Connective Tissue Diseases
"Connective Tissue Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A heterogeneous group of disorders, some hereditary, others acquired, characterized by abnormal structure or function of one or more of the elements of connective tissue, i.e., collagen, elastin, or the mucopolysaccharides.
| Descriptor ID |
D003240
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Connective Tissue Diseases- Connective Tissue Diseases
- Connective Tissue Disease
- Disease, Connective Tissue
- Diseases, Connective Tissue
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Connective Tissue Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Dardi F, Manes A, Palazzini M, Bachetti C, Mazzanti G, Rinaldi A, Albini A, Gotti E, Monti E, Bacchi Reggiani ML, Galiè N. Combining bosentan and sildenafil in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients failing monotherapy: real-world insights. Eur Respir J. 2015 Aug; 46(2):414-21.
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Yonekawa Y, Haddock LJ, Eliott D. A 360? giant retinal tear in Stickler syndrome. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015 Jan; 133(1):e141812.
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Bryson T, Sundaram B, Khanna D, Kazerooni EA. Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial pneumonia and idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: similarity and difference. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2014 Feb; 35(1):29-38.
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Salam A, Simpson MA, Stone KL, Takeichi T, Nanda A, Akiyama M, McGrath JA. Next generation diagnostics of heritable connective tissue disorders. Matrix Biol. 2014 Jan; 33:35-40.
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Peeraully T, Rosenberg ML. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension without intracranial hypotension. J Neuroophthalmol. 2011 Sep; 31(3):248-51.
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Lee IM, Cook NR, Shadick NA, Pereira E, Buring JE. Prospective cohort study of breast implants and the risk of connective-tissue diseases. Int J Epidemiol. 2011 Feb; 40(1):230-8.
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Patel S, Kramer N, Rosenstein ED. Evolving connective tissue disease influenced by splenectomy: beneath the sword of Dameshek. J Clin Rheumatol. 2010 Sep; 16(6):280-3.
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Olbrecht VA, Nabaweesi R, Arnold MA, Chandler N, Chang DC, McIltrot KH, Abdullah F, Paidas CN, Colombani PM. Pectus bar repair of pectus excavatum in patients with connective tissue disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Sep; 44(9):1812-6.
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Patti MG, Gasper WJ, Fisichella PM, Nipomnick I, Palazzo F. Gastroesophageal reflux disease and connective tissue disorders: pathophysiology and implications for treatment. J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Nov; 12(11):1900-6.
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Gasper WJ, Sweet MP, Golden JA, Hoopes C, Leard LE, Kleinhenz ME, Hays SR, Patti MG. Lung transplantation in patients with connective tissue disorders and esophageal dysmotility. Dis Esophagus. 2008; 21(7):650-5.