Autoimmune Disease

• Autoimmune Diseases

There are more than 80 types of autoimmune diseases, which include multiple sclerosis and scleroderma. This eMedTV resource discusses these diseases at length, which occur when your immune cells mistake your body's cells as invaders and attack them.

• Types of Autoimmune Diseases

Autoimmune disorders that affect the heart include rheumatic fever and scleroderma. This page on the eMedTV Web site provides a list of the types of autoimmune diseases that can affect various parts of the body, such as the eyes and glands.

• Autoimmune Disease Cause

Triggers that could be connected to the autoimmune disease cause include: the sun, infections, and drugs. This page on the eMedTV website includes information about certain risk factors and triggers that may be linked to the autoimmune disease cause.

• Autoimmune Disorder Symptoms

Common autoimmune disorder symptoms, such as underactive and overactive thyroid, are discussed in this eMedTV article. This article stresses the fact that autoimmune disorder symptoms can affect people with different types of autoimmune diseases.

• Autoimmune Disease Diagnosis

Your doctor may be able to make an autoimmune disease diagnosis based on your symptoms and medical history. This eMedTV article discusses why a medical history, physical exam, and tests are needed to confirm an autoimmune disease diagnosis.

• Autoimmune Disease Treatment

Autoimmune disease treatment varies from patient to patient, and patients may need more than one doctor to care for them. This portion of the eMedTV site includes a list of doctors that patients may need, including dermatologists and nephrologists.

• Living With Autoimmune Diseases

People who are living with autoimmune diseases often have difficulty with self-esteem. This eMedTV article includes information on how to reduce the side effects, thus increasing self-esteem for those living with autoimmune diseases.