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Connective tissue diseases

Connective tissue diseases are caused by problems with collagen (a group of support structures) and can have a vascular component. They are thus also called collagen vascular diseases.

Many connective tissue diseases share common signs and symptoms and can be hard to tell apart.

• Antisynthetase syndrome
• Dermatomyositis
• Direct immunofluorescence
• Discoid lupus erythematosus
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
• Eosinophilic fasciitis 
• Erythema multiforme 
• Erythema nodosum 
• Cutaneous lupus erythematosus
• Mixed connective tissue disease
• Morphoea
• Raynaud disease
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Scleroderma (localised)
• Scleroedema
• Scleroderma
• Scleromyxoedema
• Sjögren syndrome
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Systemic sclerosis
• Vasculitis

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