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Connective tissue disease
Connective tissue disease is a form of autoimmune disease - a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. An autoimmune disorder may affect one or more organ or tissue types. Organs and tissues commonly affected by autoimmune disorders include connective tissues
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
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Whats mixed connective tissue disease?
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Is Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Hereditary?
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What is the definition or description of: connective tissue disease?
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What is undifferentiated connective tissue disease in lay man's terms?
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I know this dude who has mixed connective tissue disease. What is that?
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What is the definition or description of: Mixed connective tissue disease?
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Whats a easy way to explain what differential connective tissue disease is?
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I know someone with mixed connective tissue disease....Is it a serious illness?
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Do you think there are specific new connective tissue diseases not recognized yet (but lumped into undifferentiated) but will be named in the future?
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What type of doctors treat connective tissue disease?
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Which disease is worse CLL or Mixed Connective Tissue Disease?
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How would I be diagnosed with a connective tissue disease (lupus)?
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What's the difference between fibromyalgia & connective tissue disease?
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What is the life expectancy for someone with mixed connective tissue disease?
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Do you believe that certain connective tissue diseases can be passed down by heredity?
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How long does it take for plaquinil to start working for undifferentiated connective tissue disease?
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Could a connective tissue diseases cause a low pt. 9.9 in a lab where 10.3 is the low range. And what is the significance of this.
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I am in need of a couple good resources to learn about mixed connective tissue disease, I am studying for myself and writing about it for class?
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Why is it that dizziness is listed as a symptoms of many connective tissue diseases but mds don't know cause? What is the likely cause is most cases?
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What is the test for connective tissue disease?
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