484CIRCULATINGIMMUNECOMPLEXESMIXEDCONNECTIVETISSUEDISEASEJAMESHALLA,JOHNSCHROHENLOHERCirculatingimmunecomplexesweremeasuredthreeassays(monoclonalrheumatoidfactorradioim-munoassay,Clq-bindingassay,Rajicellradioassay)serafrompatientsmixedconnectivetissuedisease.Evidencecirculatingimmunecomplexesleastonemethodhighestfre-quencypositive...
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a condition characterized by the overlap of features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc) and polydermatomyositis (PM/DM) in association with high titers of antibodies against a ribonuclear protein (RNP). Clinical manifestations of...
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 characterise...
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) was first described by Gordon Sharp,1 in 1972, as a distinct connective tissue disorder characterized by overlapping features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS), and dermato/polymyositis (DP/PM). This can be distinguishe...
Mixed connective tissue disease)Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Related to Mixed connective tissue disease: polymyositis, Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Diseasedis·ease (dĭ-zēz′) n. 1. An abnormal condition of a part, organ, or system of an organism ...
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...
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by certain symptoms shared by lupus, scleroderma, polymyositis or dermatomyositis, and rheumatoid arthritis. However, in MCTD, the symptoms are not as severe or extensive as with a specific one of these disorders. ...
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[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 ...
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) was first described in 1972 as a disease syndrome with overlapping features of systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and polymyositis associated with antibodies to RNAse sensitive extractable nuclear antigen. When the antigen was subsequently characteri...