Guillain-Barre syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年6月7日 · This rare autoimmune condition affects the nerves, causing weakness and tingling in the arms and legs that quickly spreads throughout the body.
Scleroderma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年6月15日 · Scleroderma is believed to be an autoimmune disease. This means that it occurs in part because the body's immune system begins to attack the connective tissues. People who have scleroderma also may have symptoms of another autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or Sjogren syndrome.
Rare Disease Causes Inflammation of Cartilage Throughout Body
2012年3月16日 · But, whatever the cause, relapsing polychrondritis appears to be an autoimmune disorder. In these disorders, the immune system mistakenly targets healthy organs and tissue. In this case, it attacks the body's cartilage.
Castleman disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年8月6日 · People with unicentric Castleman disease (UCD) usually do well once the affected lymph node is removed, and life expectancy is usually not changed. But they are at increased risk of developing a rare autoimmune condition called paraneoplastic pemphigus. This condition can be life-threatening.
Behcet's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年1月25日 · Behcet's (beh-CHETS) disease, also called Behcet's syndrome, is a rare disorder that causes blood vessel inflammation throughout your body. The disease can lead to numerous signs and symptoms that can seem unrelated at first.
Sarcoidosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2019年1月30日 · Sarcoidosis is a disease characterized by the growth of tiny collections of inflammatory cells (granulomas) in any part of your body — most commonly the lungs and lymph nodes. But it can also affect the eyes, skin, heart and other organs.
Autoimmune encephalitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年12月13日 · Autoimmune encephalitis (en-sef-uh-LIE-tis) is a group of conditions that causes swelling in the brain. This happens because the immune system mistakenly attacks brain cells. Autoimmune encephalitis symptoms can vary but may include memory loss, changes in thinking, changes in behavior and seizures.
Autoimmune pancreatitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年12月16日 · Autoimmune pancreatitis, also called AIP, is difficult to diagnose. Often, it doesn't cause any symptoms. Symptoms of type 1 AIP are like those of pancreatic cancer.
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Symptoms and causes
5 天之前 · Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a rare disease that causes swelling, also called inflammation, of small blood vessels. This condition mainly affects blood vessels in the nose, sinuses, throat, lungs and kidneys. But it can affect any organ. GPA used to be called Wegener granulomatosis.
Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease …
2024年1月3日 · Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, also known as MOGAD, is a rare inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system. In MOGAD, the immune system attacks the fatty substance that protects nerve fibers in the optic nerves, brain and spinal cord.