How is a connective tissue disorder treated?Medicines may be given to prevent your immune system from attacking healthy cells. You may also need medicines to stop the disease from getting worse. You may need to use topical creams or lotions to control a rash or other symptoms that affect ...
connective Tissue are Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), Epidermolysis bullosa (EB), Marfan syndrome, and Osteogenesis imperfecta. Some common autoimmune connective tissue disorders include Rheumatoid arthritis (which can also be inherited), Scleroderma, Mixed connective tissue disease, Undifferentiated connective...
AB1017What Are the Distinct Capillaroscopic Features in Connective Tissue Disease as Compared with Diseases of Social Importance – Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus?BackgroundThe diseases of social importance such as arterial hypertension (AH) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are frequent concomitant...
Among kids with chILD, some are born with it and others have it later in childhood. Adults can get interstitial lung disease, too, but the causes and outcomes are often different. Causes ChILD can crop up without a known cause. On the other hand, certain genes, toxins, or other diseases...
CONNECTIVE TISSUE Connective tissue is vital for the function and protection of nerves. Nerves are enclosed within several layers of connective tissue that provide structural support, protection, and nutrition to the nerve fibers. At the most basic level, each nerve fiber is covered by endoneurium...
Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF, CCN2) gene regulation: a potent clinical bio-marker of fibroproliferative disease? The CCN (cyr61, ctgf, nov) family of modular proteins regulate diverse biological affects including cell adhesion, matrix production, tissue remodelling, p... Andrew,Leask,Suni...
There are many autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, celiac disease, and diabetes.What increases my risk for an autoimmune disease?A family history of an autoimmune disease Female gender Pregnancy Exposure to sunlight or certain chemicals Certain medicines, such as some antibiotics and cholesterol ...
In some cases, a CRP test can be the deciding fact even if levels are only mildly elevated. Among the other risk factors that inform the decision to treat are:3 A family history of heart disease Diabetes High blood pressure High cholesterol ...
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Connective tissue disorders:Connective tissue disorders such aslupuscan cause blood vessel inflammation (vasculitis). They are associated with reduced platelet counts, leading to petechiae. Certain medications:Reaction to certain medications can cause petechiae, such as:penicillin, anti-seizure medications, ...