In fact, as many as a quarter of all patients seen by rheumatologists have UCTD. It does not mean that a doctor does not know what to call the condition, it just means that some or all of the clinical ...

1–7 In particular, an association between some of the connective-tissue diseases and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (lymphadenoid goiter) has recently seemed likely. 6,8,9 Many reports of this ...

Connective tissue connects, supports, binds, and separates organs and tissues, forming a framework to support body tissues and organs. It plays a role in immune function, transporting nutrients and ...

What Is Connective Tissue Disease? Connective tissue disease is a group of disorders involving the protein-rich tissue that supports your organs and other parts of your body. Examples of ...

Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a complex and relatively rare autoimmune disorder. It shares symptoms with lupus, systemic sclerosis, and myositis. MCTD is a challenging condition that ...

Little research is available to study the effects of protein intake on connective tissue within the muscle. It has been suggested that perhaps the ingestion of protein and in particular collagen would ...

Several techniques, such as subepithelial connective tissue graft (CTG), were proposed with the main outcome of improving volume ... A 38-year-old patient presented brushing discomfort 2 years after ...

The amount of pain you have after surgery depends on the type of gum graft performed. If no tissue is removed from your palate, you should have little to no discomfort. However, if tissue is ...

Connective tissue diseases are autoimmune disorders that cause inflammation of collagen and elastin fibers. Connective tissues are found all throughout the body. A connective tissue disorder not only ...

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 ...