Autoimmune Disorders
- Autoimmune diseases
Follow the links below to find resources relating to autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), rheumatoid arthritis, insulin-dependent diabetes, Addison's disease and multiple sclerosis (MS).
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Guillain-Barr¿ syndrome is an autoimmune condition in which the persons nerves are attacked by the bodys own immune defence system. The resultant antibodies attack the myelin sheaths that coat the nerve cells, causing paralysis, muscular ...
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopaenic Purpura (ITP)
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a rare autoimmune disorder, characterised by the destruction of platelets by antibodies. The cause is unknown, but it is thought that some kinds of viral infections prompt the malfunctioning of the ...
- Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease characterised by muscular weakness. In order to move at will, voluntary muscles receive chemical messages (neurotransmitters) from nerves (motor neurones) at special structures called neuromuscular ...
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lupus is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that can affect many parts of the body, including the skin, joints, kidneys, blood cells, heart and lungs. Episodes of lupus tend to come and go throughout a person's life, and the condition may ...
Last updated: 6 July, 2008
Last reviewed: 6 July, 2008
