Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Overview

In medicine, mixed connective tissue disease, commonly abbreviated as MCTD, is a serious autoimmune disease, in which the body's defense system attacks itself. It is also known as Sharp syndrome. MCTD combines features of polymyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, and dermatomyositis, and is thus considered an overlap syndrome. MCTD commonly causes: , joint pain/swelling, , malaise, , Raynaud phenomenon, , muscle inflammation, and , sclerodactyly It does not typically cause...