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When your body is attacked--perhaps by a virus or germs on a nail you stepped on--your immune system defends you. It sees and kills the germs that might hurt you. But when the system doesn't work right, this process can cause harm. Immune cells can mistake your body's own cells as invaders and attack them. This "friendly fire" can affect almost any part of the body. It can sometimes affect many parts of the body at once. This is called autoimmunity (meaning self-immunity).
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Autoimmunity is the failure of an organism to recognize its own constituent ...
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Devic''s Syndrome Information Page
... Devic's syndrome is a rare autoimmune central nervous system disorder characterized by transverse myelitis (in which the fatty, protective covering of the spinal cord breaks down) and optic neurit...
Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a disorder of the neuromuscular junction-the site where nerve cells meet muscle cells and help activate the muscles. It is caused by a disruption of electri...
Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Autoimmune Diseases Articles
- Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
... Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a disorder of the neuromuscular junction-the site where nerve cells meet muscle cells and help activate the muscles. It is caused by a disruption of electri... - Autoimmune Hepatitis
... Autoimmune hepatitis affects the liver. Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease in which the body's immune system attacks liver cells. This causes the liver to become infla... - Devic's Syndrome Information Page
... Devic's syndrome is a rare autoimmune central nervous system disorder characterized by transverse myelitis (in which the fatty, protective covering of the spinal cord breaks down) and optic neurit... - Goodpasture's Syndrome
... Goodpasture's syndrome is a rare disease that can affect the lungs and kidneys. It is an autoimmune disease, a condition in which the body's own defense system reacts against some part of the ... - Methotrexate Not Effective in Maintaining Improvements in Hearing Gained from Prednisone
... Bethesda, Maryland — Methotrexate is not effective in maintaining hearing in patients with autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED) who had been previously treated with prednisone, according to the re... - Paraneoplastic Syndromes Information Page
... Paraneoplastic syndromes are a group of rare degenerative disorders that are triggered by a person's immune system response to a neoplasm, or cancerous tumor. Neurologic paraneoplastic syndromes a... - Questions and Answers About Autoimmunity
... This booklet answers questions about autoimmunity. To learn more about autoimmunity, your immune system, or autoimmune diseases, speak with your doctor. You can also check out the Appendices below. Wh... - Stiff-Person Syndrome Information Page
... Stiff-person syndrome is a rare progressive neurological disorder characterized by constant painful contractions and spasms of voluntary muscles, particularly the muscles of the back and upper legs. S...
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