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Autoimmune disease in which antibodies damage the capillaries of the kidneys?
Acute glomerulonephritis
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 -
Which of these autoimmune disorders attacks the digestive system Crohn's diseas es rheumatoid arthritis?
Crohn's disease is an autoimmune disorder that attacks the digestive system. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that attacks the joints.
What artritis is an autoimmune disease that attacks the synovial fluid and results in deformity?
rheumatoid arthritis
Is hidradenitis suppurativa an autoimmune disease?
They are both Autoimmune diseases, that is, when your body attacks itself. So if an individual were predisposed to autoimmune responses, it would be possible that one could have them both simultaneously. In other words, They can be.
What RARE not Multiple Sclerosis autoimmune disease attacks the myelin sheath?
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
What is the medical term meaning Autoimmune disease that attacks the spinal cord or brain stem?
Multiple sclerosis
If someone has an autoimmune disease would it worsen if their immune system is stimulated by something like green tea?
Theoretically yes. An autoimmune disease is where the persons own system attacks itself and stimulating the immune system could worsen the symptoms and disease.
Is rubella an autoimmune disease?
Rubella is an infectious disease. It is not an autoimmune disease.
What is inflammatory arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis is a good example of this it is an Autoimmune disease. A disease where the body's own immune system attacks joints and other tissue and organs.
What disease literally means disease of self?
The term that means disease of self is "autoimmune disease." This is a condition in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells and tissues.
Can RA cause LUPUS?
RA is rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks and destroys the joints. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect virtually any part of the body. Lupus does not destroy joints, but it does cause pain and inflammation.Rheumatoid arthritis does not cause lupus, but it is common to have more than one autoimmune disease in overlap.
