MCTD
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Mixed connective tissue disease
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) or Sharp's syndrome is a human
autoimmune disease
in which the
immune system
attacks the body. MCTD combines features of
polymyositis
,
systemic lupus erythematosus
, and
systemic scleroderma
and is thus considered an
overlap syndrome
. MCTD commonly causes
joint pain/swelling
,
Raynaud phenomenon
,
muscle inflammation
, and
scarring of the skin of the hand
. It does not typically cause
kidney
disease or
seizures
. Distinguishing laboratory characteristics are a positive, speckled
anti-nuclear antibody
and an anti-U1-RNP antibody.
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MCTD
mixed connective tissue disease
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