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Immune disorders

Immune disorders: Introduction

The immune system helps the body defend against various microbes and pollutants. However, the immune system itself can have various failings. An impaired immune system is called immunocompromise and can leave the body vulnerable to various viral, bacterial, or fungal opportunistic infections. Causes of immune deficiency can include various illnesses such as viruses, chronic illness, or immune system illnesses (especially AIDS).

The other type of immune disorder involves an over-active immune response. There are several different classes of diseases from an excessive response by the immune system:

• Allergies - a true allergy to a substance or food is caused by the immune response.
• Asthma - caused by an allergic reaction affecting the airway passages.
• Anaphylaxis - an extremely dangerous over-reaction that can lead to shock
• Autoimmune diseases - a group of more than 100 diseases where the body's own immune system gets confused and starts to attack good body cells.

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Symptoms of Immune disorders

• Symptoms can vary considerably depending on the particular disorder involved.
• Immune system symptoms
• Susceptibility to infection
• Allergy
• Hives
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 7 symptoms of Immune disorders

Wrongly Diagnosed with Immune disorders?

• Misdiagnosis of Immune disorders
• Hidden causes of Immune disorders (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Videos for Immune disorders

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Immune disorders: Deaths

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News Archives for Immune disorders

Medical news articles related to Immune disorders include:

• Immune-Based Lymphoma Treatment Shows Promise
• Older Adults May Have Some Immunity to Swine Flu
• Online System Could Cut Referrals to Dermatologists
• Few Hospitals Embracing Electronic Health Record Systems
• Health Tip: Minor Reaction to Childhood Immunizations
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Types of Immune disorders

• Conditions from under-active immune system:
  • Immune deficiency conditions
  • AIDS
  • SCID
• Conditions from over-active immune system:
• more types...»

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Causes of Immune disorders

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Disease Topics Related To Immune disorders

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Immune disorders:

• Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Non Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Human immunodeficiency virus infection
• Multiple myeloma
• Nasopharyngeal cancer
• Mirror cells
• Chemotherapy
• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Immune disorders

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Immune disorders

Medical research articles related to Immune disorders include:

• What screening tests would you advise for excluding primary immune deficiency?
• Crohn Disease (Treatment)
• Lipodystrophy, Progressive (Follow-up)
• Pneumococcal Infections (Follow-up)
• Glucocorticoid Therapy and Cushing Syndrome (Overview)
• more research...»

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Patient Surveys for Immune disorders

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Research about Immune disorders

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Clinical Trials for Immune disorders

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Immune disorders include:

• Antibody Production in Immune Disorders - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Safety and Efficacy Study of LJP 394 (Abetimus Sodium) to Treat Lupus Kidney Disease - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Abetimus sodium (LJP 394)
• Study of Tolerant Kidney Transplant Patients - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Developing Newborn Screening for Infants With Primary Immunodeficiency - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Improving HIV Screening With Nurse-Based Rapid Testing/Streamlined Counseling - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 5724 Clinical Trials for Immune disorders

Statistics for Immune disorders

• Medical statistics for Immune disorders
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Immune disorders
• Death and Mortality statistics for Immune disorders
• Society statistics for Immune disorders

Immune disorders: Broader Related Topics

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Types of Immune disorders

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