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What is An immune disorder vs an autoimmune disorder?
An immune disorder refers to any condition that affects the immune system's ability to function properly, which can result in increased susceptibility to infections or the immune system being overactive. An autoimmune disorder, on the other hand, is a specific type of immune disorder where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own healthy cells and tissues, leading to inflammation and damage. Examples of autoimmune disorders include rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Essentially, all autoimmune disorders are immune disorders, but not all immune disorders are autoimmune in nature.
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 an autoimmune disorder resulting in whitish areas of skin Hair growing in an affected area may also turn white?
The purpose of immune system is defend the body from microbes. Autoimmune disorder is a condition in which the immune system attacks the body's own cells.
What is Hashimoto's hyroiditis?
The self destruction of the thyroid cells from an autoimmune disorder.
What causes discoid lupus erythematosus?
The cause of DLE is unknown. It is thought that DLE (like SLE) may be an autoimmune disorder. Autoimmune disorders are those that occur when cells of the immune system are misdirected against the body
When the body's defenses turn against its own cells the disorder is called?
an autoimmune response
Can hypothyroidism cause SlE?
No lupus is a separate autoimmune disorder. When a patient has an autoimmune disease, the immune system cannot tell the difference between harmful substances and healthy ones. The result is an overactive immune response that attacks otherwise healthy cells and tissue. This leads to chronic inflammation. Patients who have one autoimmune disorder may also have others, like Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.
What disorder affects the thymus?
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder that affects the thymus. In this condition, the immune system mistakenly attacks the receptors on muscle cells, leading to muscle weakness and fatigue. The thymus is often enlarged in individuals with myasthenia gravis.
What disease is when body attacks own cells?
An autoimmune disease is when the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, tissues, and organs. This can lead to inflammation, damage, and dysfunction in various parts of the body. Some common examples include rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and type 1 diabetes.
What body system has to do with the pancreas failing to properly produce insulin?
several things can cause this. Type 1 diabetes is caused by an autoimmune disorder where the body attacks the insulin producing cells in the Islets of Langerhans, killing them, and cells that produce amylin. It can also be caused by a neurologic issue.
What is a chronic autoimmune disease where the body produces antibodies that stick to the body and own cells causing the body to attack itself is called?
A chronic autoimmune disease where the body produces antibodies that attack its own cells is known as an autoimmune disorder. Examples include rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and multiple sclerosis. In these conditions, the immune system mistakenly identifies healthy cells as foreign invaders, leading to inflammation and tissue damage. The exact cause of these diseases can vary and often involves a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
What kind of disorder is diabetes type 2?
Diabetes type 2 is a metabolic disorder, caused by insulin resistance in the cells of the body, combined with insufficient insulin formation. It is quite a separate disorder than diabetes type 1, which is caused by an autoimmune reaction that destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
