Connective tissue disease

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• Effects

  • Constitutional symptom
  • Raised ESR
  • Anaemia of chronic disease
  • Splenomegaly
  • Fever of unknown origin
  • Malaise

• Parents

  • Autoimmune disease

• Children

  • Collagen vascular disease
  • Primary vasculitis
  • Mixed connective tissue disease

• Treatments

  • Immunosuppressant drug