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).

Abdominal distention

Distention of the abdomen.


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PMID (PMCID)
3418090
FEMALE Adult
Giant bulla in pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis.
Lanspa SJ, Liu MW, Jenkins HJ Jr.
J Clin Gastroenterol. 1988;10(4):437-40.
We describe a 23-year-old woman with mixed connective tissue disease and known esophageal ulcer who developed hematemesis and abdominal distention.