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Cottage's Mixed Connective
Tissue Disorders



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Mixed Connective
Tissue disorders (MCTD)

a mixed connective tissue disease is an autoimmune disorder
which include disorders as lupus, Fibromyalgia, sclerderma,
Spondylitis, reiter's syndrome, sjoren, rheumatoid arthritis
that consists of a group of symptoms that invades or attacks
own immune system and body instead of being able to make
antibodies to fight off new infections, these can affect your
nervous, system, heart, lungs, kidney, joints, leaving your
body vulernable to illness, pneumonia, arthritis and cancer

Helen Roberta's Website
Fibromyalgia, Lupus, &
Chronic Pain Section

Connective Tissue Disorder Site

(MCTD) by Linda Trepel
Mixed Connective Tissue Disorder
(MCTD) by Linda Trepel-Cantor

Mixed Connective Tissue disorder
FAQ: diagnosis, symtoms,treatments

Forbidden foods
An excellent page that shows the kinds of foods
that people with Crohn's should stay away from





Autoimmune Diseases
and Immunology

Immunology

Step: The Immune system
an overview

Immunologic Diseases

Immunology index

Lymphocyte Traffic and Homing

Immunologic Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases

Autoimmune Diseases Online

Understanding Autoimmune Diseases



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Laboratory Tests

AMA Health insight

Dubious Diagnostic Tests
by Stephen Barrett, M.D

Interpretation of Lab Test
Profiles Ed Uthman, M.D.

Antinuclear Antibody
Test(ANA) MedicineNet

Antinuclear Antibody
Screen and the Autoimmune
Western Blot ENA IGeneX

ANA Profiles
in Rheumatic
Diseases RDL Company

Lab Test Interpretation
A very detailed easy to read and understand site
that Explains commonly ordered clinical lab tests

Biopsy Guide
A very detailed easy to read and understand site
that Explains commonly ordered biopsy lab tests

Common Blood disorders in lupus

Blood cells and cbc

Nutritional Anemias and
Anemia of Chronic Disease

Anemia Pathophysiologic Consequences,
Classification, and Clinical Investigation

Hemolytic Anemias

Hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemias





Scleroderma

scleroderma is a degenerative chronic disease causing
scarring in the joints (finger contractures, inability to
flex fingers, elbows and wrists); skin (spider veins or a
dark discoloration of skin,); blood vessel abnormalities,
internal organs (heart, kidney, lungs, and esophagous)

Sclerderma Foundation

What is Sclerderma

Scleroderma From A to Z by Shelley Ensz

Raynaud's and Scleroderma Association

The Scleroderma Society UK

What Causes Scleroderma?

Raynaud's (Cold Hands)

Sclerodactyly





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Sjogren's

Sjogren's is a chronic inflammation disorder that causes
excessive dryness in eyes (the inability to produce tears)
excessive dryness in the mouth (may cause pain in eating
or swallowing, frequent cavities); and in other mucusoa
membranes, symptom of Lupus or rheumatoid arthritis

Sjogren's (Dry Eyes/Mouth)

Lynn's Sjoreans

Dry Mouth
Dry Mouth and Salivary Glands
What's Normal, What's Abnormal

Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation

Sjogren’s Syndrome by Lynne Messina

Sjögren's Syndrome

Salagen , New Treatment for Sjögren’s

Sjogren's Syndrome, Thrive Online

Sjogren's Syndrome, Ask the Doctor

Sjogren's Syndrome, About





Lupus

Alliance for Lupus

The Wolf in Kids Clothing
Pediatric Lupus Site

Advice concerning Lupus

Hamline University Lupus Home Page

The Lupus Site

Lupus -Overview

Arthritis Insight-Lupus

The Daily Apple: Living with Lupus

Lupus and Nutrition

Signs and Symptoms which
May Signal beginning Lupus

Lupus

Lupus In 'Overlap' With Other
Connective Tissue Diseases
Lupus Foundation

Lupus Information and Resources

Lupus Foundation of America

Lupus Foundation of America

Medications used to treat Lupus

Medications in use of Lupus

Lupus guide for Patients and Families

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus



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Fibromyalgia

Overview of Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Fibromyalgia: Maintaining a Positive Attitude

Physicians Guide to Fibromyalgia

CNN: Living with Fibromyalgia
One woman's Story

Fibro Hugs
Fibro Hugs offers information and support
to the sufferers of Fibromyalgia Syndrome
and to their families and friends as well.

Fighting with Fibromyalgia
By Teresa Testerman

Fibromama's Place

FAQ ~Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia Open Arms Message Board

Fibromyalgia Patient Support Center
Has Support and information for
those suffering from Fibromyalgia

Resource Site For Fibromyalgia Survivors

Living with Fibromyalgia and Chronic
Myofascial Pain Syndrome:

The Invisible Disease, symptoms,
coping strategies and guide for
relatives, and diet information

Lyme Disease Misdiagnosed as Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia Bookstore

Fibromyalgia
Information for Your Rheumatologist
and for your Primary Care Physician

My Wife has Fibromyalgia
Has links to personal stories
of people with Fibromyalgia

What is fibromyalgia?





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Graves's Disease

Frequently Asked Questions
About Graves' Disease

Grave's Eye
Disease Ophthalmopathy

Grave's Disease

Medi Board support graves

Dr. Koop, what is graves?





Rheumatoid Arthritis

About, Arthritis Guide Page

Arthritis Care
A voluntary organization working with people who
have arthritis from every section of the community

Diet and Arthritis

Arthritis Foundation

Arthritis Help
A basic primer on arthritis and of related
conditions for patients and their families

Behcet's Disease

provides Arthritis News on the Net
links to news, literature, books,
clinical trials, search, and more

Arthritis Resource Center
medical news, newsgroups
and also message boards

Dr. Koop: On Arthritis

Give Rheumatoid Arthritis Children
Encouragement (GRACE)

advice on how to effectively
manage this terrible disease

Harrington Arthritis Research Center
Harrington Arthritis Research Center, focuses
on finding a cure for arthritis and in improving
the quality of life for those who have arthritis

Rheumatism and Arthritis Foundation
Rheumatism and Arthritis Foundation of Tasmania inc
is a non-profit service advising and supporting those
people who have or of those associated with arthritis

Spondylitis Association of America
Spondylitis Association of America provides information
about ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's syndrome, spinal
arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and arthritis associated
with those having a diagnosis inflammatory bowel disease

Other Autoimmune Diseases

Chthyosis Foundation

Treatments

Fibrosis (Skin Tightening or Hardening)

Systemic sclerosis

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

Gout Avascular Necrosis

Pleural Disease

Connective Tissue Diseases

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