<unk>  is a term previously used to describe systemic autoimmune<unk> s (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and systemic sclerosis), but now is thought to be more appropriate for<unk> s associated with defects in<unk> , which is a component of the connective tissue. The term<unk> " was coined by Dr. Alvin F. Coburn in 1932, on his quest to discover streptococcal infection as the cause for rheumatic fever.
Collagen disease
Enthesopathy
Arthrofibrosis
Sarcoglycanopathy
Undifferentiated connective tissue disease
Ankylosis
Fibromuscular dysplasia
Cartilage tumor