Collagenosis

Butterfly rash

Collagenosis are group of autoimmune diseases characterized by generalized disability of ligaments and binders, but also affects other organs (esp. the skin, lungs, the heart a blood vessels).

These include in particular:

• systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),
• Sharp syndrome,
• scleroderma ,
• polymyositis/dermatomyositis,
• Sjögren's syndrome,
• CREST syndrome.

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Related articles

• Pulmonary manifestations in systemic connective tissue diseases

References

• ČEŠKA, Richard. Interna. 1. edition. Praha : Triton, 2010. 855 pp. ISBN 978-80-7387-423-0.