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Autoimmune Diseases

Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Autoimmune Diseases. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Autoimmune Diseases.

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Addison Disease - An adrenal disease characterized by the progressive destruction of the ADRENAL CORTEX, resulting in ...

Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune - Acquired hemolytic anemia due to the presence of AUTOANTIBODIES which agglutinate or lyse the patien...

Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease - An autoimmune disease of the KIDNEY and the LUNG. It is characterized by the presence of circulating...

Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis - Group of systemic vasculitis with a strong association with ANCA. The disorders are characterized by...

Antiphospholipid Syndrome - The presence of antibodies directed against phospholipids (ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID). The condit...

Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid - Rheumatoid arthritis of children occurring in three major subtypes defined by the symptoms present d...

Arthritis, Rheumatoid - A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial ...

Autoimmune Diseases - Disorders that are characterized by the production of antibodies that react with host tissues or imm...

Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System - Disorders caused by cellular or humoral immune responses primarily directed towards nervous system a...

Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome - Rare congenital lymphoid disorder due to mutations in certain Fas-Fas ligand pathway genes. Known ca...

Churg-Strauss Syndrome - Widespread necrotizing angiitis with granulomas. Pulmonary involvement is frequent. Asthma or other ...

Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS - Conditions characterized by loss or dysfunction of myelin (see MYELIN SHEATH) in the brain, spinal c...

Dermatitis Herpetiformis - Rare, chronic, papulo-vesicular disease characterized by an intensely pruritic eruption consisting o...

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the ...

Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder - A rare central nervous system demyelinating condition affecting children and young adults. Pathologi...

Dysautonomia, Familial - An autosomal disorder of the peripheral and autonomic nervous systems limited to individuals of Ashk...

Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated - An acute or subacute inflammatory process of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM characterized histologically...

Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental - An experimental animal model for central nervous system demyelinating disease. Inoculation with a wh...

Felty's Syndrome - A combination of rheumatoid arthritis, splenomegaly, leukopenia, pigmented spots on lower extremitie...

Giant Cell Arteritis - A systemic autoimmune disorder that typically affects medium and large ARTERIES, usually leading to ...

Glomerulonephritis, IGA - A chronic form of glomerulonephritis characterized by deposits of predominantly IMMUNOGLOBULIN A in ...

Glomerulonephritis, Membranous - A type of glomerulonephritis that is characterized by the accumulation of immune deposits (COMPLEMEN...

Graves Disease - A common form of hyperthyroidism with a diffuse hyperplastic GOITER. It is an autoimmune disorder th...

Graves Ophthalmopathy - An autoimmune disorder of the EYE, occurring in patients with Graves disease. Subtypes include conge...

Guillain-Barre Syndrome - An acute inflammatory autoimmune neuritis caused by T cell- mediated cellular immune response direct...

Hepatitis, Autoimmune - A chronic self-perpetuating hepatocellular INFLAMMATION of unknown cause, usually with HYPERGAMMAGLO...

Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies - A group of inherited disorders characterized by degeneration of dorsal root and autonomic ganglion c...

Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome - An autoimmune disease characterized by weakness and fatigability of proximal muscles, particularly o...

Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome - An autoimmune disease characterized by weakness and fatigability of proximal muscles, particularly o...

Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic - A fulminant and often fatal demyelinating disease of the brain which primarily affects young adults ...

Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic - A fulminant and often fatal demyelinating disease of the brain which primarily affects young adults ...

Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - A chronic, relapsing, inflammatory, and often febrile multisystemic disorder of connective tissue, c...

Lupus Nephritis - Glomerulonephritis associated with autoimmune disease SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS. Lupus nephritis ...

Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System - Central nervous system vasculitis that is associated with SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS. Clinical man...

Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System - Central nervous system vasculitis that is associated with SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS. Clinical man...

Microscopic Polyangiitis - A primary systemic vasculitis of small- and some medium-sized vessels. It is characterized by a trop...

Miller Fisher Syndrome - A variant of the GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME characterized by the acute onset of oculomotor dysfunction,...

Multiple Sclerosis - An autoimmune disorder mainly affecting young adults and characterized by destruction of myelin in t...

Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive - A form of multiple sclerosis characterized by a progressive deterioration in neurologic function whi...

Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting - The most common clinical variant of MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, characterized by recurrent acute exacerbatio...

Myasthenia Gravis - A disorder of neuromuscular transmission characterized by weakness of cranial and skeletal muscles. ...

Myasthenia Gravis, Autoimmune, Experimental - Any autoimmune animal disease model used in the study of MYASTHENIA GRAVIS. Injection with purified ...

Myasthenia Gravis, Autoimmune, Experimental - Any autoimmune animal disease model used in the study of MYASTHENIA GRAVIS. Injection with purified ...

Myasthenia Gravis, Neonatal - A disorder of neuromuscular transmission that occurs in a minority of newborns born to women with my...

Myelitis, Transverse - Inflammation of a transverse portion of the spinal cord characterized by acute or subacute segmental...

Nervous System Autoimmune Disease, Experimental - Experimental animal models for human AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. They include GUILLAI...

Neuritis, Autoimmune, Experimental - An experimental animal model for the demyelinating disease of GUILLAINE-BARRE SYNDROME. In the most ...

Neuromyelitis Optica - A syndrome characterized by acute OPTIC NEURITIS in combination with acute MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE. Dem...

Neuromyelitis Optica - A syndrome characterized by acute OPTIC NEURITIS in combination with acute MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE. Dem...

Neuromyelitis Optica - A syndrome characterized by acute OPTIC NEURITIS in combination with acute MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE. Dem...

Ophthalmia, Sympathetic - Granulomatous uveitis which follows in one eye after a penetrating injury to the other eye; the seco...

Pemphigoid, Bullous - A chronic and relatively benign subepidermal blistering disease usually of the elderly and without h...

Pemphigus - Group of chronic blistering diseases characterized histologically by ACANTHOLYSIS and blister format...

Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune - Autoimmune diseases affecting multiple endocrine organs. Type I is characterized by childhood onset ...

Polyradiculoneuropathy - Diseases characterized by injury or dysfunction involving multiple peripheral nerves and nerve roots...

Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating - A slowly progressive autoimmune demyelinating disease of peripheral nerves and nerve roots. Clinical...

Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic - Thrombocytopenia occurring in the absence of toxic exposure or a disease associated with decreased p...

Rheumatoid Vasculitis - Necrotizing VASCULITIS of small and medium size vessels, developing as a complication in RHEUMATOID ...

Sjogren's Syndrome - Chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease in which the salivary and lacrimal glands undergo progre...

Stiff-Person Syndrome - A condition characterized by persistent spasms (SPASM) involving multiple muscles, primarily in the ...

Still's Disease, Adult-Onset - Systemic-onset rheumatoid arthritis in adults. It differs from classical rheumatoid arthritis in tha...

Thyroiditis, Autoimmune - Inflammatory disease of the THYROID GLAND due to autoimmune responses leading to lymphocytic infiltr...

Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome - A syndrome characterized by bilateral granulomatous UVEITIS with IRITIS and secondary GLAUCOMA, prem...

Vasculitis, Central Nervous System - Inflammation of blood vessels within the central nervous system. Primary vasculitis is usually cause...