Mixed connective tissue disease is a complicated disease. Because it has symptoms of other disorders, it is considered an ...

Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD Anti-inflammatory medications are a cornerstone of treatment for mixed connective ...

Using glucocorticoids, rituzimab, or certain immunosuppressants to treat connective tissue diseases is associated with greater risks for severe COVID-19-related outcomes.

Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a complex overlap disease with features of different autoimmune connective tissue diseases (CTDs) namely systemic sclerosis, poly/dermatomyositis and systemic ...

The overall incidence of neurological manifestations is relatively low among patients with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). We recently encountered a case of autoimmune adhesive arachnoiditis ...

Sometimes called “overlap disease,” people with a mixture of symptoms from several different diseases may have what’s known as mixed connective tissue disease. People with a mixture of signs and ...

In general, this term refers to a condition in which a patient has symptoms of two or more recognized autoimmune diseases.) As with other connective tissue diseases, the symptoms of MCTD can range ...

MCTD typically causes symptoms of lupus, scleroderma, and myositis. However, people can have symptoms from other connective tissue diseases as well. 1 There are other rheumatic overlap syndromes that ...