An autoimmune disorder is a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. There are more than 80 different types of autoimmune disorders.Autoimmune diseases arise from an overactive immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body. In other words, the body actually attacks its own cells.
The immune system mistakes some part of the body as a pathogen and attacks it. This may be restricted to certain organs (e.g. in chagas disease) or involve a particular tissue in different places (e.g. Goodpasture's disease which may affect the basement membrane in both the lung and the kidney).
The symptoms of autoimmune disease vary depending on the disease as well as the person's immune system. Common symptoms include:
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Anxiety or depression
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Blood sugar changes
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Digestive or gastrointestinal problems
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Dizziness
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Elevated fever and high body temperature
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Extreme sensitivity to cold in the hands and feet
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Fatigue
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Infertility or reduced sex drive (low libido)
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Inflammation
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Irritability
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Low or high blood pressure
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Malaise
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Weakness and stiffness in muscles and joints
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Weight Changes
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