research Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) in a Girl with Lower Extremities Edema: A Brief Report April 2024 in “Current Rheumatology Reviews” MCTD should be considered in children with recurring muscle issues, lupus-like symptoms, and edema.
research MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE EVOLVING FROM THE SEQUENTIAL OVERLAP OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SJÖGREN’S SYNDROME, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND DERMATOMYOSITIS: A FOLLOW-UP May 2025 in “The Journal of Rheumatology” Mixed Connective Tissue Disease can develop from overlapping symptoms of several autoimmune diseases, making diagnosis complex.
research CLINICAL SPECTRUM AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE PRESENTING IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL December 2022 in “Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal” Early treatment of mixed connective tissue disease is crucial to prevent severe autoimmune conditions.
research AB0163 ANTI-KU ANTIBODIES: MUCH MORE THAN SCLEROMYOSITIS June 2020 in “Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases” Patients with Systemic Sclerosis have much higher levels of GDF-15, which could help predict organ involvement and guide treatment.
research Protein-losing Enteropathy Exacerbated with the Appearance of Symptoms of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. 19 citations , January 2001 in “Internal Medicine” Protein-losing enteropathy worsened with lupus symptoms but improved with prednisolone.