Immune System
Autoimmune Diseases
An autoimmune disorder occurs when the body’s immune system attacks and destroys healthy body tissue by mistake. There are more than 80 autoimmune disorders.
Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes skin redness, silvery scales, and irritation.
Sarcoidosis
Is a condition in which groups of cells in your immune system form small, red, and swollen (inflamed) lumps.
Guillain-Barre syndrome
(GBS) is a serious health problem that occurs when the body’s defense (immune) system.
Lupus
Is an autoimmune disease that makes your immune system damage organs and tissue throughout your body.
Celiac Disease
Celiac disease is a chronic (long-term) digestive and immune disorder that damages your small intestine.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
a type of arthritis where your immune system attacks the tissue lining the joints on both sides of your body.
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
(JIA) is a term used to describe a group of disorders in children that includes arthritis.
Pemphigus
Is a disease that causes blistering of the skin and the inside of the mouth, nose, throat, eyes, and genitals.
Wegener’s Granulomatosis
(GPA) is a rare disease that causes swelling, also called inflammation, of small blood vessels.
Scleroderma
Scleroderma is a type of autoimmune disorder. In this condition, the immune system mistakenly attacks and damages healthy body tissue.
Dermatomyositis
Dermatomyositis is a serious illness that in rare cases can be fatal. It’s important to get diagnosed and start treatment as early as possible.
Polymyositis
is a condition in which swelling and irritation, called inflammation, happens when the immune system attacks its own muscle tissues.
Vasculitis
Vasculitis involves swelling and irritation, called inflammation, of blood vessels.
Autoimmune Encephalitis
Autoimmune encephalitis happens when your immune system attacks the proteins of nerve cells, causing inflammation in your brain.
