Mixed Connective Tissue DiseaseÖzlem Bizpınar, M. Fevzi Öztekin, Neşe ÖztekinSSK Ankara Training Hospital Neurology Clinic, Ankara
Mixed connective tissue disease is a syndrome that has overlapping features with other connective tissue disease, including SLE, systemic sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Women are affected more commanly than men (7-8).
A 32 year old woman with the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis was admitted to our clinic with progresive muscle weakness for a month. Dermatomyositis diagnosed with electrophysiological evaluation and muscle biopsy. Rhumatoid arthritis which is a connective tissue disease associated with inflammatory myositis in our patient. So we discussed a
patient with mixed connective tissue disease. Keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue disease
Mikst Konnektif Doku HastalığıÖzlem Bizpınar, M. Fevzi Öztekin, Neşe ÖztekinSSK Ankara Eğitim Hastanesi Nöroloji Kliniği, Ankara
Anahtar Kelimeler: Romatoid artrit, dermatomiyozit, miks konnektif doku hastalığı
Özlem Bizpınar, M. Fevzi Öztekin, Neşe Öztekin. Mixed Connective Tissue Disease. Medeniyet Med J. 2002; 17(3): 181-182
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