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MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE
Author(s) -
Miyagawa Sachiko,
Iioka Akiko,
Iwai Michiko,
Sakamoto Kuniki,
Tomii Masakuni
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1980.tb03531.x
Subject(s) - connective tissue , mixed connective tissue disease , immune system , disease , betamethasone , medicine , connective tissue disease , pathology , immunology , autoimmune disease
Elevated levels of circulating soluble immune complexes were found in the serum of a patient with mixed connective tissue disease. They correlated well with clinical disease activity and with the course of the patient. Moderate doses of betamethasone reduced the levels of immune complexes and led to clinical improvement.