title: Undifferentiated connective tissue disease and its cutaneous manifestations.
abstract: Undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD, also named UCT syndrome, latent lupus or incomplete lupus) is regarded as an autoimmune disorder in which signs and symptoms are widely variable and evocative for connectivitis but not sufficiently evolved to fulfil any of the accepted classification criteria for the defined connective tissue diseases. In this paper we describe the case of a 47-year-old woman affected by UCTD according to the preliminary classification criteria supplied by Mosca et al. in 1999.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pestelli
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Volpi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Giomi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caproni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fabbri
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D008947:Mixed Connective Tissue Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D008727:Methotrexate