Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Symptoms of an autoimmune disease vary based on the disease and location of the abnormal immune response.
Symptoms that often occur with autoimmune diseases include:
Fatigue - Fever
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General ill-feeling (malaise)
Signs and tests
The health care provider will do a physical exam. Signs depend on the type of disease.
Tests that may be done to diagnose an autoimmune disorder may include:
- Antinuclear antibody tests
- Autoantibody tests
CBC -
C-reactive protein (CRP) -
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Images
Hashimoto's disease (chronic thyroiditis)
Antibodies
Grave's disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Systemic lupus erythematosus rash on the face
Rheumatoid arthritis
Synovial fluid
Rheumatoid arthritis
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Autoimmune disorders Treatment
Review Date: 05/29/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
