Question 1

what's the significance of collagen vascular diseases?

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Can be  autoimmune: Collagen vascular disease  encompasses a series of autoimmune  illnesses  such as  lupus,  rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis and scleroderma to name a few.  Each of these  can have variations on their diagnostic categories. These were  first  named  becuase there  were  similar  changes in the soft  tissues and blood vessels  when biopsies  were  done in people with a collagen vascular diseases.

Question 2

what are the concerns with having collagen vascular diseases?

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DIFFICULT ANSWER: Collagen vasular diseases include a broad spectrum of illnesses. As a rheumatologist, we do our best to isolate what collagen vasular disease a patient has. The term, collagen vascular disease does not descibe one disease but rather the whole practice of rheumatology. I figure your doctor may have found an abnormal boold test which may or may not be significant. I need more information to help you.

Question 3

where do collagen vascular diseases show up?

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Different areas: Collagen vascular diseases or multi-system diseases are just that. They are a group of diseases characterized by autoimmune aberrations. Varied organ systems can be involved - skin, joints or any internal organs - heart, kidneys, blood or nervous system. The way a disease presents itself depends on which areas are involved. See you doctor or rheumatologist.

Question 4

whats collagen vascular disease?

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Autoimmune disorders: Collagen vascular disease occurs when problems with the immune system affect collagen.Collagen is a tough, fiber-like protein that makes up 30% of body protein. It contributes to the structure of tendons, bones, and connective tissues.

Question 5

how does collagen vascular disease affect the bladder?

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Few do, but: Scleroderma (pss) can turn the autonomically controlled bladder muscle wall to contract from collagen based scarring with contracture, but few other would do so!

Question 6

what do vertical lines on your nails say about your health??? (i have collagen vascular disease by the way. )

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Don't worry....: Lines that go from side to side (horizontal ) nail are Beau's lines (guess which doctor named them) and certainly can be a reflection of a variety of conditions including collagen vascular disorders (I suspect you were talking about Raynaud's) .

Vertical lines however are commonly seen normal healthy  people.

Question 7

can you die from collagen vascular disease?

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Collagen disease: Simple answer:  yes. If there is significant vascular, cardiac, pulmonary, or renal involvement, yes.

Question 8

what sort of disease is a collagen vascular disease?

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Sick Support: You can think of collagen as sort of the glue and supporting tissue that holds our bodies together.  There is collagen holding our eye lens in place and collagen in our ligaments of our joints and other places. Collagen vascular disease is typically an autoimmune disease which affects all sorts of tissues. Rheumatologists are the specialists who typically see this illness.

Question 9

is lupus the same thing as collagen vascular disease. if not what's the difference?

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Yes: Lupus is a collagen vascular disease. Like a cold is an upper respiratory infection.  Cvd is a general term that includes many diseases including lupus.

Question 10

what complications does collagen vascular disease cause?

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Blood Pressure issue: Collagen vascular disorders makes one susceptible to high blood pressure and its consequences such as intra-uterine growth restriction, kidney & liver dysfunction, low platelet count, etc. Sometimes the disease is associated with a flare, and then side-effects due to medications used to control the underlying disease may be encountered.

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