Juvenile mixed connective tissue disease: case series

KIŞLA EKİNCİ R. M., Balci S., Altintas D. U., YILMAZ M.

CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.43, sa.1, ss.235-240, 2018 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17826/cumj.342634
  • Dergi Adı: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.235-240
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Mixed connective tissue disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized by symptoms of more than one connective tissue disease and autoantibodies against U1 ribonucleoprotein (RNP). It is rare in children, however disease begin in childhood in 23% of cases. We aimed to identify the demographic and clinical findings and outcomes of five children with mixed connective tissue disease retrospectively in this study.