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2020•Journal of Musculoskeletal Disorders and TreatmentOpen access

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD): 6 Case Based Review

Gutiérrez Marvin Josué Bustamante, Martínez Alex Noé López, Mendoza Idania Escalante, Kramer Luis Adolfo, Araica Juan Pablo, Maldonado Yeny, Kutzbach Abraham García

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Mixed Connective Tissue Disease is an autoimmune clinical entity with characteristics of overlap syndrome including: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Sclerosis, Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis. There is an active controversy as to whether it is a variant of Lupus or it is a different entity.

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Mixed Connective Tissue Disease is an autoimmune clinical entity with characteristics of overlap syndrome including: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Sclerosis, Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis. There is an active controversy as to whether it is a variant of Lupus or it is a different entity.

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Mixed Connective Tissue Disease is an autoimmune clinical entity with characteristics of overlap syndrome including: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Sclerosis, Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis. There is an active controversy as to whether it is a variant of Lupus or it is a different entity.

Key concepts: Mixed connective tissue disease, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Medicine, Connective tissue disease, Connective tissue, Scleroderma (fungus)

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