expectancy.
Dry syndrome is a diffuse connective tissue disease characterized by damage to salivary glands, lacrimal glands and other exocrine glands. The exact cause of the disease is still unclear, and it is divided into primary dry syndrome and secondary dry syndrome, which can be complicated by glomerulonephritis, distal renal tubular acidosis, and pulmonary arterial hypertension, and for which there is no effective cure.
Patients with dry syndrome whose lesions are confined to exocrine glands such as skin and mucous membranes, lacrimal glands, and salivary glands have a relatively good prognosis, and their normal life expectancy may not be affected. The condition of patients with internal organ damage can be controlled after reasonable treatment, but if the patients are complicated by renal insufficiency, pulmonary fibrosis, central neuropathy, malignant lymphoma and so on, it will be life-threatening and affect the life expectancy.
It is recommended that patients with dry syndrome go to the rheumatology and immunology department of regular hospitals for consultation and standardized diagnosis and treatment under the guidance of doctors, and consult specialists for details.