Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH)
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a non-contagious, chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease in which one’s own immune system attacks healthy, normal liver cells. The cause of liver cell destruction
Autoimmune disease
Myasthenia gravis (MG)
Myasthenia gravis (MG; from Greek: myos = muscle, asthenos = weakness, and Latin: gravis = severe) is an autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), and is considered a classic example of an antibody-mediated autoimmune disease.
Vitiligo pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment
Vitiligo is a skin disorder characterized by multiple patches of depigmentation causing significant social and psychological distress. Disease can appear at any age but more frequently seen in individuals less than 20years of age
What is autoimmunity?
A failure of immune regulation in autoimmunity means that antibodies (autoantibodies) and auto reactive immune cells attack the body’s own tissues leading to autoimmune disease.
Adrenal insufficiency (Addison disease) and treatment
Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison disease) most often involves the destruction of all regions of the adrenal cortex