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Connective tissue disease and the skin

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: Connective tissue disease and the skinTrauma Sunburn Exposure to cold Hormonal changes Mental stress Infection Drugs Chemicals Table 1.Triggers of connective tissue diseases.Connective tissue diseases are triggered by environmental stimuli in genetically predisposed patients Women are more commonly affected than men Skin manifestations are often the presenting feature of a multisystem disorder Diagnosis and classification are not always easy; incomplete, as well as overlap, syndromes exist Treatments are not curative, but disease control may be achieved by topical or systemic immune modulatory drugs

Source: Clinical Medicine

DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.2-1-9

Authors: Vanessa Venning, Peter Mortimer, Sabine Sommer, Mark JD Goodfield

Institutions: Churchill Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary

Language: English

Topic: Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases

Subfield: Rheumatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,500