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Causes of Autoimmune diseases
Autoimmune diseases as a complication of other conditions:
Other conditions that might have Autoimmune diseases as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Autoimmune diseases. Our database lists the following as having Autoimmune diseases as a complication of that condition:
- Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome
- Complement component 2 deficiency
- Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome
Autoimmune diseases as a symptom:
Conditions listing Autoimmune diseases as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Autoimmune diseases. Our database lists the following as having Autoimmune diseases as a symptom of that condition:
- 18p minus syndrome
- 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
- Chromosome 22q deletion
- Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
- Common Variable Immunodeficiency
- Primary immunodeficiency disorders
- Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia with combined immunodeficiency
- Stachybotrys chartarum
- Thrombocytopenia - chromosome breakage
Medications or substances causing Autoimmune diseases:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Autoimmune diseases as a symptom.
This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances
may cause your symptoms.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Inerferon Alfa
- Alferon N
- Infergen
- Intron A
- PegIntron
- more drugs...»
See full list of 6 medications causing Autoimmune diseases
What causes Autoimmune diseases?
Causes: Autoimmune diseases: Not all types of autoimmune disease are the same. Although the majority are caused by a direct attack by the immune system against healthy body cells, not all autoimmune diseases are of this type. Thus, the main categories are:
- Immune cell destruction - i.e. via immune system T-cells attacking normal cells and destroying them
- Antibody stimulation - some autoimmune diseases result from antibodies stimulating receptors on certain cells, rather than attacking them.
Article excerpts about the causes of Autoimmune diseases:
Unfortunately, autoimmune diseases remain among the most poorly understood of any category of illness. It is thought that hormones play a role in inducing autoimmune diseases; some cases suddenly improve during pregnancy, some flare-ups occur after delivery, while others will get worse during pregnancy, or flare up after menopause. (Source: excerpt from Autoimmune Diseases: NWHIC)
Medical news summaries relating to Autoimmune diseases:
The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Autoimmune diseases:
- Autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction
- Celiac disease more common than thought
- Gene mutation identified in autoimmune conditions
- Half of thyroid disease sufferers are undiagnosed
- More to smoking than just cancer
- MS cause coming to light
- Multiple sclerosis inhibited in those with greater exposure to younger siblings
- Paralysis and Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- Reason for increasing incidence of type 1 diabetes is a mystery
- More news »
Related information on causes of Autoimmune diseases:
As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Autoimmune diseases may be found in:
- Risk factors for Autoimmune diseases
- Medications that may cause Autoimmune diseases
- Contagiousness for Autoimmune diseases
- Genetics of Autoimmune diseases
- Hidden causes of Autoimmune diseases
Causes of Autoimmune diseases: Online Medical Books
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Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome:
Causes
(Handbook of Diseases)
Although the cause of CFIDS is unknown, researchers suspect that it may be found in human herpesvirus 6 or in other herpesviruses, enteroviruses, or retroviruses. Rising levels of antibodies to EBV, once thought to implicate EBV infection as the cause of CFIDS, are now considered a result of this disease.
CFIDS may be associated with a reaction to viral illness that’s complicated by dysfunctional immune response and by other factors that may include sex, age, genetic disposition, prior illness, stress, and environment.
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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