Role of growth factors in the pathogenesis of tissue fibrosis in systemic sclerosis. [PDF]
, 2010 The most severe clinical and pathologic manifestations of systemic sclerosis (SSc) are the result of a fibrotic process characterized by the excessive and often progressive deposition of collagen and other connective tissue macromolecules in skin and ...
Castro, Susan V. +2 more
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A Histopathological Study of Pulmonary Hypertension in Connective Tissue Disease
Allergology International, 2011 Connective tissue diseases (CTD), such as systemic sclerosis (SSc), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), develop pulmonary hypertension (PH).
Nobuhito Sasaki +2 more
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, 2020 Arterial tortuosity syndrome (ATS) is a recessively inherited connective tissue disorder, mainly characterized by tortuosity and aneurysm formation of the major arteries.
Barnhoorn, Sander +14 more
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99mTc-MIBI Lung Scintigraphy in the Assessment of Pulmonary Involvement in Interstitial Lung Disease and Its Comparison With Pulmonary Function Tests and High-Resolution Computed Tomography: A Preliminary Study [PDF]
, 2015 The differentiation of active inflammatory processes from an inactive form of the disease is of great value in the management of interstitial lung disease (ILD).
Assadi, M. +6 more
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Mixed connective tissue disease: Not always an obvious diagnosis
Clinical Case Reports, 2020 Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is characterized by a mixture of clinical features. The initial presentation is often incomplete, and the features of MCTD usually develop as the disease evolves.
Safa Rahmouni +5 more
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Azathioprine [PDF]
, 2019 Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare syndrome that presents with neurological manifestations, often associated with arterial hypertension.
Corte-Real, A, Vilas-Boas, S
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IDCases, 2022 We describe a rare case of a patient with mixed connective tissue disease maintained on chronic oral corticosteroids, who was hospitalized on five occasions over five consecutive months due to persistent relapsing neutrophilic meningitis caused by ...
M. Anthony Albornoz +3 more
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The role of nailfold capillaroscopy in interstitial lung diseases - Can it differentiate idiopathic cases from collagen tissue disease associated interstitial lung diseases? [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction: Nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) is a non-invasive diagnostic test that is mostly used for early diagnosis of collagen tissue diseases (CTDs). We aimed to evaluate whether NFC findings could be a clue for discriminating idiopathic interstitial
Altınışık, Göksel +4 more
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Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease – A case report
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018 Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP) is an uncommon interstitial lung disease that is characterized by an interstitial infiltrate of lymphoplasmacytic cells.
Chin-Wei Kuo +3 more
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Urology Case Reports, 2022 Idiopathic Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a fibro-inflammatory disease. In patients with known mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) it has rarely been described. Our case illustrates a unique presentation of RPF in a patient with MCTD.
Thomas Neerhut +3 more
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