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Pleural Diseases in Connective Tissue Diseases

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
AbstractConnective tissue diseases (CTD) are heterogeneous, immune-mediated inflammatory disorders often presenting with multiorgan involvement. With the advent of high-resolution computed tomography, CTD-related pleuritis—pleural thickening and effusion—is now increasingly recognized early in the disease trajectory.
Hui, Guo, Beenish, Iqbal, Najib M, Rahman   +2 more
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Hypertension in connective tissue disease

Journal of Human Hypertension, 2022
It is well documented that connective tissue disease (CTD) is a type of autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation, which can occur across various organ systems throughout the whole body. Although the clinical manifestations of CTD are different, studies have shown that different CTD diseases have similar pathogenesis, implying that ...
Qiang Luo, Yiwen Zhang, Xiaoqian Yang, Li Qin, Han Wang   +4 more
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Panniculitis in Connective Tissue Disease

Archives of Dermatology, 1983
Specific and nonspecific panniculitis occur in connective tissue diseases. Microscopic studies of the epidermis and dermis, immunofluorescent microscopy, and extensive serologic testing may aid in the diagnosis and classification of these unusual syndromes. Connective tissue panniculitis and focal lipoatrophy may be forms of immunoreactive panniculitis
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Connective Tissue Diseases and the Heart

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1975
CONNECTIVE tissue disease is a term used to describe any one of a group of rheumatoid disorders of uncertain cause, which have overlapping clinical manifestations and may share common mechanisms of pathogenesis. The diseases included in the discussion are rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS ...
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Mixed connective tissue disease

Clinics in Dermatology, 1985
Abstract 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).
D T, Schreiner, J L, Jorizzo
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Atherosclerosis and connective tissue diseases

Joint Bone Spine, 2001
Large increases in mortality related to premature atherosclerosis with coronary artery disease and stroke have been reported in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS), or rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Studies found relative risks of 5 for myocardial infarction, 6 to 10 for stroke in SLE patients, and 3.6 for ...
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Undifferentiated connective tissue disease

Orvosi Hetilap, 2009
Evolution of immunopathological diseases is usually slow and progressive. Non-differentiated collagen disease (NDC) or the term “undifferentiated connective tissue disease” (UCTD) represents a stage of disease where clinical symptoms and serological abnormalities suggest autoimmune disease, but they are not sufficient to fulfill the diagnostic ...
Edit, Bodolay, Gyula, Szegedi
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The Cornea in Connective Tissue Diseases

Ophthalmology, 1978
Even though lenticular and retinal abnormalities seem to dominate the ophthalmologic picture in Marfan's syndrome, the cornea shows significant abnormalities consisting of a striking flattening and corneal astigmatism. The use of conjunctival biopsies followed by histochemical and electron-microscopic evaluation shows low morbidity but an excellent ...
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Mixed Connective Tissue Disease

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1977
Coping with chronic illness has become a personal experience for me. For the past 13 years, I have gone through various stages of coping with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), a rare collagen-vascular disease of unknown origin that resembles scleroderma, lupus erythematosus, and polymyositis.
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Connective Tissue Disease in Children

Pediatric Annals, 2005
As our understanding of connective tissue disease expands, so too does our therapeutic armamentarium. We have learned that autoimmunity triggers inflammation through unchecked, proliferative cell-mediated inflammation. By targeting this arm of the cytokine cascade, it may be possible to arrest further progression.
Robert L, Buka, Bari B, Cunningham
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