Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD)
Interstitial Lung Disease in Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
... Asbtract 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 ...
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First report of cardiac tamponade in pediatric onset mixed connective tissue disease
... ABSTRACT Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) is rela- tively rare in children and typically presents with constitutional symptoms, rash, Raynaud’s phenome- non, and musculoskeletal ...
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Microvascular damage a marker of specific organ involvement in mixed connective tissue disease?
... Pulmonary arterial hypertension and interstitial lung disease are among the leading causes of mortality in mixed connective tissue disease. Khanna et al. [22] recom mended that patients ...
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Mixed connective tissue disease presenting as atrial fibrillation, fever, lymphadenopathy, and pericardial effusion
... Introduction: Mixed connective tissue disease (MctD) is a poorly understood rheumatologic condition that presents with clinical symptoms related to the underlying presence of distinct ...
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Disease evolution in mixed connective tissue disease: results from a long term nationwide prospective cohort study
... Silje Reiseter 1,2* , Ragnar Gunnarsson 1,2 , Jukka Corander 3 , Joanna Haydon 4 , May Brit Lund 1,5 , Trond Mogens Aaløkken 7 , Eli Taraldsrud 6 , Siri Opsahl Hetlevik 1,2 and Øyvind Molberg 1,2 Abstract Background: The ...
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Endothelial cell markers reflecting endothelial cell dysfunction in patients with mixed connective tissue disease
... with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) and to determine which biomarkers are associated with atherosclerotic complications, such as cardiovascular ...
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Circulating 20S Proteasome Levels in Patients with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
... serologic disease indices in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) are ...in disease activity in SLE and ...
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SF-DCT INFORMATION FOR MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE (MCTD) CLAIMS OPTION 1. (MCTD claims are not eligible for Disease Option 2)
... Mixed Connective Tissue Disease or MCTD is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body. It commonly causes joint pain/swelling, Raynaud’s Phenomenon, muscle ...
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Mixed connective tissue disease complicated by heart failure in Ile-Ife, Nigeria: management challenges in a resource-limited economy
... “rheumatic disease syndrome dissimilar from the overlap syn- dromes” and termed it “mixed connective tissue disease”. The discrete feature of this model was the high titer of antibodies ...
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Depression and anxiety and their association with healthcare utilization in pediatric lupus and mixed connective tissue disease patients: a cross-sectional study
... MCTD: Mixed connective tissue disease; PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire- 9; SCARED: Screen for Childhood Anxiety Related Disorders; IRR: Incidence rate ratio; PCP: Primary care provider; ...
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Mixed Connective Tissue Disease in Children and Adolescents
... A review of 234 reported patients with mixed connective tissue disease, including 50 pediatric patients, suggests a higher prevalence of renal and cardiac disease in affected children an[r] ...
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Esophageal Motor Abnormalities in Children and Adolescents With Scleroderma and Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
... nective tissue disease, esophageal manometry was per- formed on seven patients with progressive systemic sclerosis, four patients with mixed connective tissue.. disease, and two patients[r] ...
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Purification and Biochemical Characterization of Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Antigen using Purified Antibody from Serum of a Patient with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
... Makoto Takano, … , Paul F. Agris, Gordon C. Sharp J Clin Invest. 1980;65(6):1449-1456. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI109809. We have achieved a high degree of purification of nuclear ribonucleoprotein antigen from calf ...
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Associations between circulating endostatin levels and vascular organ damage in systemic sclerosis and mixed connective tissue disease: an observational study
... of mixed connective tissue disease: a national multicentre survey of Norwegian ...unselected, mixed connective tissue disease cohort: results of a nationwide, ...
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Improved Serological Differentiation between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Mixed Connective Tissue Disease by Use of an SmD3 Peptide-Based Immunoassay
... Received 24 September 2004/Returned for modification 26 October 2004/Accepted 5 November 2004 Autoantibodies to the Sm antigens are specifically found in 5 to 30% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) ...
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Mixed connective tissue disease: state of the art on clinical practice guidelines
... of follow-up assessments during the course of disease on the basis of guidelines would facilitate the management of patients for clinicians. 3. CPGs on MCTD treatment: There is no agreement about the initial or ...
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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Associated with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: A Case Report
... Copyright © 2011 Jo˜ao Tadeu Damian Souto Filho et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any ...
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Autoantibodies specific for apoptotic U1 70K are superior serological markers for mixed connective tissue disease
... In our study, a minority of MCTD sera (4%) contained autoantibodies exclusively reacting with intact 70K. We suggest that these sera derive from patients in a relatively late disease phase and primarily contain ...
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Barriers and facilitators for mental healthcare in pediatric lupus and mixed connective tissue disease: a qualitative study of youth and parent perspectives
... Our findings support cited factors associated with un- met mental healthcare needs such as stigma and those related to access to care [33], but we also identify previ- ously unreported factors that pertain more ...
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Pulmonary manifestations and progression of lung. disease in juvenile onset mixed connective tissue
... manifestations in juvenile MCTD patients has not previously been reported, and we had a long follow-up of 16.2 years from the diagnosis. All HRCTs, from Time 1 and Time 2, were examined by the same experienced ...
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