Mier Richard J, Shishov Michael, Higgins Gloria C, Rennebohm Robert M, Wortmann Dorothy W, Jerath Rita, Alhumoud Ekhlas
Shriners Hospital for Children, 1900 Richmond Road, Lexington, KY 40502, USA.
Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2005 Aug;31(3):483-96, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2005.04.002.
This article discusses the literature on pediatric-onset mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) and adds 34 new cases. Although not benign, pediatric-onset MCTD carries less mortality than adult-onset disease.
本文讨论了关于儿童期起病的混合性结缔组织病(MCTD)的文献,并新增了34例病例。儿童期起病的MCTD虽并非良性疾病,但与成人期起病的疾病相比,其死亡率较低。