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2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue 710-739 > Arthropathies And Related Disorders 710-719 > Diffuse Diseases Of Connective Tissue 710.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 710.2 Sicca syndrome Chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease in which the salivary and lacrimal glands undergo progressive destruction by lymphocytes and plasma cells resulting in decreased production of saliva and tears. The primary form, often called sicca syndrome, involves both KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA and XEROSTOMIA. The secondary form includes, in addition, the presence of a connective tissue disease, usually rheumatoid arthritis. Drying and inflammation of the conjunctiva as a result of insufficient lacrimal secretion. When found in association with XEROSTOMIA and polyarthritis, it is called SJOGREN'S SYNDROME. 710.2 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 710.2 contains 13 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 710.* hierarchy 710.2 also known as: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca Sjögren's disease Index entries containing 710.2: Atrophy, atrophic dacryosialadenopathy 710.2 Dacryosialadenopathy, atrophic 710.2 Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome Sjögren (-Gougerot) 710.2 with lung involvement 710.2 [517.8] Dyssecretosis, mucoserous 710.2 Gougerot (-Houwer)-Sjögren syndrome (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) 710.2 Keratoconjunctivitis (see also Keratitis) 370.40 sicca (Sjögren's syndrome) 710.2 not in Sjögren's syndrome 370.33 Sialosis 527.8 rheumatic 710.2 Sicca syndrome (keratoconjunctivitis) 710.2 Sjögren (-Gougerot) syndrome or disease (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) 710.2 with lung involvement 710.2 [517.8] Syndrome - see also Disease Gougerot (-Houwer)-Sjögren (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) 710.2 secretoinhibitor (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) 710.2 sicca (keratoconjunctivitis) 710.2 Sjögren (-Gougerot) (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) 710.2 with lung involvement 710.2 [517.8]