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Two new Letters to the Editor! Follow the discussion regarding the recent publication about mixed connective tissue disease. Is MCTD a distinct entity? 🔸Original Article: This study shows that MCTD is a distinct entity that can be classified using either Kasukawa or Sharp criteria and that only 25.8 per cent of patients progress to a dCTD during follow-up. 🔸Letter to the Editor: If their clinical presentation is similar and the only difference is the antibody subtype, should we not lump these disorders within the same nosological entity with a common name — that is, SSc? The cohort from Chevalier et al. offers a unique opportunity to explore this question and enrich the debate on the existence of MCTD as a distinct entity. 🔸Authors Reply: We strongly disagree with the proposal to lump MCTD and SSc under the same name. Such a decision would be a simplistic mistake, whereas striving to enhance both the SSc and MCTD classifications could be a common objective. 🔗Original Article: https://lnkd.in/djRPsKcV 🔗🔗Letter to the Editor: https://lnkd.in/dKBdX7Hi 🔗🔗🔗Authors reply: https://lnkd.in/d_hWjz2S #Sjogrens #systemic #sclerose

Clinical presentation, course, and prognosis of patients with mixed connective tissue disease: A multicenter retrospective cohort

Clinical presentation, course, and prognosis of patients with mixed connective tissue disease: A multicenter retrospective cohort

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