Learn about the types of autoimmune diseases. Scientists believe that vitiligo is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks and destroys the melanocytes In addition, researchers continue to study how family history and genes may play a role in causing vitiligo. Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and fibrosis (thickening) in the skin and other areas of the body When an immune response tricks tissues into thinking they are injured, it causes inflammation, and the body makes too much collagen, leading to scleroderma. Doctors know that it is a complex autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the person’s tissues and organs
Studies show that certain factors may trigger your immune system, causing the disease. Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder that happens when the immune system attacks healthy skin Immune molecules called antibodies target proteins called desmogleins, which help link neighboring skin cells to one another. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss, mostly in small, round patches Learn more about the causes & risk factors. Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin disease where patches of skin become red & scaly
Ra causes pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of function in joints It is an autoimmune disorder because the immune system attacks the healthy joint tissues. Ra occurs when the immune system, which normally helps protect the body from infection and disease, attacks its own tissues.
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