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Autoimmune disorder From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. An autoimmune disorder arises from an overactive immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body. The causes of autoimmune disorders are still obscure, and most of these disorders are probably the result of multiple circumstances: for example, a genetic predisposition triggered by an infection. Women tend to be affected more often by autoimmune disorders, nearly 79% of autoimmune disease patients in the USA are women http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/units/research/archive/autoimmu.htm . It is not known why this is the case, although hormone levels have been shown to affect the severity of the disease http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/983519.shl Immune system Below is a listing of actual and suspected autoimmune disorders, with brief descriptions and pointers to full articles. edit Disorders believed to be autoimmune disorders Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), is an acquired immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nervous system (e.g.

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Autoimmune disorder From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Autoimmune disorders An autoimmune disorder arises from an overactive immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body. The causes of autoimmune disorders are still obscure, and most of these disorders are probably the result of multiple circumstances: for example, a genetic predisposition triggered by an infection. Women tend to be affected more often by autoimmune disorders, nearly 79% of autoimmune disease patients in the USA are women http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/units/research/archive/autoimmu.htm . It is not known why this is the case, although hormone levels have been shown to affect the severity of the disease http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/983519.shl Immune system Below is a listing of actual and suspected autoimmune disorders, with brief descriptions and pointers to full articles. edit Disorders believed to be autoimmune disorders Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), is an acquired immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nervous system (e.g.

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Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease (AIED) Timothy C. Hain, MD Last edited: 1/2003. Please read our AIED defined How common is it Diagnosis Treatment Education Index Autoimmune inner ear disease or "AIED" consists of a syndrome of progressive hearing loss and/or dizziness which is caused by antibodies or immune cells which are attacking the inner ear. The classic picture is reduction of hearing accompanied by tinnitus (ringing, hissing, roaring) which occurs over a few months. Variants are bilateral attacks of hearing loss and tinnitus which resemble Meniere's disease , and attacks of dizziness accompanied by abnormal blood tests for self-antibodies. About 50% of patients with AIED have balance symptoms. The immune system is complex and there are several ways that it can damage the inner ear. Both allergy and traditional "autoimmune disease" such as Ankylosing spondylitis , Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE), Sjoegren's syndrome (dry eye syndrome), Cogan's disease , ulcerative colitis, Wegener's granulomatosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and scleroderma can cause or be associated with AIED. Another multisystem disease

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Encyclopedia Index A Home Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Index A Autoimmune disorders Definition Autoimmune disorders are conditions in which a person's immune system attacks the body's own cells, causing tissue destruction. Description Autoimmunity is accepted as the cause of a wide range of disorders, and it is suspected to be responsible for many more. Autoimmune diseases are classified as either general, in which the autoimmune reaction takes place simultaneously in a number of tissues, or organ specific, in which the autoimmune reaction targets a single organ. Autoimmune disorders include the following: Systemic lupus erythematosus . A general autoimmune disease in which antibodies attack a number of different tissues. The disease recurs periodically and is seen mainly in young and middle-aged women. Rheumatoid arthritis . Occurs when the immune system attacks and destroys the tissues that line bone joints and cartilage. The disease occurs throughout the body, although some joints may be more affected than others. Goodpasture's syndrome. Occurs when antibodies are deposited in the membranes of both the lung and kidneys, causing both inflammation of kidney glomerulus (

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