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Undifferentiated connective tissue disease laboratory findings

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Laboratory findings suggestive of undifferentiated connective tissue disease include Leukopenia,increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, Antinuclear antibodies, anti DNA antibodies, anti Ro/SSA antibodies, and anti-RNP antibodies

Laboratory Findings

Laboratory Findings

References

References

  1. ↑ Danieli MG, Fraticelli P, Salvi A, Gabrielli A, Danieli G (1998). “Undifferentiated connective tissue disease: natural history and evolution into definite CTD assessed in 84 patients initially diagnosed as early UCTD”. Clin. Rheumatol. 17 (3): 195–201. PMID 9694051.
  2. ↑ Mosca M, Tani C, Neri C, Baldini C, Bombardieri S (November 2006). “Undifferentiated connective tissue diseases (UCTD)”. Autoimmun Rev. 6 (1): 1–4. doi:10.1016/j.autrev.2006.03.004. PMID 17110308.
  3. ↑ Bodolay E, Csiki Z, Szekanecz Z, Ben T, Kiss E, Zeher M, Szücs G, Dankó K, Szegedi G (2003). “Five-year follow-up of 665 Hungarian patients with undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD)”. Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. 21 (3): 313–20. PMID 12846049.
  4. ↑ Ceribelli A, Cavazzana I, Franceschini F, Quinzanini M, Rizzini FL, Cattaneo R (2008). “Isotype switching and titer variation of anti-Ro/SSA antibodies over time in 100 patients with undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD)”. Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. 26 (1): 117–20. PMID 18328157.
  5. ↑ Mosca M, Tani C, Vagnani S, Carli L, Bombardieri S (2014). “The diagnosis and classification of undifferentiated connective tissue diseases”. J. Autoimmun. 48-49: 50–2. doi:10.1016/j.jaut.2014.01.019. PMID 24518855.
  6. ↑ Bodolay E, Szegedi G (February 2002). “[Undifferentiated connective tissue disease: clinical and serological profile of 578 patients followed for five years: disease course, prognosis and therapy]”. Orv Hetil (in Hungarian). 143 (5): 229–33. PMID 11875835.
  7. ↑ Cavazzana I, Franceschini F, Belfiore N, Quinzanini M, Caporali R, Calzavara-Pinton P, Bettoni L, Brucato A, Cattaneo R, Montecucco C (2001). “Undifferentiated connective tissue disease with antibodies to Ro/SSa: clinical features and follow-up of 148 patients”. Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. 19 (4): 403–9. PMID 11491495.
  8. ↑ Laczik, R.; Soltesz, P.; Szodoray, P.; Szekanecz, Z.; Kerekes, G.; Paragh, G.; Rajnavolgyi, E.; Abel, G.; Szegedi, G.; Bodolay, E. (2014). “Impaired endothelial function in patients with undifferentiated connective tissue disease: a follow-up study”. Rheumatology. 53 (11): 2035–2043. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keu236. ISSN 1462-0324.

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