Collagen Diseases

Historically, a heterogeneous group of acute and chronic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, progressive systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis, etc. This classification was based on the notion that collagen was equivalent to connective tissue, but with the present recognition of the different types of collagen and the aggregates derived from them as distinct entities, the term collagen diseases now pertains exclusively to those inherited conditions in which the primary defect is at the gene level and affects collagen biosynthesis, post-translational modification, or extracellular processing directly. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1494)

PubMed search builder options

Subheadings:

Restrict to MeSH Major Topic.

Do not include MeSH terms found below this term in the MeSH hierarchy.

Tree Number(s): C17.300.200

MeSH Unique ID: D003095

Entry Terms:

• Collagen Disease
• Disease, Collagen
• Diseases, Collagen

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases
Collagen Diseases
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Type IV
Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica
Keloid
Acne Keloid
Necrobiotic Disorders
Granuloma Annulare
Necrobiosis Lipoidica
Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma
Nephritis, Hereditary
Osteogenesis Imperfecta