Detection of Pneumocystis carinii by DNA amplification in patients with connective tissue diseases: re-evaluation of clinical features of P. carinii pneumonia in rheumatic diseases

The article developed criteria for early diagnosis of cerebrovascular disorders, one of the complications of antiphospholipid syndrome in patients with systemic connective tissue, and proposed diagnostic methods to prevent this process’s exacerbationand developsevere irreversible complications. This will help stop the development of antiphospholipid syndrome from the urgent problems of modern medicine and manage the effectiveness of treatmentand improve patients’quality of life.Keywords:cerebrovascular pathology, rheumatic diseases, antiphospholipid syndrome, anticardiolipid antibodies

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HRCT Findings and Clinical Features in Non-specific and Usual Interstitial Pneumonia with Connective Tissue Diseases

The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association ◽

10.4078/jkra.2007.14.3.208 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 208

Author(s):

Joong Kyong Ahn ◽

Eun-Mi Koh ◽

You Sun Lee ◽

Hoon-Suk Cha ◽

Man Pyo Chung ◽

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Keyword(s):

Connective Tissue ◽

Interstitial Pneumonia ◽

Clinical Features ◽

Usual Interstitial Pneumonia ◽

Connective Tissue Diseases

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An analysis of the clinical features of lung cancer in patients with connective tissue diseases

Respiratory Investigation ◽

10.1016/j.resinv.2016.11.003 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 55 (2) ◽

pp. 153-160 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Atsuro Saijo ◽

Masaki Hanibuchi ◽

Hisatsugu Goto ◽

Yuko Toyoda ◽

Toshifumi Tezuka ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lung Cancer ◽

Connective Tissue ◽

Clinical Features ◽

Connective Tissue Diseases

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Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Rheumatic Diseases

Vascular Biology - Selection of Mechanisms and Clinical Applications ◽

10.5772/intechopen.92786 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Abhishek Patil ◽

Isha Sood

Keyword(s):

Systemic Sclerosis ◽

Connective Tissue ◽

Early Diagnosis ◽

Rheumatic Diseases ◽

Connective Tissue Diseases ◽

Nailfold Capillaroscopy ◽

Indispensable Tool

Nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) has developed into an indispensable tool for rheumatologists in the evaluation of rheumatic diseases. It offers various advantages in being rapid, noninvasive, and inexpensive. With NFC we are able to visualize the microcirculatory changes in the nail beds. These changes are key to the pathogenesis of connective tissue diseases such as systemic sclerosis. Hence NFC helps in early diagnosis of various connective tissue diseases. There is a lack of standardization in the techniques used and various capillary parameters studied, which could lead to variation in the reporting of the parameters studied. In this chapter we shall try to highlight the most common parameters studied in capillaroscopy and its utility in various connective tissue diseases.

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IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEMIC CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES

Clinical Medicine and Pharmacology ◽

10.12737/2409-3750-2020-6-2-25-39 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 25-39

Author(s):

O. Borisova

Keyword(s):

Connective Tissue ◽

Early Diagnosis ◽

Rheumatic Diseases ◽

Clinical Immunology ◽

Connective Tissue Diseases ◽

Treatment Method ◽

Optimal Choice ◽

Immunological Methods ◽

Laboratory Diagnostics ◽

Objective Information

Modern clinical immunology makes it possible to conduct fairly effective laboratory diagnostics of immuno-inflam-matory rheumatic diseases (IVRS). The applied methods make it possible to obtain objective information about the nature of immunopathological changes, being an important tool for diagnosis, assessment of activity, determining the prognosis, choosing a treatment method for the disease and monitoring the effectiveness of therapy. Currently, the optimal choice and use of immunological methods is possible. The main goal of laboratory diagnostics of IVRS is to obtain objective information about the presence and nature of immunopathological changes in the examined patient, which is an important tool for early diagnosis, assessment of activity, severity of the course, prognosis of the disease and the effectiveness of therapy.

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