From the Book - Second edition, revised and updated edition.
Introduction: a new view of autoimmunity / Noel R. Rose, Director, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Autoimmune disease : facing our intimate enemy
Those aching joints : rheumatoid arthritis
The shadow of the wolf : systemic lupus erythematosus
The elusive butterfly gland : thyroid disease
The body snatchers : scleroderma and autoimmune skin disorders
More than a dry spell : Sjögren's syndrome
Vanishing hormones : type I diabetes, Addison's disease, primary ovarian insufficiency, and other endocrine problems
Tough to digest : inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), celiac disease, and pernicious anemia
An attack of nerves : multiple sclerosis
Weak in the knees : myasthenia gravis
A fury in the blood : antiphospholipid syndrome, immune thrombocytopenia, and vasculitis
Assault on the liver : autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis
Fellow travelers : fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, endometriosis, and interstitial cystitis
Navigating the new medical maze.
