AUTOIMMUNE SYSTEM See GENETICS: Inherited Autoimmune Disorders for the following: Allergies / Atopy Autoimmune Hypothyroidism Bullous Pemphigold Compliment Deficiency Lupus Erythematosus Selective Iga Deficiency Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Thrombocytopenia.
Not exact matches
That hyper - response, Miller theorizes, is not unlike what's
seen in
autoimmune diseases, where the inflammation provoked by an immune
system attack proves far more damaging than any pathogen itself.
«The next step will be to
see if we can develop this into a pill that could dampen the immune
system in people with an
autoimmune disease.
Some deficiencies in the complement
system can result in the development of
autoimmune conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis (please
see our
autoimmune briefing for more information).
«One major clinical implication of this study is giving antibiotics to a child in early neonatal life is likely a disservice because this will limit the amount and type of bacteria that is
seen by the adaptive immune
system and this could be linked to the development of
autoimmune, inflammatory skin diseases later in life,» said Rosenblum.
You may
see a rheumatologist (who specializes in treating joint, soft tissue, and
autoimmune diseases) or an immunologist versed in immune
system disorders.
On the other hand, a person that simply takes thyroid medications and does not treat the infection may continue to
see declines in his / her health, as eventually, the presence of the infection may burn out the immune
system and cause it to start recognizing additional sequences on the infectious organism that may cross-react with different organs in the body... This is why, in the conventional medical approach, it is widely known that having one
autoimmune condition will put the person at greater risk for getting another
autoimmune condition.
We
see patients with all manner of disease due to a compromised immune
system like recurrent cough and colds, skin infections, recurrent allergies,
autoimmune diseases and many different types of cancers.
Even acne and eczema can be signs that there is underlying hyperactivity of your immune
system — food sensitivities like sugar, gluten and dairy are a frequent trigger I
see, but
autoimmune disease shouldn't be ruled out.
These health problems can include seizures, headaches, gastrointestinal problems, metabolic and mitochondrial conditions, compromised immune
system including allergies and
autoimmune disorders and many more (for references
see our scientific review Medical Comorbidities in Autism Spectrum Disorder).
We are
seeing astonishing numbers of allergies, asthma, eczema,
autoimmune disorders, chronic infections, weak immune
systems, children's cancers, attention disorders, autism and diabetes in very young kids.