Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) - Information - Treatment
Information on MCTD diagnosis, symptoms, treatment options and pain relief. Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is considered an overlap of lupus, scleroderma, and polymyositis. The disorder can be an overlap of any combination of the connective tissue diseases.
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease - What Is Mixed Connective Tissue Disease?
The diagnosis of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease is complicated. How is Mixed Connective Tissue Disease different from Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease?
The diagnosis of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease is complicated. How is Mixed Connective Tissue Disease different from Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease?
What is Connective Tissue?
A brief explanation and fast facts about connective tissue.
A brief explanation and fast facts about connective tissue.
How To Best Raise Children When You Have MCTD
Living with arthritis can add extra difficulties and challenges to parenting. Here are some positive strategies for effective parenting when you live with arthritis or a related disease.
Living with arthritis can add extra difficulties and challenges to parenting. Here are some positive strategies for effective parenting when you live with arthritis or a related disease.
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease from MedicineNet
Connective tissues are the structural portions of the body that hold the body cells together. MCTD is a combination of connective tissue diseases.
Connective tissues are the structural portions of the body that hold the body cells together. MCTD is a combination of connective tissue diseases.
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease from Merck Manual
A rheumatic disease syndrome characterized by overlapping clinical features of SLE, scleroderma, polymyositis or dermatomyositis, and RA and by very high titers of circulating antinuclear antibody to a nuclear ribonucleoprotein antigen.
A rheumatic disease syndrome characterized by overlapping clinical features of SLE, scleroderma, polymyositis or dermatomyositis, and RA and by very high titers of circulating antinuclear antibody to a nuclear ribonucleoprotein antigen.
MCTD
Information about MCTD, from CIBA.
Information about MCTD, from CIBA.
MCTD vs. UCTD
Connective tissue diseases are a special group of rheumatic diseases that can be associated with arthritis. The difference between "mixed connective tissue disease" (MCTD) and "undifferentiated connective tissue disease" (UCTD) is explained, from MedicineNet.
Connective tissue diseases are a special group of rheumatic diseases that can be associated with arthritis. The difference between "mixed connective tissue disease" (MCTD) and "undifferentiated connective tissue disease" (UCTD) is explained, from MedicineNet.