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Kawasaki disease (also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is a syndrome of unknown cause that results in a fever and mainly affects children under 5 years of age. [ 6] It is a form of vasculitis, where medium-sized blood vessels become inflamed throughout the body. [ 1]
Frequency. ~0.7% [7] Sjögren syndrome or Sjögren's syndrome ( SjS, SS) is a long-term autoimmune disease that primarily affects the body's exocrine glands, particularly the lacrimal and salivary glands. [4] [8] Common symptoms include dry mouth, dry eyes and often seriously affects other organ systems, such as the lungs, kidneys, and nervous ...
Behçet's disease ( BD) is a type of inflammatory disorder which affects multiple parts of the body. [ 2] The most common symptoms include painful sores on the mucous membranes of the mouth and other parts of the body, inflammation of parts of the eye, and arthritis. [ 1][ 2] The sores can last from a few days, up to a week or more. [ 2]
Erythromelalgia. Erythromelalgia or Mitchell's disease (after Silas Weir Mitchell) is a rare vascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities or hands, are episodically blocked (frequently on and off daily), then become hyperemic and inflamed. There is severe burning pain (in the small fiber sensory ...
If you or someone you know has an autoimmune disease life can be challenging to say the least. But there are ways you can help alleviate some of the symptoms. The List: Managing Autoimmune ...
Progressive bulbar palsy ( PBP) is a medical condition. It belongs to a group of disorders known as motor neuron diseases. [ 1] PBP is a disease that attacks the nerves supplying the bulbar muscles. These disorders are characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons in the cerebral cortex, spinal cord, brain stem, and pyramidal tracts.
List of autoimmune diseases. Dermatosis in Crohn's disease. Demyelination in MS. PAS stain of lupus nephritis. Autoimmune urticaria. Proptosis in Graves' disease. 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 ...
From white spots to red bumps, a number of diseases can show up on your tongue. Here’s what to know about tongue pain and tongue disease. From white spots to red bumps, a number of diseases can ...