What is mixed connective tissue disease?

Mixed connective tissue disease is an uncommon autoimmune disorder that causes overlapping features of primarily three connective tissue diseases: lupus, scleroderma and polymyositis. It may be preceded by Raynaud's phenomenon and have features of rheumatoid arthritis.

How do members experience mixed connective tissue disease?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with mixed connective tissue disease*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for mixed connective tissue disease*

*Data from patients with mixed connective tissue disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with mixed connective tissue disease*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Plaquenil)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
mixed connective tissue disease (8)
Treatment

(Folic Acid Prescription)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
mixed connective tissue disease (1)
Treatment

(Prednisone Intensol)
Perceived effectiveness
for mixed connective tissue disease (1 evaluation)
Side effects
hair loss
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
mixed connective tissue disease (1)

*Data from patients with mixed connective tissue disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has mixed connective tissue disease on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 25
30s 124
40s 253
50s 476
60s 344
70+ 138

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 58
Female 1,305

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What is mixed connective tissue disease?

Mixed connective tissue disease is an uncommon autoimmune disorder that causes overlapping features of primarily three connective tissue diseases: lupus, scleroderma and polymyositis. It may be preceded by Raynaud's phenomenon and have features of rheumatoid arthritis.



Common symptoms reported by people with mixed connective tissue disease

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for mixed connective tissue disease

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Plaquenil)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
726
Treatment name(s)

(Folic Acid Prescription)
Type
Supplement
How many have tried
294
Treatment name(s)

(Prednisone Intensol)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
646

Data from patients with mixed connective tissue disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with mixed connective tissue disease

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Plaquenil)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Treatment name(s)

(Folic Acid Prescription)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Treatment name(s)

(Prednisone Intensol)
Perceived effectiveness
for mixed connective tissue disease (1 evaluation)
Side effects
hair loss
Total evaluations
1
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with mixed connective tissue disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has mixed connective tissue disease on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 842 say mixed connective tissue disease is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 25
30s 124
40s 253
50s 476
60s 344
70+ 138
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 65
20-29 years 90
30-39 years 138
40-49 years 113
50-59 years 45
60-69 years 11
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 58
Female 1,305

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 593
Not Diagnosed 27

These charts show data from mixed connective tissue disease patients who have completed their condition history
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