Detail Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: Fact or Fiction?   Oleh:  Citera, G ; Cocco, JA Maldonado Jenis: Article from Journal Dalam koleksi: Lupus vol. 4 no. 4 (1995), page 255-257. Topik: Tissue Disease Fulltext: Lupus-1995-Citera-255-7.pdf (293.86KB) Isi artikel The absence of a known causative factor in connective tissue diseases (CTDs) not only hinders correct diagnosis and treatment but spawns a diversity of classification criteria. Although refinements in such criteria have achieved a high sensitivity and specificity, these guidelines are useful more for classification than for diagnosis of individual cases. Furthermore, some patients present clinical manifestations of more than a single CTD, whether in concurrent or sequential fashion Such clinical forms with symptoms and signs common to more than one CTD are collectively termed overlap syndromes and their estimated frequency is almost 25%.2 Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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