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Undifferentiated Connective Tissue DiseaseÖzlem Erçin, Mümtaz Takır, Yavuz Yalçın, Süleyman Şeker, Aytekin OğuzSSK Goztepe Hospital, 2nd Internal Medicine Clinic, IstanbulAccording to current wisdom, there are five diffuse connective tissue diseases (DCTDs): Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), scleroderma (SCL), polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). All five classic DCTDs are descriptive syndromes whitout a “gold standard” for diagnosis and clinical symptoms are not apper alltogether. Usually, it takes long time to get well established in. In such cases, the diagnosis is not always so obvious but patient needs to a diagnosis. This is often referred to as undifferentiated connective tissue disease. In some instances, one DCTD evolves into another DCTD over time, or continues same diagnosis, or situation of disease gets lost completely. Keywords: Connective tissue diseasesAyırdedilemeyen Bağ Dokusu HastalığıÖzlem Erçin, Mümtaz Takır, Yavuz Yalçın, Süleyman Şeker, Aytekin OğuzSSK Göztepe Eğitim Hastanesi, 2. Dahiliye Kliniği, İstanbulAnahtar Kelimeler: Bağ dokusu hastalıkları Özlem Erçin, Mümtaz Takır, Yavuz Yalçın, Süleyman Şeker, Aytekin Oğuz. Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease. . 2002; 17(3): 178-180 Corresponding Author: Özlem Erçin, Türkiye |
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