Autoimmune Diseases

Follow the links below to find information on autoimmune diseases, including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, insulin-dependent diabetes, Addison's disease and multiple sclerosis (MS).

Reviewed November 2009

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Title:	Eye conditions - giant cell arteritis
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Giant cell arteritis (or temporal arteritis) is inflammation of the arteries. If blood vessels servicing the eyes are affected, sudden blindness can result. Treatment with corticosteroids is urgent. New onset headache and vision loss are the most common symptoms. About half of those with giant cell arteritis also have polymyalgia rheumatica.
Date:	Jul 2010

Title:	Breast implants and your health
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Breast implants are used to enlarge or reconstruct breasts. Complications may include scarring, swelling, rupture and leakage, and can occur with all forms of breast implants. However, despite a lot of controversy on this issue, there is no evidence to link silicone-filled implants with cancer or autoimmune diseases.
Date:	Jul 2010

Title:	Sjogren's syndrome
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that mainly affects the eyes and salivary glands, but can affect the sweat glands. Symptoms include dry and itchy eyes, a dry mouth, light sensitivity, thirst and swallowing difficulties. Although there is no cure, proper treatment should provide comfort and relief. The chance of developing lymphoma (cancer of the lymph glands) is also higher in people with Sjogren's syndrome.
Date:	Apr 2010

Title:	Remicade for treatment of crohn's disease - myDr.com.au
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Remicade is the Australian brand name for a medicine called infliximab, which is used to treat Crohn's disease and some other autoimmune conditions.
Date:	Feb 2010

Title:	Hughes syndrome
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Hughes syndrome is thickening of the blood, caused by an abnormal immune system response that produces antiphospholipid antibodies. Hughes syndrome is also called 'sticky blood syndrome' or antiphospholipid syndrome. There is no cure but medical treatment can ease symptoms and reduce the risk of complications. People with some autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at increased risk of Hughes syndrome.
Date:	Aug 2009

Title:	Long-term management of patients taking immunosuppressive drugs
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	Drugs which suppress the immune system are inevitably associated with increased risk of infection and malignancy. Many of these drugs also impact adversely on patients' cardiovascular risk.
Date:	Jun 2009

Title:	Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a rare autoimmune disorder. The person's blood doesn't clot properly because the blood clotting platelets are destroyed by antibodies.. The cause of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is unknown, but it is thought that some kinds of viral infections prompt the immune system to malfunction. Symptoms include bruising easily, a rash of small red dots, bleeding from the gums or any area of the body, frequent nosebleeds and abnormal menstruation.
Date:	Apr 2009

Title:	Autoimmune disorders
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	An autoimmune disorder occurs when a person's immune system mistakenly attacks their own body tissues. Different autoimmune disorders include diabetes, Graves' disease, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, sclerodoma and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Date:	Oct 2008

Title:	Interventions for pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	This review of clinical trials aimed to find out which is the most effective and safest treatment option for pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus....
Date:	Oct 2008

Title:	Liver problems - primary biliary cirrhosis
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is chronic inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts within the liver. The cause is unknown and there is no cure. PBC seems to be associated with other autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma and Sjogren's syndrome but the reason is not known. Symptoms vary but may include fatigue, skin pigmentation, jaundice, itching skin, weight loss, easy bruising and indigestion.
Date:	Sep 2008

Title:	Sjogren's syndrome
Publisher:	Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:	Information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Sjogren's syndrome, a chronic autoimmune condition that causes dry mouth and dry eyes. Written by professional health specialists.
Date:	Jul 2008

Title:	Radioiodine treatment for pediatric Graves' disease
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Graves' disease is a common cause of hyperthyroidism in children and adolescents which excessive amounts of thyroid hormones circulating in the blood. Affected children and adolescents suffer from increased heart beats, warm moist skin, fatigue, weight ...
Date:	Feb 2008

Title:	Hypersensitivity reaction - type III
Publisher:	Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:	Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of hypersensitivity type III by professional health specialists.
Date:	Feb 2008

Title:	Hypersensitivity reaction - type II
Publisher:	Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:	Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of hypersensitivity type II by professional health specialists.
Date:	Feb 2008

Title:	Abnormal laboratory results: evaluation of adrenocortical function in adults
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	Cushing's syndrome is caused by increased concentrations of cortisol. Most cases can be detected by measuring the free cortisol in a urine sample collected over 24 hours. In Cushing's syndrome the increased secretion of cortisol is not reduced during a dexamethasone suppression test.
Date:	Dec 2007

Title:	Sjögren's syndrome - myDr.com.au
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic (ongoing) disease in which a person's immune system attacks their lacrimal (tear) glands and salivary glands.
Date:	Nov 2007

Title:	Corticosteroids for myasthenia gravis
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Myasthenia gravis is caused by the body's antibodies impairing transmission of nerve impulses to muscles, resulting in fluctuating weakness and fatigue. Acute attacks can be life threatening because of swallowing or breathing difficulties. Limited evide...
Date:	Sep 2007

Title:	Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis - myDr.com.au
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis is a rare inflammatory condition that can lead to abdominal pain and kidney failure.
Date:	May 2007

Title:	Treatment for Fisher syndrome, Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis and related disorders
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Fisher syndrome is an uncommon paralysing illness, usually caused by autoimmune inflammation of nerves following an infection. Fisher syndrome is characterised by impairment of eye movements, abnormal co-ordination and loss of tendon reflexes. It is a v...
Date:	Sep 2006

Title:	Sperm antibodies
Publisher:	Andrology Australia
Description:	Antibodies are proteins made in the body by the immune system to fight infection or disease. Sperm antibodies commonly are found in men after vasectomy and injury or infection in the epididymis.
Date:	Dec 2005

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