Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Autoimmune Diseases

The rare or typical immune response to a functioning body part is called an autoimmune disease. These diseases will have characteristic pathological effects that indicate them as an autoimmune disease. Such effects include damage or eradication of tissues where there is an abnormal immune response, altered organ growth, and altered organ function depending on the position of the disease Signs and symptoms may vary from one to other depending on the category of the disease. A person may have one or more than one autoimmune disease concurrently, and exhibit symptoms of multiple diseases.