Autoimmune Diseases | NIAMS
网页2023年3月22日 · Types of Autoimmune Diseases. There are several types of autoimmune diseases. These include the following. Alopecia areata happens when the immune system attacks hair follicles and causes hair loss. Pemphigus causes blistering of the skin and the inside of the mouth, nose, throat, eyes, and genitals. Psoriasis happens when skin cells …
Autoimmune Diseases Basics: Overview, Symptoms, and Causes
网页2023年3月22日 · March 2023. In autoimmune diseases, proteins known as autoantibodies target the body’s own healthy tissues by mistake, signaling the body to attack them.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus) - Who gets it? | NIAMS
网页2024年7月2日 · Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disease that can affect many parts of the body. Lupus occurs when the immune system, which normally helps protect the body from infection and disease, attacks its own tissues. This attack causes inflammation, and in some cases permanent tissue damage, …
Alopecia Areata - Hair loss Causes & Living With It | NIAMS
网页Alopecia areata is a disease that happens when the immune system attacks hair follicles and causes hair loss. Hair follicles are the structures in skin that form hair. While hair can be lost from any part of the body, alopecia areata usually affects the head and face. Hair typically falls out in small, round patches about the size of a quarter ...
Autoinflammatory Disease Types | NIAMS - National Institute of ...
网页2023年2月15日 · Severe abdominal pain due to inflammation of the stomach cavity (peritonitis). Arthritis (painful, swollen joints). Chest pain from inflammation of the lung cavity (pleurisy). Skin rashes. Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease (NOMID) affects the skin, joints, eyes, and central nervous system.
What Is Scleroderma? Symptoms & Causes| NIAMS
网页2023年6月22日 · Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and fibrosis (thickening) in the skin and other areas of the body. When an immune response tricks tissues into thinking they are injured, it causes inflammation, and the body makes too much collagen, leading to scleroderma. Too much collagen in your skin and other tissues …
Vitiligo Symptoms, Treatment & Causes | NIAMS
网页2021年3月2日 · Vitiligo is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disorder that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or color. This happens when melanocytes – skin cells that make pigment – are attacked and destroyed, causing the skin to turn a milky-white color. In vitiligo, the white patches usually appear symmetrically on both sides of your body, such ...
Rheumatoid Arthritis | Health Topics | NIAMS
网页2024年5月2日 · Overview of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disease that mostly affects joints. RA occurs when the immune system, which normally helps protect the body from infection and disease, attacks its own tissues. The disease causes pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of function in joints.
Sjogren's Disease Symptoms - Dry Mouth & Eyes | NIAMS
网页5 天之前 · Sjögren’s disease, also known as Sjögren’s and Sjögren’s syndrome, is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disorder that happens when the immune system attacks the glands that make moisture in the eyes, mouth, and other parts of the body. The main symptoms are dry eyes and mouth, but other parts of the body may be affected as well, …
Psoriasis Types, Symptoms & Causes | NIAMS
网页2024年8月5日 · Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease, which means that your body’s immune system starts overacting and causing problems. If you have psoriasis, immune cells become active and produce molecules that set off the rapid production of skin cells. This is why skin in people with the disease is inflamed and scaly.
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