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When the immune system attacks the thyroid tissue, Hashimoto's thyroiditis or Graves' disease can develop. While both conditions are classified as thyroid autoimmune diseases, they have different symptoms and treatments.
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What does Hashimoto's disease do to the human body?
Hashimoto's disease slowly destroys thyroid tissue and robs the gland of its ability to change iodine into T4.
What is an autoimmune disease?
rheumatoid arthritis
Is rheumatoid arthritis an autoimmune disease?
Yes RA is an autoimmine disease.yes Rheumatoid arthritis is an Autoimmune disease that causes the dist ruction of connective tissue particularly cartilage in the joints but it can effect many other parts of the body.
What disease of the body attacks its own cells?
You are referring to autoimmune disease - there are many depending on what systems in the body are effected.Graves disease and Hashimoto thyroiditis are forms of autoimmune thyroid disease -Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints -Lupus is a condition characterized by chronic inflammation of body tissues, also autoimmune -Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease of the connective tissue, it causes scar tissue to form where there is no injury -
Can thyroid disorder affect the eyes?
The thyroid autoimmune condition Graves' Disease can affect the eyes. Some thyroid patients diagnosed with Graves' may develop a condition known as Graves' thyroid eye disease. As the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center describes, "The eyes are particularly vulnerable to Graves' eye disease, because the autoimmune attack often targets the eye muscles and connective tissue within the eye socket. This occurs because these tissues contain proteins that appear similar to the immune system as those of the thyroid gland."
Disorder where persons antibodies react persons own normal tissues?
There are so many disease where in our immune system produces antibodies for our own tissues. To name few are Insulin Dependent Diabetes Milletus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Myesthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis, Goodpastures Syndrome, Graves Disease etc.
What is the autoimmune disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks thyroid tissue?
The name of the disorder is Hashimoto disease. Its know too as chronic thyroiditis. On a personal note an endocrinologist diagnosed me it some years go.
Xerostomia is most commonly a symptom of WHAT a thyroid dysfunction b salivary gland dysfunction d autoimmune connective tissue disease?
Xerostomia is dry mouth. Salivary gland disorders are the most obvious cause, but Sjogren's syndrome, a connective tissue disease, has dry mouth as one of its chief symptoms.
What is the disease "autoimmune disorder"?
There are several different autoimmune disorders; but an autoimmune disorder is when white blood cells can no longer tell the difference in bacteria and good cells or tissue. This causes abnormal organ and tissue development.
What is the chemical used in Grave's disease to destroy tissue of the thyroid gland?
Grave's Disease is an autoimmune thyroid disorder in which your body is rejecting and destroying your thyroid. There is no way to stop the process, but you can slow it down and lessen the symptoms of the disease. If you go to an endocrinologist you will be told to take radioactive iodine to destroy your remaining thyroid tissue, and then you will be put on synthetic thyroid hormones that you must take for the rest of your life. The normal end result of Grave's disease is a total loss of thyroid tissue. Radioactive iodine treatment just gets you to that point in a couple of weeks or months rather than having to wait years. There are natural approaches to treatment for Grave's disease as well. The goal of natural therapies is to support your body while your thyroid is being destroyed by lowering your antibody levels and reducing your symptoms. You may or may not need thyroid hormones (determined by blood tests) during portions of this treatment. The benefit of natural treatments is that you can avoid the negative side effects of radiation.
What causes Goodpasteur's syndrome?
Goodpasture syndrome is a rare disease that involves rapidly progressive kidney failure along with lung disease. some forms of this disease can involve just the lung or kidney but not both. This is an autoimmune disorder where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body and destroys healthy body tissue.
The body's adverse response to its own body constitutents with the potential of tissue damage is termed 1 responsiveness 2 allergy 3 immunity 4 autoimmune disease?
4 autoimmune disease
