Mixed connective tissue disease presenting to the acute hand service.
Mixed connective tissue disease is an autoimmune condition with a specific autoantibody. It commonly presents as Raynaud's disease and the patient is usually treated symptomatically. We present an unusual case of mixed connective tissue disease presenting as a acutely inflamed joint with considerable bony destruction.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.
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Krishnamoorthy
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O'Toole
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Jaffe
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Henderson
D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology*; D005384:Finger Joint; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008947:Mixed Connective Tissue Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000209:etiology; D013933:Thumb