Nailfold microvascular abnormalities are associated with a higher prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with MCTD.
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DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac165
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) manifests with microvasculopathy and overlapping clinical features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), and idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). The aim of this study was to investigate the… read more here.
Keywords: mctd patients; prevalence; nvc scleroderma; scleroderma patterns ... See more keywords
Can SLE classification rules be effectively applied to diagnose unclear SLE cases?
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DOI: 10.1177/0961203316655212
Abstract: Objective The objective of this paper is to develop novel classification criteria to distinguish between unclear systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) cases. Methods A total of 205 variables from 111… read more here.
Keywords: classification; sle mctd; mctd; mctd patients ... See more keywords