It has been reported that some patients have been misdiagnosed with Sjögren's Syndrome, when in fact the correct diagnosis in their specific case was Allergic Rhinitis.
Allergic rhinitis is a response to an allergic substance that causes sneezing, a runny, stuffy and itchy nose, coughing, sore throat, watery and itchy eyes, headaches and excessive fatigue. Allergic rhinitis can be misdiagnosed as deviated septum, nasal tumours, enlarged adenoids, hypertrophic turbinates, Wegener’s granulomatosis, sarcoidosis, relapsing poly chondritis, Sjogren’s syndrome and midline granuloma.