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Introduction: a new view of autoimmunity / Noel R. Rose, MD, PhD -- Autoimmune disease--facing our intimate enemy -- Those aching joints--rheumatoid arthritis -- The shadow of the wolf--systemic lupus erythematosus -- The elusive butterfly gland--thyroid disease -- The body snatchers--scleroderma and autoimmune skin disorders -- More than a dry spell--Sjögren's syndrome -- Vanishing hormones--Type 1 diabetes, premature ovarian failure, and other endocrine problems -- Tough to digest--inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), celiac disease, and pernicious anemia -- An attack of nerves--multiple sclerosis -- Weak in the knees--myasthenia gravis -- A fury in the blood--antiphospholipid syndrome, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, and vasculitis -- Assault on the liver--autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis -- Mysterious fellow travelers--fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, endometriosis, and interstitial cystitis -- Navigating the medical maze. |
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