A connective tissue disease is any disease that has the connective tissues of the body as a target of pathology. Connective tissue is any type of biological tissue with an extensive extracellular matrix that supports, binds together, and protects organs. These tissues form a framework, or matrix, for the body, and are composed of two major structu...
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any of the diseases that affect human connective tissue. Diseases of the connective tissue can be divided into (1) a group of relatively uncommon ... [4 related articles]
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<rheumatology> A heterogeneous group of diseases characterised by abnormal structure or function of one or more of the elements of connective tissue, i.e., collagen, elastin, or the mucopolysaccharides. ... They include rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatic fever, scleroderma and others, that are sometimes referred to ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a group of generalized diseases affecting connective tissue, especially those that are not inherited as mendelian characteristics; rheumatic fever and rheumatoid arthritis were first proposed as such diseases, and other so-called collagen diseases have been added.
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Our Connective tissue disease Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Connective tissue disease Connective tissue disease: A disease (autoimmune or otherwise) that attacks the collagen or other components of connective tissue, such as lupus.Common Misspellings: connective tissue diease, connective tissue desease...
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