Connective Tissue Diseases

A/Prof Saracino is a subspecialist in the skin manifestations of autoimmune rheumatic connective tissue diseases (CTDs). She has vast experience and expertise in this area. Amanda leads the Dermatology Connective Tissue Disease service at St Vincent’s Hospital, and sees patients with these conditions at this clinic.

Connective tissue diseases include conditions such as Lupus Erythematosus (skin lupus and systemic lupus), Scleroderma (including Systemic Sclerosis and Morphoea / Localised Scleroderma), Dermatomyositis, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Overlap and Undifferentiated CTDs (sometimes referred to as mixed connective tissue disease) and other related skin changes such as Raynaud’s, chilblains and vasculitis.