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{{Infobox medical condition

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|synonyms = Latent lupus, incomplete lupus

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Undifferentiated connective tissue disease is a disease / disorder / syndrome…

Signs and symptoms

There are no unique indications or symptoms of UCTD; instead, UCTD exhibits clinical presentations similar to other CTDs.{{cite journal | last=Mosca | first=M. | last2=Tani | first2=C. | last3=Neri | first3=C. | last4=Baldini | first4=C. | last5=Bombardieri | first5=S. | title=Undifferentiated connective tissue diseases (UCTD) | journal=Autoimmunity Reviews | volume=6 | issue=1 | date=2006 | doi=10.1016/j.autrev.2006.03.004 | pages=1–4}} UCTD appears to have a modest clinical profile, characterized by the absence of major organ involvement.{{cite journal | last=Mosca | first=Marta | last2=Tani | first2=Chiara | last3=Bombardieri | first3=Stefano | title=Undifferentiated connective tissue diseases (UCTD): a new frontier for rheumatology | journal=Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology | volume=21 | issue=6 | date=2007 | doi=10.1016/j.berh.2007.09.004 | pages=1011–1023}} The most common clinical signs of UCTD include arthralgias, Raynaud's phenomenon, arthritis, leukopenia, xerostomia, anemia, xerophthalmia, thrombocytopenia, and photosensitivity rash.{{cite journal | last=Mosca | first=M | last2=Tavoni | first2=A | last3=Neri | first3=R | last4=Bencivelli | first4=W | last5=Bombardieri | first5=S | title=Undifferentiated connective tissue diseases: the clinical and serological profiles of 91 patients followed for at least 1 year | journal=Lupus | publisher=SAGE Publications | volume=7 | issue=2 | year=1998 | issn=0961-2033 | doi=10.1191/096120398678919787 | pages=95–100}}{{cite journal | last=Swaak | first=A. J. G. | title=Incomplete lupus erythematosus: results of a multicentre study under the supervision of the EULAR Standing Committee on International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutic Trials (ESCISIT) | journal=Rheumatology | publisher=Oxford University Press (OUP) | volume=40 | issue=1 | date=2001-01-01 | issn=1460-2172 | doi=10.1093/rheumatology/40.1.89 | pages=89–94}}{{cite journal | last=Mosca | first=Marta | last2=Neri | first2=Rossella | last3=Bencivelli | first3=Walter | last4=Tavoni | first4=Antonio | last5=Bombardieri | first5=Stefano | title=Undifferentiated connective tissue disease: analysis of 83 patients with a minimum followup of 5 years | journal=The Journal of Rheumatology | volume=29 | issue=11 | date=2002 | issn=0315-162X | pmid=12415590 | pages=2345–2349}}

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