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Mixed connective tissue disease, undifferentiated connective tissue disease and overlap syndromes
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
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Sudden Onset Blindness in a Patient with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease [PDF]
Case Presentation A 66-year-old Caucasian female recently diagnosed with mixed connective tissue disease presented with acute onset vision loss in the left eye.
Terry, MSIII, Chris +2 more
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Interstitial lung disease in mixed connective tissue disease
Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are known as a debilitating pulmonary complications that may be occured in almost all systemic connective tissue diseases (CTD), including mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD).
Marshell Tendean +2 more
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Severe sensory ganglionopathy as a manifestation of mixed connective tissue disease [PDF]
Sensory ganglionopathies (SG) are a rare but distinct clinical subgroup of peripheral neuropathies characterized by damage to dorsal root ganglia. Typical manifestations include early gait and limb ataxia, widespread diminished or absent deep tendon ...
Adina Stan +4 more
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The role of endothelin-1 in pulmonary arterial hypertension. [PDF]
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but debilitating disease, which if left untreated rapidly progresses to right ventricular failure and eventually death. In the quest to understand the pathogenesis of this disease differences in the profile,
Chester, AH, Yacoub, MH
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Breast involvement in mixed connective tissue disease
To date, mammographic involvement in mixed connective tissue disease has not been described in the literature to the authors’ knowledge. In addition, only 2 case reports have described panniculitis in mixed connective tissue disease. We present a patient
Ross Varma, MD +2 more
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Tissue eosinophilia and eosinophil degranulation in Riedel's invasive fibrous thyroiditis. [PDF]
The etiology of Riedel's invasive fibrous thyroiditis (IFT) has remained obscure. This rare disorder has been confused in the past with the more common fibrous variant of Hashimoto's disease.
Bahn, R. S. +4 more
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Aluminum is in our water and food, and is used as an adjuvant in vaccines. About 40% of the ingested dose accumulates within the intestinal mucosa, making the gut the main target of inflammation and autoimmunity; about 1% accumulates in the skeletal ...
Aristo Vojdani
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TGF-beta 1 induces human alveolar epithelial to mesenchymal cell transition (EMT) [PDF]
Background: Fibroblastic foci are characteristic features in lung parenchyma of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). They comprise aggregates of mesenchymal cells which underlie sites of unresolved epithelial injury and are associated with ...
A Atfi +50 more
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Association study between immune-related miRNAs and mixed connective tissue disease
Background Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a rare condition that is distinguished by the presence of specific U1-RNP antibodies. Information about its etiopathology and diagnostics is still unclear.
Barbara Stypińska +4 more
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