• An immune disorder is a dysfunction of the immune system. These disorders can be characterized in several different ways: By the component(s) of the immune...
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    of disorders that, despite their differences, share some common symptomatic threads. These shared symptoms occur as a result of the body's immune system...
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  • and also impairs other immune system responses indirectly. Various hormonal and metabolic disorders can also result in immune deficiency including anemia...
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  • produced in excessive quantities. These disorders primarily present in patients who have a compromised immune system. Due to this factor, there are instances...
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  • syndrome. Immune reactions during pregnancy, both maternal and of the developing child, may produce neurodevelopmental disorders. One typical immune reaction...
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  • of the ICD-9: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, and Immunity Disorders. It covers ICD codes 240 to 279. The full chapter can be found on...
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    The immune system is a network of biological systems that protects an organism from diseases. It detects and responds to a wide variety of pathogens, from...
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    cells (scientific name leukocytes), also called immune cells or immunocytes, are cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against...
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  • Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is an inborn immune disorder characterized by recurrent infections and low antibody levels, specifically in immunoglobulin...
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  • Primary immunodeficiencies are disorders in which part of the body's immune system is missing or does not function normally. To be considered a primary...
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    flow cytometry. Giant platelet disorders can be further categorized: caused by auto-immune disorders, for example Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)...
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    protozoa, through IgE signaling. Mast cell activation disorders (MCAD) are a spectrum of immune disorders that are unrelated to pathogenic infection and involve...
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    Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopmental disorders that begin in early childhood, persist throughout adulthood, and affect three crucial...
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    of $10 million. 18-year-old Maddy Whittier is being treated for the immune disorder SCID by her mother, Pauline. Her nurse, Carla, has helped take care...
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    diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders (such as autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivities, immune deficiency, and transplant...
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  • though the latter two may also reasonably be called an immune disorder and a neurological disorder, respectively. Pichot, P. (1986). "[DSM-III: the 3d edition...
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    and Facial anomalies syndrome) is a very rare autosomal recessive immune disorder. It is characterized by variable reductions in serum immunoglobulin...
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  • Myelitis (category Central nervous system disorders)
    an immune disorder of children manifesting as eczema or other allergic conditions. It can include atopic myelitis, which causes weakness. Immune-mediated...
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  • but was diagnosed with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), an immune disorder that has left her largely bedridden and isolated. It has also lead...
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    Vitiligo (section Immune)
    autoimmune disorder that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or color. The cause of vitiligo is unknown, but it may be related to immune system changes...
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    division. Problems with the body's immune system can lead to tumors. An autoimmune disorder is a condition where in the immune system attacks and destroys healthy...
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    240-279: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders "Endocrine Disorders". webmd. "Diagnosing Hyperthyroidism: Overactivity of the...
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    Hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD), related to earlier diagnoses such as hypermobility syndrome (HMS), and joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) is a heritable...
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  • meningococcal disease Immune-mediated disease, any immune disorder or any disease secondary to immune responses Inherited metabolic disorder, an inborn error...
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    formally called autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental disorder marked by deficits in reciprocal...
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  • and is not sex specific. Polyarthritis is often caused by an auto-immune disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and lupus erythematosus...
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  • increases the risk of infection without affecting the risk of allergies or immune disorders. Hygiene is essential for protecting vulnerable populations such as...
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  • Immune disorders Impulse control disorders Language disorders Learning disorders Lens disorders Manical disorders Metabolic disorders Mood disorders Multiple...
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    efficacy of the immune system. Some portions of the immune system itself have immunosuppressive effects on other parts of the immune system, and immunosuppression...
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    reactions and some myopathies, with many immune system disorders resulting in abnormal inflammation. Non-immune diseases with causal origins in inflammatory...
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