The autoimmune connection
Subtitle: essential information for women on diagnosis, treatment, and getting on with life
By: Rita Baron-Faust and Jill P. Buyon.
Contributors: Buyon, Jill P.
Publisher: Contemporary Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 411
Subjects: Autoimmune diseases -- Popular works.; Women -- Diseases -- Popular works.; Autoimmune Diseases -- Popular Works.; Women's Health -- Popular Works.
Genres: Popular works.; Popular Works.
Description: More than 50 million Americans, most of them women, suffer from a constellation of mysterious, often misdiagnosed diseases that can result in disability, disfigurement, and death. Called "autoimmune diseases," they arise when the immune system attacks healthy tissues in almost any area of the body, and include lupus rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, scleroderma, and Graves' disease. Readers will learn about the recent ground breaking discovery of the links between the different autoimmune diseases and why women are more likely to develop them. The authors offer the most up-to-date information on diagnosis, treatments, and risks for women with one or more autoimmune disease.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-398) and index.