re pointer for info long shot in article zonker apr splinter coe northeastern edu regis m donovan zonker silver lcs mit edu writes this is something of a long shot but what the hell the net is full of people with strange knowledge i m looking for suggestions as to what could be causing health problems one of my relatives is having one of my cousins has had health problems for much of her life around the age of she had some gynecological problems now she s in her early mid twenties and she is going blind her eyes are not producing enough if any moisture she s been going to mass eye and ear and the doctors there have no clue what the actual cause is they have apparently tried eyedrops and such she is just about completely blind in one eye and the other is massively deteriorated sjogren s syndrome has been known to induce dryness in vaginal tissue as well as induce primary biliary cirrhosis otherwise the abdominal swelling could be due to a complication of sjogren s known as pseudolymphoma which can produce a splenomegaly enlarged spleen she should definitely see a rheumatologist since you don t mention skin disorder anemia or joint pain you d probably rule out erythema nodosum or scleroderma josh backon vms huji ac il also and this may or may not be related she is having some changes in her abdomen her stomach has swelled i m not sure if this is stomach the organ or stomach teh area of the body i guess the step they re going to take next is to do a whole battery of tests to check all the other internal systmes besides just the eyes but just because the net is a source of large amounts of bizarre knowledge i m going to ask has anyone ever heard of anything like this suggestions of things to ask about since much of my knowledge about her state comes second or third hand thanks regis zonker silver lcs mit edu
