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Interstitial lung disease in patients with mixed connective tissue disease
  1. Harpreet K Lota
  1. Correspondence to Dr Harpreet K Lota, ST5 in Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK; h.lota{at}rbht.nhs.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202319

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    This cross-sectional study evaluates the prevalence and severity of interstitial lung disease (ILD), with particular emphasis on CT evaluation, in an unselected, nationwide cohort of 126 Caucasian patients with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD).

    Overall, high-resolution CT (HRCT) abnormalities were seen in half the number of patients. Although MCTD is characterised by overlap features between scleroderma (SSc), polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), …

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