title: [Mixed connective tissue disease in childhood. Report of a case].
abstract: The Authors report a case of MCTD in a 11 years old girl. Initially the disease presented the classical clinical picture of IDM. Successively its evolution was marked by the appearance of the typical clinical features of JRA, SS and of serum antibodies anti-RNP and by absence of antibodies anti-dsDNA and anti-Sm. These data are characteristic of MCTD. The occurrence of this disease in children is extremely rare and the prognosis is related to a possible renal and/or haemopoietic involvement.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Pediatria, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italia.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Falcini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Volpi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tafi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Montanelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Taccetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pierattelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pratesi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008947:Mixed Connective Tissue Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone
vernacular_title: La malattia mista del connettivo in età pediatrica. Segnalazione di un caso.