 Connective Tissue Diseases
"Connective Tissue Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003240
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Connective Tissue Diseases- Connective Tissue Diseases
- Connective Tissue Disease
- Disease, Connective Tissue
- Diseases, Connective Tissue
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2014 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2015 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2016 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Connective Tissue Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Demoruelle MK. The Clinical and Research Implications of Anti-carbamylated Protein Antibodies. J Rheumatol. 2017 09; 44(9):1302-1303.
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Fischer A, Donnelly SC. Pulmonary fibrosis in connective tissue disease (CTD): urgent challenges and opportunities. QJM. 2017 08 01; 110(8):475-476.
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Chartrand S, Swigris JJ, Stanchev L, Lee JS, Brown KK, Fischer A. Clinical features and natural history of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features: A single center experience. Respir Med. 2016 10; 119:150-154.
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Demoruelle MK, Mittoo S, Solomon JJ. Connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2016 02; 30(1):39-52.
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Fischer A, Denton CP, Matucci-Cerinic M, Gillies H, Blair C, Tislow J, Nathan SD. Ambrisentan response in connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (CTD-PAH) - A subgroup analysis of the ARIES-E clinical trial. Respir Med. 2016 08; 117:254-63.
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Aparicio IJ, Lee JS. Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Interstitial Lung Diseases: Unresolved Issues. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 06; 37(3):468-76.
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Chartrand S, Swigris JJ, Peykova L, Fischer A. Rituximab for the treatment of connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 2016 Jan 15; 32(4):296-304.
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Hu Y, Wang LS, Wei YR, Du SS, Du YK, He X, Li N, Zhou Y, Li QH, Su YL, Zhang F, Shen L, Weng D, Brown KK, Li HP. Clinical Characteristics of Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease in 1,044 Chinese Patients. Chest. 2016 Jan; 149(1):201-8.
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Schwarz M. Autoimmunity: A Pathway to Usual Interstitial Pneumonia? Chest. 2015 Dec; 148(6):1367-1369.
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Fischer A, Lee JS, Cottin V. Interstitial lung disease evaluation: detecting connective tissue disease. Respiration. 2015; 90(3):177-84.
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