Introduction
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.
Topics on DermNet about connective tissue diseases
- Antisynthetase syndrome
- Chilblain lupus erythematosus
- Cutaneous lupus erythematosus
- Dermatomyositis
- Discoid lupus erythematosus
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Eosinophilic fasciitis
- Erythema multiforme
- Erythema nodosum
- Mixed connective tissue disease
- Morphoea
- Raynaud disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Scleroderma (localised)
- Scleroderma
- Scleroedema
- Scleromyxoedema
- Sjögren syndrome
- Subacute lupus erythematosus
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Systemic sclerosis
- Vasculitis