Mixed connective tissue disease. People with MCTD have symptoms of several diseases, including lupus, scleroderma, polymyositis or dermatomyositis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) is an autoimmune disorder where the immune system attacks healthy cells. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this condition today.

Classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (previously known as EDS type I/II) is an inheritable connective tissue disorder that involves skin, tendons, ligaments, and, in some cases, also blood vessels. Most ...

In 119 patients (23.5 per cent of the entire group with Hashimoto's thyroiditis) symptoms and findings diagnostic or suggestive of a systemic connective-tissue disorder were obtained ().Twenty ...

The increased deposition of connective tissue is a problem in chronic diseases of many organs. Up to 40 percent of all deaths in industrial nations are caused by the deposition of connective ...

The increased deposition of connective tissue is a problem in chronic diseases of many organs such as the lungs (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis), liver (cirrhosis), kidneys (kidney fibrosis), gut ...

A group of researchers found an association between keratoconus and connective tissue hyperlaxity in a large cohort of adolescents and young adults. Image: Adobe Stock “The more red flags we ...

Many clinicians have a basic knowledge of Marfan syndrome, a relatively common genetic disorder of connective tissue with clinical manifestations involving the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular ...