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Autoimmune Disease
About Autoimmune Disease
Over 80 autoimmune diseases affect 5-10% of the population. Women are affected 2-10 times more than men. Include lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and type 1 diabetes. The concept of autoimmunity was initially ridiculed. Most have no cure, only management.
Related Diseases
Lupus
Called the disease of 1,000 faces because it mimics so many conditions. A butterfly rash across the ...
Multiple Sclerosis
Affects 2.8 million people, mostly young adults. Twice as common in women. Charcot first described t...
Celiac Disease
Affects about 1% of the population, but most cases are thought to be undiagnosed. Second-century Gre...
Crohns Disease
Can affect any part of the GI tract from mouth to anus. Crohn and colleagues described 14 cases in 1...