Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a term involving the features of lupus systemic sclerosis, polymyositis, rheumatoid arthritis and high titre of anti ribonucleoprotein (RNP) antibodies, exact etiology is not known. It is characterized by microvascular damage, immune system activation leading to inflammation and excessive deposition of collagen in the skin, lungs, heart, gastrointestinal tract and kidneys. The females are being more affected especially after childbirth attributed to the hypothesis of microchimerism, the pathogenesis being a two way migration of fetal cells through the placenta. It cannot be cured completely but treatment with corticosteroids is helpful. ACE inhibitors are useful in renal involvement and hypertension. We had a case of mixed connective tissue disorder in a patient aged 28 years with 12 weeks of gestation for medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) and permanent sterilization. The complications are preeclampsia, preterm labor, fetal growth restriction, eclampsia, thrombocytopenia and infections like pneumonia, sepsis like syndrome and the maternal mortality rate is 325/100000. This is a unique case of MCTD wherein we had limited cutaneous disease like CREST-calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal involvement, sclerodactyly and telangiectasia of a lesser degree. So early diagnosis and timely intervention is advocated to prevent complications.
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