Mixed connective tissue disease

Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a rare connective tissue disorder combining clinical features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), polymyositis (PM) (see these terms) and/or rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Thromboembolism

The formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel that subsequently travels through the blood stream from the site where it formed to another location in the body, generally leading to vascular occlusion at the distant site.

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1617892	FEMALE	Adult
	Pulmonary hypertension in MCTD: report of two cases with anticardiolipin antibody.
	Miyata M, Kida S, Kanno T, Suzuki K, Watanabe H, Kaise S, Nishimaki T, Hosoda Y, Kasukawa R. Clin Rheumatol. 1992;11(2):195-201.
	We report on 2 patients with well-documented mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) accompanied by severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) due to thrombosis or thromboembolism.