Dysimmune diseases

Articles

• Hashimoto thyroiditis
  12 January 2006

  Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; Struma lymphomatosa (lymphocytic thyroiditis); chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, Hashimoto thyroiditis, thyroid autoimmunity
  Definition: Hashimoto thyroiditis (or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis) is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in areas of the world where iodine levels are sufficient. It is characterized by gradual thyroid failure because of autoimmune destruction of the thyroid gland.
  Images
  Cytology FNA : (...)

• dermatitis herpetiformis
  29 June 2004

  herpetiform dermatitis
  Definition: Dermatitis herpetiformis is characterized by papules, vesicles, and occasional bullae on an erythematous, often urticarial base.
  Dermatitis herpetiformis is associated with gluten-sensitive enteropathy. It causes small pruritic vesicles.
  Histologically it shows papillary neutrophilic microabscesses and a mixed dermal inflammatory infiltrate. DIF shows a granular pattern of IgA in the dermal papillae.
  Digital cases
  UI:924 - Dermatitis herpetiformis (...)

• antiphospholipid syndrome
  25 October 2004

  Definition: The antiphospholipid syndrome is characterized by clinical evidence of arterial or venous thrombosis, thrombocytopaenia, recurrent fetal loss and repeated positivity of antiphospholipid autoantibodies.
  The designation ’antiphospholipid syndrome’ was proposed for the association of arterial and venous thrombosis, recurrent fetal loss, and immune thrombocytopenia with a spectrum of autoantibodies directed against cellular phospholipid components.
  Anticardiolipin antibodies may (...)

• systemic lupus erythematosus
  16 October 2003

  Definition: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that is characterized by autoantibodies specific for highly conserved nuclear antigens, such as double-stranded DNA, histones and ribonuclear proteins.
  Digital case
  JRC:10585 : Cutaneous lupus erythematosus.
  Images
  LE cell in peritoneal fluid : https://twitter.com/pwraess/status/732709988368416768
  The requirements for the activation and response of self-reactive B cells — the source of autoantibodies — seem to be (...)

• hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
  22 February 2005

  FHLs, HPLH, HLH, familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytoses
  Definition: Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) is a rare, fatal disorder of early infancy.
  Images
  hepatic erythrophagocytosis in hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
  https://twitter.com/GIPathologyURMC/status/889533077118214144
  See also
  erythrophagocytosis
  hepatic erythrophagocytosis
  Hemophagocytic (...)

• autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1
  16 November 2007

  autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type I, APS1, APECED

• Churg-Strauss disease
  8 June 2005

  allergic granulomatous vasculitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome

• Buerger disease
  24 July 2007

  Buerger arteritis

• Sweet syndrome
  29 July 2007

  Sweet disease, acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis

• type 1 diabetes
  25 September 2003

  type I diabetes

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