The Alzheimer's Association recently reported that a woman's estimated lifetime risk of developing Alzheimer's at age 65 is 1 in 6, compared to nearly 1 in 11 for a man (ie, female to male ratio 1.8). Based on female to male ratio, Alzheimer's disease could well be an autoimmune disorder. Like Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune inflammation of the central nervous system, has a femal...

OBJECTIVE Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder in which the risk of autoimmune liver disease is high. Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic and progressive entity and the risk of its being associated with other autoimmune disorders such as celiac disease is high also. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of celiac disease in patients with autoimmune hepatitis and vice versa. ...

Cogan's syndrome is a rare autoimmune disorder connecting ophthalmologic and audiovestibular signs. A case of a young patient is reported, describing the evolution of her illness, and diagnostic and therapeutic measures performed. Response to treatment, including glucocorticoid therapy and hyperbaric oxygenation, is discussed. A synoptic review of knowledge of this rare disorder is incorporated.

Two patients with a thyroid disorder and an associated episodic encephalopathy are reported. The relationship between Hashimoto's thyroiditis, myxoedema, and neurological disease is considered, and the evidence for such disorders being due either to an underlying autoimmune process or that the encephalopathy is a direct result of the thyroid disorder is discussed.

Stiff-person syndrome or Moersch-Woltmann is a very rare and disabling neurologic disorder characterized by muscle rigidity and episodic spasms involving axial and limb musculature. It is an autoimmune disorder resulting in a malfunction of aminobutyric acid mediated inhibitory networks in the central nervous system. We describe a patient of stiff person syndrome.

Sjögren's syndrome is a rather common autoimmune disease primarily characterized by the dysfunction and destruction of exocrine glands associated with lymphocytic infiltrations. The disorder has a quite broad clinical presentation, ranging from glandular disease to systemic involvement and to the development of lymphoid malignancy. This article reviews the current aspects in clinical diagnosis ...

Introduction: Graves Disease (GD) is the most common cause of primary hyperthyroidism. It an autoimmune disorder characterized by presence thyrotropin related antibodies that stimulate thyroidal cells, resulting in overproduction thyroid hormones. has been reported cytokines might be involved GD pathogenesis. So, aim present study was to investigate possible associations between IL-37 Single Nu...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome is a recently identified human disorder of lymphocyte apoptosis that has provided important information about Fas-mediated lymphocyte apoptosis. In this review we summarize current information regarding the diagnosis, management and underlying molecular basis of the syndrome. RECENT FINDINGS The genetic basis of autoimmune lymphopr...

Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp is a rare inflammatory skin disorder that most commonly affects elderly with androgenic alopecia. It characterized by painless crusted erosions usually appear following traumatic event. has been associated several autoimmune diseases and responds to high-potency topical steroids. This report presents case erosive in an 84-year-old man who presented our c...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, autoimmune disorder involving multiple organ systems with variability in its clinical features and complexity of disease course. Ocular manifestations occur one-third SLE patients. Vision-threatening retinal vasculitis may be the initial eye presentation such cases. We herein present case teenage girl who exhibits signs symptoms after diagnosis S...