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Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2, a form of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome also known as APS-II, or PAS II, is the most common form of the polyglandular failure syndromes. [2] PAS II is defined as the association between autoimmune Addison's disease and either autoimmune thyroid disease , type 1 diabetes , or both. [ 5 ]
It is estimated that there are more than 80 recognized autoimmune diseases, with recent scientific evidence suggesting the existence of potentially more than 100 distinct conditions. [4] [5] [6] Nearly any body part can be involved. [7] Autoimmune diseases are a separate class from autoinflammatory diseases.
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes (APSs), also called polyglandular autoimmune syndromes (PGASs) [3] or polyendocrine autoimmune syndromes (PASs), are a heterogeneous group [4] of rare diseases characterized by autoimmune activity against more than one endocrine organ, although non-endocrine organs can be affected. There are three types of APS ...
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]
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 ...
APS-1 tends to cause severe symptoms. [4] These are present from early in life, usually around 3.5 years of age. [4] Common symptoms of APS-1 include: Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. [4] Hypoparathyroidism. [4] Addison's disease. [4] Ectodermal dystrophy (skin, dental enamel, and nails). APS-1 may also cause: Autoimmune hepatitis. [4 ...
Unbeknownst to me at the time, I was given a tentative diagnosis of Hashimoto’s disease. Knowing something was going on with my thyroid, my mom then took me to a pediatric endocrinologist.
Scleromyositis, is an autoimmune disease (a disease in which the immune system attacks the body). People with scleromyositis have symptoms of both systemic scleroderma and either polymyositis or dermatomyositis, and is therefore considered an overlap syndrome.