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Autoimmune conditions
Graves' disease
This condition causes the thyroid gland in the neck to produce too much thyroid hormone, and can eventually lead to goitre and bulging eyes.
Myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular system that causes muscle weakness. Learn about its symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
Vasculitis
Vasculitis is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of blood vessels. Discover more about its diagnosis and treatment options.
Sjögren’s syndrome
Sjögren’s syndrome is a condition of your immune system that commonly affects your eyes and salivary glands. Here's how your doctor may diagnose it.
Scleroderma
Scleroderma is an autoimmune condition affecting the connective tissue in the body. Learn more about its symptoms, diagnosis and management.
Rheumatoid arthritis
Experiencing pain and swelling in the smaller joints in your hands or feet? It could be rheumatoid arthritis. Find out more here.
Lupus
Lupus is a disease of the body’s immune system. Although its causes are not yet entirely known, lupus treatments are available.
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes pain in the muscles and bones.
Coeliac disease and gluten intolerance
People with Coeliac disease can't eat foods containing gluten. Find out how it can affect your life and why it’s important to get diagnosed.
Hashimoto's disease
Hashimoto's disease can cause your body to produce too little thyroid hormone. Find out more about its causes, symptoms and treatment.
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Guillain-Barre Syndrome is an autoimmune disease that causes weakness, numbness or paralysis. Learn more about its symptoms and diagnosis.
Type 1 diabetes
Being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes can be overwhelming. However, while the condition is not curable, there are ways to manage it successfully.
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Rheumatoid arthritis — Arthritis Australia inflammatory form of arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes pain and swelling of the joints. The normal role of your body’s immune system is to fight off infections to keep you healthy. In an autoimmune disease, your immune system starts attacking your own healthy tissues. In RA, the immune system targets the lining of the joints, causing inflammation and joint damage
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Autoimmune Diseases - Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
1. Autoimmune diseases are a broad range of more than 80 related disorders that range from common to rare. They affect around 5% of people and are one of the most important chronic health problems in Australia and New Zealand. Common autoimmune diseases such as thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes affect more than 1% of people. Lupus (SLE) affects less than 0.1% of people and is more common and severe in Indigenous Australians, Polynesians and people descended from South East Asia.
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Autoantibodies - Lab Tests Online AU
Autoantibodies are a group of (immune ) that mistakenly target and damage specific tissues or organs of the body
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Autoimmune diseases - Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Autoimmune diseases are a broad range of related diseases in which a person’s immune system produces an inappropriate response against its own cells, tissues and/or organs. This results in inflammation and damage. There are over 80 different autoimmune diseases, ranging from common to very rare. These diseases can be localised to a single organ or tissue, or generalised (systemic), affecting many body organs and tissues.
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Autoimmune illness: What is Autoimmune illness?
Our body uses the immune system to protect itself from harmful things such as bacteria & viruses. This system has lots of different parts which work together to keep out damaging germs, & to attack & destroy any which manage to get inside your body.
Read more on Autoimmune Resource and Research Centre website
HLA-B27 - Lab Tests Online AU
Why and when to get tested for HLA-B27
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About Sjogrens syndrome | Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Read about the risks, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Sjogrens syndrome and Garvan's research for better management and outcomes.
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Sjgrens syndrome | Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Sjgrens syndrome is an autoimmune disease affecting the mucous membranes. Read about Garvan's research and findings, and resources.
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Sjögren’s syndrome — Arthritis Australia
Sjögren’s syndrome is an autoimmune condition
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Managing the drug treatment of rheumatoid arthritis | Issue 2 | Volume 40 | Australian Prescriber | Australian Prescriber
Choosing the right treatment for rheumatoid arthritis can be challenging. Find out what the key considerations are.
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Managing the drug treatment of rheumatoid arthritis | Issue 2 | Volume 40 | Australian Prescriber | Australian Prescriber
Choosing the right treatment for rheumatoid arthritis can be challenging. Find out what the key considerations are.
Read more on Australian Prescriber website
Rituximab in autoimmune diseases | Issue 4 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody that depletes B cells from the circulation. It was originally used to treat lymphoma but is increasingly used for the...
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What is Lupus? Lupus Awareness, Symptoms and Diagnosis
While systemic lupus erythematosus (better known as lupus) has been researched for years, the catalyst remains unknown (Healthdirect, 2016; NIH, 2014). It is believed that genetics, stress, injury and illness all contribute to the development of lupus (Better Health Channel, n. d.).
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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein | Issue 3 | Volume 38 | Australian Prescriber
C-reactive protein is a better indicator of inflammation than the erythrocyte sedimentation rate. It is more sensitive and responds more quickly to changes...
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Janus kinase inhibitors: Mechanisms of action | Issue 5 | Volume 37 | Australian Prescriber
The Janus kinase family of enzymes are associated with cytokine receptors on the surface of
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Secondary osteoporosis | Issue 3 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
Secondary osteoporosis
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What Factors Create & Sustain Healthy Microbiome?
There are a number of factors that form and contribute to a healthy biome. The state of a biome is not static and the behaviour of a biome has a degree of resilience to external (for example, dietary or pharmaceutical) or internal (for example, age) changes.
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