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Connective tissue disorders
Connective tissue disorders are a form of autoimmune disease - a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. An autoimmune disorder may affect one or more organ or tissue types. Organs and tissues commonly affected by autoimmune disorders include connective tissues
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Are there any tests for connective tissue disorders?
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What exactly is connective tissue disorder?
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A 30-year old asked:
What are some disabilities caused by musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders?
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What is connective tissue disorder category?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is EDS connective tissue disorder or what?
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What connective tissue disorder do women have?
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Working out with weights OK in a connective tissue disorder?
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tell me what you know about mixed connective tissue disorder?
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Tested + for connective tissue disorder but doctor says no? Who to believe?
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Are there dental problems that go along with this connective tissue disorder?
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What kind of specialist treats connective tissue disorder?
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A 55-year old female asked:
Is there a connection between Anklyosing spondylitis and connective tissue disorders?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Face turns fire engine red in aerobic class(look ill) even tho I'm physically fit. Could it be related to my mixed connective tissue disorder?
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A 51-year old female asked:
I've been diagnosed with POTS and a connective tissue disorder. The Cardiologist said this could explain years of problems and pain. A Geneticist is next.This has been so difficult. What does it mean?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I'm pale and have visible veins, also sometimes bruises with unknown cause. Connective tissue disorder?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I have connective tissue disorder with a torn rotater cuff and in bad pain dr gives me oxycodone 30 mg but I still fill the pain some and at night ?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I've had a low-grade fever for 3 months with ESR>100. Every test under the sun (infections, connective tissue disorders, cancer) has turned up negative. Is it ok to just ignore & wait and see now?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Pain on left side of belly button and directly in back side?? With Nausea, really bad headaches. I have Fibromyalgia ,Connective tissue disorder.
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A 49-year old male asked:
Are tissue salts as good as they claim to be?
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A 19-year old female asked:
why is white tissue clumps coming out my vagina?
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A 46-year old asked:
Benign endocervical tissue can get cured?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is a deep tissue massage have health benefits?
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A 42-year old asked:
I have been electrocuted and lost tissue!!! help please!?
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A member asked:
What is the definition or description of: Connective tissue?
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A 40-year old asked:
Organ and tissue donation--should this be opt out not opt in?
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A 50-year old female asked:
What r small-volume thymic tissues? Seen n anterior mediastatin. Thank you
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A 53-year old female asked:
I have myelofibrosis and complication of hardening of connective tissues. Is there a treatment for this complication ?
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A 39-year old asked:
What causes gum tissue to peel?
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A 54-year old female asked:
Soft tissue in shoulder near neck?
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A 28-year old female asked:
What is soft tissue mass is it a tumor?
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