Autoimmune diseases (AI)
About
When the immune system functions normally, it produces a response intended to protect against harmful or foreign substances like bacteria, parasites, and cancerous cells. The response may include specific immune cells and/or antibodies. Autoimmune diseases arise when the immune system produces a response against one or more of the body’s normal constituents as if they are harmful. When the immune system fails to distinguish between “self” and “non-self”, it may produce immune cells or antibodies (called autoantibodies) that target its own cells, tissues, and/or organs. Those attacks cause inflammation and tissue damage that lead to autoimmune disorders.
Disease groups
Autoimmune systemic vasculitis adult and paediatricRead more Autoimmune Neuroinflammation Adult and PaediatricRead moreReference centers
Center | Country | City | ||
Great Ormond Street / Royal Free Hospitals | UK | London | Adult unit | Paediatric unit |
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | UK | Leeds | Adult unit | |
Erasmus University Medical Center | Netherlands | Rotterdam | Adult unit | Paediatric unit |
UMC Groningen | Netherlands | Groningen | Adult unit | |
Foundation IRCCS Polyclinic San Matteo | Italy | Pavia | Adult unit | |
CHRU Strasbourg | France | Strasbourg | Adult unit | |
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Bicêtre | France | Paris | Adult unit | Paediatric unit |
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Cochin | France | Paris | Adult unit | |
University Hospital Leuven | Belgium | Leuven | Adult unit | Paediatric unit |
General University Hospital in Prague | Czech Rep. | Prague | Adult unit | Paediatric unit |