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  2. Autoimmune disease - Wikipedia

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    Autoimmune diseases represent a vast and diverse category of disorders that, despite their differences, share some common symptomatic threads. [1] These shared symptoms occur as a result of the body's immune system mistakenly attacking its own cells and tissues, causing inflammation and damage.

  3. List of autoimmune diseases - Wikipedia

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    This article provides a list of autoimmune diseases. These conditions, where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, affect a range of organs and systems within the body. Each disorder is listed with the primary organ or body part that it affects and the associated autoantibodies that are typically found in people diagnosed ...

  4. Autoimmunity - Wikipedia

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    Autoimmune diseases can be broadly divided into systemic and organ-specific or localised autoimmune disorders, depending on the principal clinico-pathologic features of each disease. Systemic autoimmune diseases include coeliac disease , lupus erythematosus , Sjögren syndrome , scleroderma , rheumatoid arthritis , cryoglobulinemic vasculitis ...

  5. Category:Autoimmune diseases - Wikipedia

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    Autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Autoimmune hypophysitis; Autoimmune inner ear disease; Autoimmune oophoritis; Autoimmune pancreatitis; Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome; Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1; Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2; Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 3; Autoimmune retinopathy; Autoimmune skin diseases in ...

  6. Immune disorder - Wikipedia

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    An autoimmune disease is a condition arising from an abnormal immune response to a normal body part. [5] There are at least 80 types of autoimmune diseases. [5] Nearly any body part can be involved. Common symptoms include low-grade fever and feeling tired. [5] Often symptoms come and go. [5]

  7. Autoimmune hepatitis - Wikipedia

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    Autoimmune hepatitis, formerly known as lupoid hepatitis, plasma cell hepatitis, or autoimmune chronic active hepatitis, is a chronic, autoimmune disease of the liver that occurs when the body's immune system attacks liver cells, causing the liver to be inflamed.

  8. Hashimoto's thyroiditis - Wikipedia

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    Hashimoto's thyroiditis, also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, Hashimoto's disease, and autoimmune thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease in which the thyroid gland is gradually destroyed. [7] [1] Early on, symptoms may not be noticed. [3] Over time, the thyroid may enlarge, forming a painless goiter. [3]

  9. Autoimmune disease in women - Wikipedia

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    Autoimmune diseases can result in systemic or localized symptoms, depending on the given disease. [8] Typical systemic symptoms include fevers, fatigue, muscle aches, joint pain, and rashes; these can be seen in diseases such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. Other autoimmune diseases have localized effects on specific organ or tissue types.