Collagen disease

Collagen disease is a term previously used to describe systemic autoimmune diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and systemic sclerosis), but now is thought to be more appropriate for diseases associated with defects in collagen, which is a component of the connective tissue.

The term “collagen disease” was coined by Dr. Paul Klemperer at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City in 1941.^[1]

• Collagenopathy, types II and XI

• Collagen disease entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

 This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document “Dictionary of Cancer Terms”. Template:Osteochondrodysplasia Template:Multiple abnormalities nl:Collageenziekte

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