Skin-picking disorder (dermatillomania or excoriation disorder) and autoimmune disorders often go together. With skin picking ...

Your skin acts as a vital health indicator, with changes like butterfly rashes, velvet plaques, or tripe palms signaling ...

Normally, your immune system fights off disease and protects your body from infection. However, when you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells, tissues and ...

Scientists are making progress in understanding and treating these disorders, which can go unrecognized for years.

When Lisa experienced increasingly severe fatigue and joint pain, she visited five doctors over three years before receiving an autoimmune diagnosis. Her story isn’t unusual—most autoimmune conditions ...

Belonging to the same group of autoimmune diseases, both dermatomyositis and polymyositis cause muscle inflammation and weakness. But dermatomyositis also affects your skin and is more likely to ...

Each November, we observe National Diabetes Month and engage in discussions surrounding prevention, management and the impact ...

Another common feature: Patients with a number of autoimmune diseases, especially women, often suffer heart attacks and strokes at unusually young ages. Kaplan’s research suggests those aptly named ...

One thing many people don’t realize about living with an autoimmune disease is how unpredictable the pain and inflammation can be. Some mornings I feel almost normal, but other days my body seems to ...

While some aspects of our health are more visible than others, many become evident through symptoms that we can see from the outside. That’s why organs such as our hair, skin and nails are so useful ...

Blood tests can help with the diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis. These include tests for increased liver enzymes or antibody levels. However, other tests are necessary to confirm the diagnosis.