Open AccessAn observational cross-sectional study of varied clinical manifestations of connective tissue disorders and their association with antinuclear antibodies in a tertiary care center
Author(s) -
Rana Abdul Kadiru,
Spandana P Hegde,
Manjunath Mala Shenoy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_398_18
Subject(s) - medicine , ctd , anti nuclear antibody , dermatology , connective tissue disease , extractable nuclear antigens , systemic disease , rash , malar rash , antibody , cross sectional study , pathology , autoantibody , immunology , disease , autoimmune disease , oceanography , geology
Connective tissue disorders (CTD) occur in 3-5% of the population. The advent of antibodies to extractable nuclear antigens (ENA) has become a reliable predictor to establish the diagnosis of CTD, subclassify patients into prognostic groups, and monitor disease activity.