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Table 2 Frequency of clinical findings in juvenile onset mixed connective tissue disease [17]

From: Capillaroscopy as a diagnostic tool in the diagnosis of mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD): a case report

Disease characteristics

Frequency

Raynaud’s phenomenon

+ + + +

Arthritis

+ + + +

Muscle disease

+ + +

Fever

+ + +

Lung disease (often mild at onset)

+ + +

Thickened skin of scleroderma

+ + +

Dry eyes and dry mouth

+ +

Rash of lupus (SLE)

+ +

Rash of juvenile dermatomyositis

+ +

Central nervous system disease

+

Heart disease

+

Pulmonary hypertension

+

Kidney disease

+ / –

  1. SLE systemic lupus erythematosus