Results 11 to 20 of about 407,383 (333)

Mixed connective tissue disease and tuberculosis coexistence as a diagnostic dilemma: A case report. [PDF]

World J Clin Cases
Sial F, Basit A, Ghafoor N, Sial W, Basil AM.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Connective tissue disease related interstitial lung diseases and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: provisional core sets of domains and instruments for use in clinical trials [PDF]

, 2013
Rationale Clinical trial design in interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) has been hampered by lack of consensus on appropriate outcome measures for reliably assessing treatment response.
Antoniou, K, Baughman, RP, Brown, KK, Castelino, FV, Christmann, RB, Christopher-Stine, L, Collard, HR, Cottin, V, Danoff, S, Dellaripa, PF, Denton, CP, Distler, O, Fischer, A, Flaherty, KR, Frankel, S, Highland, KB, Hummers, L, Huscher, D, Khanna, D, Kim, DS, Kowal-Bielecka, OM, LeSage, D, Lynch, DA, Matteson, EL, Merkel, PA, Miller, FW, Mittoo, S, Oddis, CV, Phillips, K, Pittrow, D, Proudman, SM, Richeldi, L, Ryu, JH, Saketkoo, LA, Sandorfi, N, Sarver, C, Seibold, JR, Shah, AA, Strand, V, Swigris, J, Wells, AU   +40 more
core   +1 more source

Connective tissue anomalies in patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection. [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of connective tissue abnormalities in patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissections (sCeAD). METHODS: We systematically assessed clinically detectable signs of connective tissue aberration in a series of ...
A. Giossi, A. Morotti, A. Padovani, A. Pezzini, E. Del Zotto, G. Meneghetti, G. Tomelleri, I. Volonghi, L. Poli, M. Carletti, M. Chinaglia, M. Colombi, M. Gamba, M. Morra, M. Ritelli, N. Checcarelli, N. Chiarelli, P. Bovi, P. Costa, V. De Giuli   +19 more
core   +1 more source

Use of Patterned Collagen Coated Slides to Study Normal and Scleroderma Lung Fibroblast Migration

Scientific Reports, 2017
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a spreading fibrotic disease affecting the skin and internal organs. We aimed to model pathogenic fibroblast migration in SSc in order to identify enhancing factors, measure the effect of migrating cells on underlying ...
Bahja Ahmed Abdi, Henry Lopez, Sarah Karrar, Elisabetta Renzoni, Athol Wells, Angela Tam, Oseme Etomi, J. Justin Hsuan, George R. Martin, Xu Shiwen, Christopher P. Denton, David Abraham, Richard Stratton   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Connective tissue degeneration: Mechanisms of palmar fascia degeneration (Dupuytren’s disease) [PDF]

, 2016
Dupuytren’s disease is a connective tissue disorder of the hand causing excessive palmar fascial fibrosis with associated finger contracture and disability.
Chojnowski, A., Clark, I., Dorjée, A. L., Karkampouna, S., Kloen, P., Kreulen, M., Kruithof-de Julio, Marianna, Obdeijn, M. C., Rivellese, F.   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Malignancy in ankylosing spondylitis: a cross-sectional analysis of a large population database

BMC Rheumatology, 2022
Background Increased cancer-risk has been reported with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, but the risk is poorly studied in ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
Mohamad Bittar, Sali Merjanah, Reem Alkilany, Marina Magrey   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antigen receptor variable region repertoires expressed by T cells infiltrating thyroid, retroorbital, and pretibial tissue in Graves' disease [PDF]

, 1996
To date, it has remained unclear whether T cells infiltrating thyroid, retroorbital, and pretibial tissue of patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy and pretibial dermopathy represent a primary immune response that is directed against certain antigenic ...
Heufelder, Armin E., Scriba, Peter C., Wenzel, Björn E.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Mixed connective tissue disease, undifferentiated connective tissue disease and overlap syndromes

Alʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny, 2019
Systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, inflammatory myopathy and rheumatoid arthritis are systemic connective tissue disorders which are characterized by heterogeneous clinical symptoms and variable course. To date, updated diagnostic criteria
R. T. Alekperov
doaj   +1 more source

Undifferentiated connective tissue disease: a seven-center cross-sectional study of 184 patients [PDF]

, 2009
The purpose of this study was to characterize the clinical and serological features of a large cohort of patients with antinuclear antibody (ANA) positive undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD).
Barcelos, A, Barros, R, Costa, J, Couto, M, Inês, L, Medeiros, D, Miranda, L, Nero, P, Santos, MJ, Sousa, E, Vaz, CC   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Mixed connective tissue disease

Современная ревматология, 2019
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), also known as Sharp's syndrome, is a rare systemic connective tissue disorder that characterized by a combination of some features of systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis ...
R. U. Shayakhmetova, L. P. Ananyeva
doaj   +1 more source