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Undifferentiated connective tissue disease epidemiology and demographics

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Epidemiology and Demographics

Epidemiology and Demographics

  • There is absence of any epidemiological study till date regarding UTCD but its estimated that UCTD represents 60% of the disease with undifferentiated onset.[1]

Mental disorders may be relevant[2][3].

References

References

  1. ↑ Mosca M, Tani C, Bombardieri S (December 2007). “Undifferentiated connective tissue diseases (UCTD): a new frontier for rheumatology”. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 21 (6): 1011–23. doi:10.1016/j.berh.2007.09.004. PMID 18068858.
  2. ↑ Dobkin PL, Filipski M, Looper K, Schieir O, Baron M, McGill Early Arthritis Research Group (2008). “Identifying target areas of treatment for depressed early inflammatory arthritis patients”. Psychother Psychosom. 77 (5): 298–305. doi:10.1159/000142522. PMID 18600035.
  3. ↑ Schieir O, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Taillefer S, Steele R, Berkson L; et al. (2009). “Symptoms of depression predict the trajectory of pain among patients with early inflammatory arthritis: a path analysis approach to assessing change”. J Rheumatol. 36 (2): 231–9. doi:10.3899/jrheum.080147. PMID 19132790.

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