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The connective tissue disorders (CTDs) form a large heterogeneous group of conditions that are linked by a disease process that primarily involves the connective soft tissues of the body and often the vasculature too, due to shared structural proteins, such as collagen and elastin.<ref>Radiopedia [https://radiopaedia.org/articles/connective-tissue-disease?lang=us CTD's] Available from: https://radiopaedia.org/articles/connective-tissue-disease?lang=us<nowiki/>(last accessed 21.2.2021)</ref> | |||
Diseases of the connective tissue can be divided into | |||
# A group of relatively uncommon genetic disorders that affect the primary structure of connective tissue eg Marfan syndrome, homocystinuria, and osteogenesis imperfecta. | |||
# A number of acquired disorders in which the connective tissues are the site of several more or less distinctive immunological and inflammatory reactions eg rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatic fever, and osteoarthritis<ref>Britannica [https://www.britannica.com/science/connective-tissue-disease CTD] Available from: https://www.britannica.com/science/connective-tissue-disease<nowiki/>(accessed 21.2.2021)</ref>. | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
The connective tissue disorders (CTDs) form a large heterogeneous group of conditions that are linked by a disease process that primarily involves the connective soft tissues of the body and often the vasculature too, due to shared structural proteins, such as collagen and elastin.[1]
Diseases of the connective tissue can be divided into
- A group of relatively uncommon genetic disorders that affect the primary structure of connective tissue eg Marfan syndrome, homocystinuria, and osteogenesis imperfecta.
- A number of acquired disorders in which the connective tissues are the site of several more or less distinctive immunological and inflammatory reactions eg rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatic fever, and osteoarthritis[2].
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- ↑ Radiopedia CTD's Available from: https://radiopaedia.org/articles/connective-tissue-disease?lang=us(last accessed 21.2.2021)
- ↑ Britannica CTD Available from: https://www.britannica.com/science/connective-tissue-disease(accessed 21.2.2021)
