This article was reviewed by Knox Beasley, MD. You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. A less-discussed symptom of autoimmune diseases?
Skin-picking disorder (dermatillomania or excoriation disorder) and autoimmune disorders often go together. With skin picking, you have a compulsive urge to pick, scratch, rub, pull, or scrape your ...
Sanitary Practices and the Risk of Infection or Disease The process of tattooing involves injury to the skin, which may open it up to infection. Infection is one of the more common risks of tattoos, ...
Patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), an autoimmune disease that causes skin inflammation, have a higher risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), or hardening of the ...
The group of skin conditions, sometimes called ... your treatment and has an up-to-date list of your medications. Some medications for autoimmune diseases work by suppressing certain parts of ...
Patients with autoimmune diseases, particularly those with skin-related conditions such as dermatomyositis and cutaneous lupus erythematosus report significant herbal supplement use. The following ...
This subepidermal blistering autoimmune disease primarily affects the skin, especially the lower abdomen, groin, and flexor surfaces of the extremities. Mucous membrane involvement is seen in 10% ...
Should genetically susceptible people be advised to change their habits because of the risk of developing autoimmune bullous skin disease, as is done in pemphigus? Gender differences manifest with ...
The following review explores the benefits and risks of using herbal supplements for autoimmune disease management, with a focus on autoimmune skin conditions. It examines patient motivations, common ...
Although SLE and psoriasis—an inflammatory skin condition—have been linked to an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a similar link involving CLE has been less clear.
Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin disease characterized by melanocyte destruction. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are greatly reduced in vitiligo skin, and replenishing peripheral skin Tregs can provide ...