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Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) or Sharp's syndrome is a human autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body. MCTD combines features of polymyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and systemic scleroderma and is thus considered an overlap syndrome. MCTD commonly causes joint pain/swelling, Raynaud phenomenon, muscle inflammation, and scarring of...

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yayabeki 06/12/2012

So I was just discharge form the hospital was looking over my discharge papers and seen the dx of myostis???? looked it upand it said that some meds can cause this one of them was Plaquenil.
Anyone no anything about tis?

MToennis 06/13/2012

Well, myositis is also something that comes with MCTD!
Mary Ann

yayabeki 06/13/2012

Went to the Dr today and they told me that
Lol... I didn't know

MToennis 06/14/2012

It is good to learn something new every day! 8)
Sorry you had to learn about it by getting it.
Mary Ann

BuffyS 06/15/2012

Lose/lose situation. If the disease doesn't give it to you, the treatment will. I have it in my thighs mostly. Doc prescribed tramadol to help. Do you get a pain script from your rheumy?

yayabeki 06/16/2012

Mt rheumy doesn't do anything
G but my Pcp gave me flexeril.
Well see..

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