Kevin Chevalier, Benjamin Thoreau, Marc Michel, Bertrand Godeau, Christian Agard, Thomas Papo, Karim Sacre, Raphaèle Seror, Xavier Mariette, Patrice Cacoub, Ygal Benhamou, Hervé Levesque, Cécile Goujard, Olivier Lambotte, Bernard Bonnotte, Maxime Samson, Félix Ackermann, Jean Schmidt, Pierre Duhaut, Jean-Emmanuel Kahn, Thomas Hanslik, Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau, Benjamin Terrier, Alexis Regent, Bertrand Dunogue, Pascal Cohen, Véronique Le Guern, Eric Hachulla, Benjamin Chaigne, Luc Mouthon
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to better characterize the features and outcomes of a large population of patients with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). METHODS: We performed an observational retrospective multicenter cohort study in France. Patients who fulfilled at least one diagnostic criterion set for MCTD and none of the criteria for other differentiated CTD (dCTD) were included. RESULTS: Three hundred and thirty patients (88% females, median [interquartile range] age of 35 years [26-45]) were included...
November 27, 2023: Journal of Internal Medicine