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What is the life expectancy of someone with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)?
Life expectancy of people with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) and recent progresses and researches in Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)
99 all depends on how you take care of yourself. Nonsmokers with this disease tend to do better. But it really just depends on your symptoms.
Posted Sep 17, 2017 by Tina Cavitt 3820
80% live 10 years after diagnosis, but most risks are in those who develop lung or organ problems.
Posted Nov 19, 2018 by Kelly 5450
MCTD will eventually kill you, unless you are of the view that only develop subcotaneous symptons.
Also most common complication leading to death is not "hypertension muscle" (what ever that is supposed to mean), it's PULMONARY HYPERTENSION.
I have MCTD and my doctors have very well explained that only the medication you need to stop your immune system from attacking your body will shorten your life, not to mention the different types of complications and of course the fact that all organs can be involved. heart, kidneys, liver, spleen, skin, brain just about everything.
Also most common complication leading to death is not "hypertension muscle" (what ever that is supposed to mean), it's PULMONARY HYPERTENSION.
I have MCTD and my doctors have very well explained that only the medication you need to stop your immune system from attacking your body will shorten your life, not to mention the different types of complications and of course the fact that all organs can be involved. heart, kidneys, liver, spleen, skin, brain just about everything.
Posted Jul 18, 2019 by f u kelly. 100
· High blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension). This condition is the main cause of death in people with mixed connective tissue disease.
· Interstitial lung disease. This large group of disorders can cause scarring in your lungs, which affects your ability to breathe.
· Heart disease. Parts of the heart may become enlarged, or inflammation may occur around the heart. Heart disease is the cause of death in about 20 percent of people with mixed connective tissue disease.
· Kidney damage. About one-fourth of people with mixed connective tissue disease develop kidney problems. Sometimes, that damage can lead to kidney failure.
· Digestive tract damage. You may develop abdominal pain and problems with digesting food.
· About 75 percent of people with mixed connective tissue disease have iron deficiency anemia.
· Tissue death (necrosis). People with severe Raynaud’s phenomenon can develop gangrene in the fingers.
Hearing loss. Often unrecognized, hearing loss may occur in as many as half the people with mixed connective tissue disease.
· Interstitial lung disease. This large group of disorders can cause scarring in your lungs, which affects your ability to breathe.
· Heart disease. Parts of the heart may become enlarged, or inflammation may occur around the heart. Heart disease is the cause of death in about 20 percent of people with mixed connective tissue disease.
· Kidney damage. About one-fourth of people with mixed connective tissue disease develop kidney problems. Sometimes, that damage can lead to kidney failure.
· Digestive tract damage. You may develop abdominal pain and problems with digesting food.
· About 75 percent of people with mixed connective tissue disease have iron deficiency anemia.
· Tissue death (necrosis). People with severe Raynaud’s phenomenon can develop gangrene in the fingers.
Hearing loss. Often unrecognized, hearing loss may occur in as many as half the people with mixed connective tissue disease.
Posted Jul 18, 2019 by mars 100
