autoimmune disorder

a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions

a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease

exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs

a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint

a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis

a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose

autoimmune disorder of the thyroid gland; most common in middle-aged women

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane

an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin

purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors

a form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasis

a form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded

localized scleroderma