Structured Summary
Abstract
A heterogeneous group of disorders, some hereditary, others acquired, characterized by abnormal structure or function of one or more of the elements of connective tissue, i.e., collagen, elastin, or the mucopolysaccharides.
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Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
- Anetoderma
- Cartilage Diseases
- Cellulitis
- Collagen Diseases
- Connective Tissue Neoplasms
- Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
- Cutis Laxa
- Dermatomyositis
- Dupuytren Contracture
- Homocystinuria
- Lipedema
- Localized Scleroderma
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Mucinoses
- Noonan Syndrome
- Osteopoikilosis
- Panniculitis
- Penile Induration
- Plantar Fibromatosis
- Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
- Rheumatic Diseases
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Systemic Scleroderma
- Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Diseases
- Weill-Marchesani Syndrome
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Connective Tissue Disease
- Disease, Connective Tissue
- Diseases, Connective Tissue
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Aspects Covered
35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE, a specific connective tissue disease entity
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History Note
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Previous Indexing
- Collagen Diseases (1966-1979)
- Connective Tissue (1966-1979)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Connective Tissue Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003240. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003240
- Connective Tissue Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connective_tissue_disease
- Connective Tissue Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1779300