Q. What are diseases of the connective tissue? What are some of them?
Diseases of the connective tissue are acquired or hereditary diseases numerous of autoimmune cause characterized by shortage in function or structure of components of the connective tissue for instance, deficiencies of elastin, collagen, and so on. Some of such diseases are scleroderma, lupus, dermatomyositis, cheloid, mixed connective tissue disease, mucinosis and Marfan's syndrome.