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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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Autoimmune diseases
Sometimes the immune system get confused and attacks normal cells in our own body. If this happens, what is known as an autoimmune disease develops.
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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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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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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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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) - MyDr.com.au
Systemic lupus erythematosus, (SLE or simply lupus) is an auto-immune disease that causes pain and inflammation in the skin, joints and other parts of the body.
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Cyclic citrullinated peptide Ab - Lab Tests Online AU
Information on the use of, ordering, and interpretation of results for CCP
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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
How to test for arthritis | Know Pathology Know Healthcare
Find out what tests there are for arthritis and other autoimmune disorders
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Antinuclear Ab - Lab Tests Online AU
Why and when to get tested for antinuclear antibodies
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Management of autoimmune disease during the COVID-19 pandemic
Should patients with rheumatic disease stop taking immunosuppressants during the pandemic?
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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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Chronic Conditions and Infections | Ausmed
The term chronic condition refers to a broad spectrum of chronic and complex health conditions including mental illnesses, trauma, disability and genetic disorders. Clients with chronic conditions may be more susceptible to infectious illnesses for a number of reasons.
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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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Secondary osteoporosis | Issue 3 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
Secondary osteoporosis
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