Abstract
The term connective tissue disease (and sometimes collagen vascular disease) refers to the autoimmune spectra of lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis, Sjögren’s, and scleroderma. This category reviews all of these entities, but also includes other diseases that affect the connective tissues with relevance to dermatology.
A number of non-specific clinical findings may suggest the possibility of autoimmune connective tissue disease. These include: Raynaud’s phenomenon, non-scarring alopecia, livedo reticularis, pericuticular erythema, telangiectasias, palpable purpura (leukocytoclastic vasculitis) (strongest association with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis).
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Lipoff, J. (2016). Connective Tissue Diseases. In: Dermatology Simplified. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19731-9_10
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