Treatments for Connective tissue disorders
Hospital statistics for Connective tissue disorders:
These medical statistics relate to hospitals, hospitalization and Connective tissue disorders:
- 0.12% (15,648) of hospital episodes were for systemic connective tissue disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 88% of hospital consultations for systemic connective tissue disorders required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 27% of hospital episodes for systemic connective tissue disorders were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 73% of hospital episodes for systemic connective tissue disorders were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Discussion of treatments for Connective tissue disorders:
Each disorder requires a specific program for management
and treatment. In most instances, regular monitoring is important to
assess, for example, diameter of the aorta in people with Marfan
syndrome, extent of scoliosis (spine curvature) in people with OI or
some forms of EDS, and whether there is protrusion of the spine into the
base of the skull in people with OI. For some conditions, specific
metabolic treatment is useful (for example, vitamin B6 in people with
homocystinuria, a metabolic disorder resulting from a liver enzyme
deficiency). In others, systemic treatment with drugs like beta blockers
is appropriate. Maintaining general health is also important for people
with all HDCTs, as is staying in touch with specialists who will be
aware of emerging new treatments.
(Source: excerpt from
Questions and Answers about Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue: NIAMS)
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