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RHEUMATOID NODULES, A RARE PRESENTATION IN MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE: A CASE REPORT

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Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) is a rare systemic autoimmune disease characterized by signs and symptoms of overlapping of at least two connective tissue diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis, polymyositis, dermatomyositis and rheumatoid arthritis , along with the presence of a distinct antibody, anti-ribonucleoprotein U1 (RNP). Most authors describe MCTD as an independent entity, while some believe that it may represent an early stage of a definitive connective tissue disease, for example SLE, or overlap syndrome. The presence of rheumatoid nodules is associated with more severe disease phenotypes.

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Bezerra, A., Ramos, A., CASTRO, I., Luz, S., Silva, F., HOLANDA, R., Lucena, L., MENEZES, B., BRITO, A., BATISTA, B. (2019). RHEUMATOID NODULES, A RARE PRESENTATION IN MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE: A CASE REPORT. https://doi.org/10.5151/sbr2019-229

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Aristócles Hítallo Bezerra Anna Maria Moreira Ramos IGOR DE MELO CASTRO Sávio Nixon Passos Luz Filipe José da Silva RADMILA AGRA CARIRY TARGINO DE HOLANDA Larissa Neves de Lucena BEATRIZ ALVES DE MENEZES ANA CAROLINA ARRUDA MEIRA BRITO BÁRBARA DE ARAÚJO BATISTA

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