Autoimmune diseases are a pathophysiological state wherein immune responses are directed against, and damage, the body's own tissues (autoimmunity). Common examples of autoimmune disease include ...

At a single academic tertiary referral center, mild intraocular inflammation developed in four eyes following intravitreal ...

Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered how a viral infection causes autoimmune disease, disproving a long-standing theory and opening a promising new approach to ...

Researchers have uncovered how chronic hepatitis C infection leads to autoimmune disease, which opens new paths for treatments ...

Garvan Institute researchers discovered how chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections lead to autoimmune diseases like ...

Glomerulonephritis (GN), a severe kidney condition impacting glomeruli, can lead to complications like high blood pressure, ...

Chances of developing various autoimmune diseases were significantly higher in people who had COVID-19. Risks were particularly high in severe cases, unvaccinated people and during the delta wave.

These conditions can occur because of problems such as inflammation of the thyroid, nodules that develop on the thyroid gland, autoimmune disorders, and exposure to radiation. Hyperthyroidism occurs ...

When trying to define weaknesses of the criteria, Olivé-Cirera and colleagues show that CSF pleocytosis was present in some patients who were subsequently diagnosed with non-inflammatory disorders.

Objectives B-cell depletion time after rituximab (RTX) treatment is prolonged in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) compared with other autoimmune diseases. We ...