Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) increase the risk for adverse maternal and fetal outcomes during pregnancy, with varying impacts across different CTD subtypes, according to study results published ...

Using glucocorticoids, rituzimab, or certain immunosuppressants to treat connective tissue diseases is associated with greater risks for severe COVID-19-related outcomes.

Children diagnosed with interstitial lung disease often survive into adulthood, when they are likely to need care for related impairments.

Historical redlining is linked to care utilization and fragmentation among patients with rheumatic conditions, highlighting the role of structural racism in these disparities.

The lesion also occurs from certain types of toxic fumes, some of the connective tissue diseases, specific types of medications and post respiratory infection. Unusual exposures have also been ...