Connective tissue disease

Group of disorders involving connective tissues, e.g. joints, muscles, skin (but sometimes also involve other organs/systems)

• Inherited disorders
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
  • Marfan syndrome
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta
  • Epidermolysis bullosa
• Autoimmune diseases
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Polymyositis, dermatomyositis
  • Scleroderma
  • Sjögren's syndrome
  • Vasculitis
  • Mixed connective tissue disease