musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Introduction to Autoimmune Rheumatic Disorders
Introduction
Autoimmune rheumatic disorders include diverse syndromes such as Autoimmune Myositis None Eosinophilic Fasciitis None Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) None Relapsing Polychondritis None Sjögren Syndrome None Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) None Systemic Sclerosis None Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and the Patients with most autoimmune rheumatic disorders are at increased risk of Atherosclerosis . (see Prevention ) and vaccines against common infections (eg, Corticosteroids also increase the risk of Osteoporosis . 