Experts highlight the role of primary care in identifying joint hypermobility syndrome and distinguishing it from connective tissue disorders.

Focusing on CTD-PAH, key opinion leaders discuss how the disease can be identified and relevant impact on quality of life. Transcript: Charles D. Burger, MD: When examining patients in the ...

Nearly 1 in 3 patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease will develop progressive pulmonary fibrosis.

The U.S. Social Security Administration has requested the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine establish an ad hoc committee to review certain heritable conditions related to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One out of three registered randomized controlled trials on connective tissue diseases are never completed or ...

Pulmonary manifestations were found in about a quarter of connective tissue disorder (CTD) patients, according to a paper published in the journal Cureus. Investigators from medical centers in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Keratoconus was associated with systemic manifestations of connective tissue hyperlaxity. A systemic underlying ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. For more episodes, download the Medscape app or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast provider Jeffrey J. Swigris, ...

The lab panels for evaluating a patient with arthralgias/arthritis for lupus or connective tissue disease are costly. Once a complete blood count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate have been done, is ...

Suggested Citation: "4 Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Selected Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue ...