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Medeniyet Med J. 2003; 18(1): 44-46
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Previously Misdiagnosed as Various Disorders
Müferet Ergüven, Yasemin Katıöz, Betül Çakır, Erkan Çakır, Sevil ÖzçayGöztepe SSK Hospital, Children Clinic, IstanbulMixed connective tissue disease is an autoimmune multisystemic disease which is presented rarely in the childhood period. It is characterised by overlapping clinical features similar
to those of SLE, Scleroderma and Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis and very high titers of circulating antinuclear antibody to a nuclear ribonucleoprotein (RNP) antigen. Hence it can
be sometimes misdiagnosed as JRA, SLE or Scleroderma. This case is reported both becouse of this property and rare presentation in the childhood period.
Keywords: Mixed connective tissue disease
Farklı Tanılar Alan Mikst Konnektif Doku Hastalığı
Müferet Ergüven, Yasemin Katıöz, Betül Çakır, Erkan Çakır, Sevil ÖzçayGöztepe SSK Eğitim Hastanesi, Çocuk Kliniği, İstanbulAnahtar Kelimeler: Mikst konnektif doku hastalığı
Corresponding Author: Müferet Ergüven, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: Turkish
Manuscript Language: Turkish