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Autoimmune Diseases which affect the Hand
The term "autoimmune
disease" refers to a varied group of more than 80 serious, chronic
illnesses that involve almost every human organ system. It includes diseases of
the nervous, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems as well as skin and other
connective tissues, eyes blood, and blood vessel. In all of these diseases, the
underlying problem is similar--the body's immune system becomes misdirected,
attacking the very organs it was designed to protect.
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Female:Male Ratios in Autoimmune Diseases
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Hashimoto's
disease/hypothyroiditis
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50:1
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Systemic lupus
erythematosus
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9:1
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Sjogren's
syndrome
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9:1
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Antiphospholipid
syndrome
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9:1
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Primary
biliary cirrhosis
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9:1
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Mixed
connective tissue disease
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8:1
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Chronic active
hepatitis
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8:1
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Graves'
disease/hyperthyroiditis
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7:1
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Rheumatoid
arthritis
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4:1
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Scleroderma
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3:1
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Myasthenia
gravis
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2:1
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Multiple
sclerosis
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2:1
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Chronic
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
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2:1
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BRTS
