Up to 30% of people with chronic hives (also known as chronic urticaria) have an underlying autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland in the neck. Chronic hives are especially common in people ...

Our immune system has a dark side: It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues. New research is raising the prospect of ...

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – The month of March is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month. According to the Autoimmune Association, autoimmune diseases affect over 50 million people in the United States.

Two years ago, 14-year-old Wyatt Bilbrey of Seymour was diagnosed with juvenile dermatomyositis. This rare and under-researched autoimmunedisease causes severe muscle weakness, painful skin rashes and ...

Lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease that creates inflammation in many parts of your body. It can also affect your skin, causing a rash or other skin changes. Most people with lupus will develop ...

Your immune system was supposed to protect you from threats, but sometimes it gets confused about what counts as an enemy and starts attacking your own healthy tissues. This internal betrayal happens ...

Hashimoto’s rash refers to a rash or hives associated with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, but it’s not an official or distinct diagnosis. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an autoimmune condition that occurs when ...

Imagine waking up already feeling drained, as if you never slept at all. Or noticing that your hands feel inexplicably stiff and swollen, making simple tasks like opening a jar or even typing feel ...

Prompt recognition of autoimmune disease symptoms can help patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia receive proper rheumatologic care. Immune dysregulation associated with chronic lymphocytic ...

Doctor after doctor misdiagnosed or shrugged off Ruth Wilson’s rashes, swelling, fevers and severe pain for six years. She saved her life by begging for one more test in an emergency room about to ...

Lupus is a disease that primarily affects women – and part of its challenge – besides the complicated symptoms – is its complex diagnosis. Here is everything you need to know.

Our immune system has a dark side: It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues. New research is raising the prospect of ...