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.

Dear Dr. Roach: One rheumatologist diagnosed me with unspecified mixed connective tissue disease and Raynaud’s syndrome. I was put on Plaquenil, which caused some hair loss and thinning.

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

Noticing symptoms of lupus, arthritis, or scleroderma? It could be mixed connective tissue disease. Learn more about this rare autoimmune disease and how it's treated.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have been treated for a year for arthritis. Now my doctor tells me that I don’t have arthritis but that I have mixed connective tissue disease. How could the doctor have been ...

Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD Anti-inflammatory medications are a cornerstone of treatment for mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) but your diet also is important. Eating foods that ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: One rheumatologist diagnosed me with unspecified mixed connective tissue disease and Raynaud’s syndrome. I was put on Plaquenil, which caused some hair loss and thinning. I got a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: One rheumatologist diagnosed me with unspecified mixed connective tissue disease and Raynaud’s syndrome. I was put on Plaquenil, which caused some hair loss and thinning. I got a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: One rheumatologist diagnosed me with unspecified mixed connective tissue disease and Raynaud’s syndrome. I was put on Plaquenil, which caused some hair loss and thinning. I got ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: One rheumatologist diagnosed me with unspecified mixed connective tissue disease and Raynaud’s syndrome. I was put on Plaquenil, which caused some hair loss and thinning. I got a ...