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- Marfan syndrome is a disorder of connective tissue. This is the tissue that strengthens the body's structures. Disorders of connective tissue affect the skeletal system, cardiovascular system, eyes, and ...
- ... developed these disorders were previously said to have "connective tissue" or "collagen vascular" disease. We now have ... arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis Scleroderma Systemic lupus ... disease Relapsing polychondritis Vasculitis When a specific ...
- A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. Tendons may also attach muscles to structures such as the eyeball. A tendon serves to ...
- There are 4 basic types of tissue: connective tissue, epithelial tissue, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue. Connective tissue supports other tissues and binds them together (bone, blood, and lymph tissues). Epithelial ...
- ... function tests Tuberculosis (TB) tests Blood tests for connective tissue diseases ... Silicosis can lead to the following health problems: Connective tissue disease, including rheumatoid arthritis , scleroderma (also called ...
- ... a thoracic aneurysm include: Changes caused by age Connective tissue disorders such as Marfan or Ehlers-Danlos ... provider if you have: A family history of connective tissue disorders (such as Marfan or Ehlers-Danlos ...
- Krakow D. Heritable diseases of connective tissue. In: Firestein GS, Budd RC, Gabriel SE, Koretzky GA, McInnes IB, O'Dell JR, eds. Firestein & Kelly's Textbook of Rheumatology . ...
- ... infections (including the flu ) and disorders that affect connective tissues throughout the body (such as lupus ) can ... possibly a test for Lyme disease or a connective tissue disorder
- ... is due to too much growth of the connective tissue that joins the ribs to the breastbone ( ... problems linked with this condition include: Marfan syndrome (connective tissue disease) Noonan syndrome (disorder that causes many ...
- ... organs. There are four basic types of tissue: Connective tissue supports other tissues and binds them together. ... in many tissues, as do other fatty substances. Connective tissue changes, becoming more stiff. This makes the ...