Collagen Diseases

Introduction: Collagen Diseases

Description of Collagen Diseases

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).
Source: MeSH 2007

Collagen Diseases: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Collagen Diseases:

• Collagen
• Collagen disorder

Hierarchical classifications of Collagen Diseases

The following list attempts to classify Collagen Diseases into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
  • Connective Tissue Diseases
    • Collagen Diseases

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