Mixed connective tissue

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Raynaud's phenomenon (disease) occurs due to spasms of blood vessels. Raynaud's phenomenon is a type of vascular disease characterized by color changes of the skin, most commonly after exposure to cold. The cause of Raynaud's phenomenon is unknown, although abnormal nerve control of blood-vessel diameter and nerve sensitivity to cold is suspected of being involved.

Connective tissue diseases are autoimmune disorders that take different forms. Tests to assist in diagnosis include physical exam, labs, and imaging.

First described in 1972, mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is an autoimmune disease that is considered to be an "overlap" of different inflammatory forms of autoimmune connective tissue diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), scleroderma, Sjogren’s syndrome and inflammatory myositis (dermatomyositis and polymyositis). In many cases, this mixed set of symptoms is eventually dominated by symptoms characteristic of one of the illnesses, especially scleroderma or lupus.

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ContentsIntroductionEpidemiologyAetiologyClinical featuresDiagnosisInvestigationsComplicationsManagementFlashcardReferencesRelated Articles Introduction SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) is an autoimmune connective tissue disease, similar to systemic sclerosis, RA, and mixed connective tissue disease. Often, symptoms of these diseases overlap. In cases where you unable to distinguish exactly which condition is present,we would normally say that mixed connective tissue disease is present…

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Learn about undifferentiated connective tissue disease, which is associated with lupus, scleroderma, and other connective tissue diseases.