Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), or: Sharp syndrome, is an uncommon, specifically defined, overlap syndrome. MCTD should be suspected when additional overlapping features are present in patients appearing to have rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, scleroderma, or polymyositis. MCTD is characterised ...
Mixed connective tissue disease: an overview of clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2012;26:61-72.Ortega-Hernandez OD,Shoenfeld Y.Mixed connective tissue disease;an overview of clinical manifestations,diagnosis and treatment[J].Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol,...
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a collagen-vascular disease with multiple organ system involvement. MCTD is characterized by clinical features of systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, and dermatomyositis. Serological characteristics include absence of anti-DNA but presence of antibody to extra...
Seventeen of 19 patients with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) had arthritis as a significant initial feature of their disease; 8 were given an initial diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 4 received chrysotherapy. RA-like ha... JT Halla,JG Hardin - 《Arthritis & Rheumatism》 被...
Cause of a mixed connective tissue disease The cause of MCTD is not clear, and some experts believe it may be an earlier stage of one of these other rheumatic conditions. Other mixed connective tissue disease symptoms and signs Joint Pain Low-Grade Fever Malaise Muscle Pain Rash Raynaud's Phe...
The Prevalence of Mixed connective tissue disease is 3.8 per 100,000 persons in Norway; this is believed to be similar in other parts of the world. Ethnically, the disease condition has a higher prevalence, notably in Japan. Diagnosis
[Mixed connective tissue disease: progress in diagnosis and treatment. III. Treatment. 3. Clinical aspects and treatment of specific conditions. 2) Disorders of the trigeminal nerve] [Mixed connective tissue disease: progress in diagnosis and treatment. III. Treatment. 3. Clinical aspects and ...
699 MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE IN CHILDREN. Jack H. HUtto and Ella M. Ayoub. University of Florida Col- lege of Medicine, Dept. of Pediatrics, Gainesville. Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a collagen-vascular disease with multiple organ system involvement. MCTD is charac- terized...
Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor, mixed connective tissue type (PMTMCT) is a rare, histologically distinct tumor that represents the most common cause of OO. As the clinical diagnosis of OO is typically suspected on the basis of clinical and biochemical features and the presence of a bone or soft...
699 MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE IN CHILDREN. Jack H. HUtto and Ella M. Ayoub. University of Florida Col- lege of Medicine, Dept. of Pediatrics, Gainesville. Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a collagen-vascular disease with multiple organ system involvement. MCTD is charac- terized...