Connective Tissue Diseases Diffuse

Connective tissue diseases are a group of genetically determined chronic diseases that affect the connective tissues of the human body and lead to changes in their structure, function and contractility. Unfortunately, the exact cause of these diseases is unknown, but it is believed that they arise as a result of autoimmune processes, when the body's own cells attack healthy cells of the body.

Connective tissue diseases include hereditary and acquired forms. Hereditary diseases include mucopolysaccharidoses, Ehler-Danlos syndrome, Mendeles-like syndromes, hypertrophic osteodystrophy and others. Acquired diffuse connective tissue diseases include a diffuse form of osteoporosis, systemic scleroderma, polymyositis, dermatomyositis and other forms.

Collagen pathologies, or collagenoses, are diseases that lead to changes in connective tissue (in particular, skin, joints, lungs) and can manifest themselves in the form of various symptoms. One of the most common