Mixed connective tissue disease: presenting as trigeminal neuralgia

Abstract

Abstract Connective tissue diseases (autoimmune rheumatic diseases) are a group of disorders of unknown etiology. The term mixed connective tissue (MCTD) is used when two or more autoimmune diseases occur in the same individual simultaneously, for example, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, polymyositis, dermatomyositis in various combinations. Here, we report a case of MCTD presenting as trigeminal neuralgia.