A Simple Guide to AutoImmune Diseases
By Kenneth Kee
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An auto immune disease is a disease of the human body where the immune system of the
body attacks its own cells in the joints as in Rheumatoid arthritis
Or in the skin as in psoriasis
Or in the muscles as in Myasthenia gravis
Or throughout the body as in Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
There are over 80 different types of auto immune diseases in the body
What is the cause of Auto Immune Disease?
Normally the body immune system which consists of the white blood cells will attack the
harmful bacteria, cancer or other substances in the body and try to destroy them as antigens.
In the auto immune disease the body's immune system attacks the normal body cells instead.
Some of the organs or tissue damaged by the auto immune disease includes:
1. Bones and joints
2. Muscles
3. Blood vessels
4. Endocrine glands
5. Skin
6. Blood cells
The cause of this behavior is not known but micro-organisms and toxins may trigger off these reactions in people who may have the genes to be affected by the abnormal immune response.
What are the symptoms of auto immune diseases?
Symptoms may be:
1. fatigue
2. fever
3. abnormal symptoms depending on the organ affected
How is the diagnosis of an auto immune disease made?
1. antinuclear antibody test
2. C reactive Protein
3. Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate(ESR)
What is the Treatment of Auto immune disease?
The treatment depends on the specific disease and organ involved.
The purpose of treatment is to:
1. boost the immune system of the body
2. treat the symptoms of the auto immune disease
3. control the severity of the auto immune process
Medicines :
Medicines prescribed for the control of the immune system are called immuno-suppressive
drugs:
1. corticosteroids such as prednisolone
2. non steroid drugs such as methotrexate, cyclophosphamides
Some auto immune diseases causes depletion of the red blood cells .
In these conditions blood transfusions may be required
Where the bones and joints are involved, supportive help with bones and joints are needed.
What are the complications of the auto immune disease?
There is at the moment no cure for these diseases.
However the auto immune diseases can be controlled with medications.
The condition can become worse or the side effects of the medications may cause infections.
What is the prognosis of auto immune disease?
The outcome depends on the disease. However most are chronic and cannot be easily cured.
They however can be controlled with medications.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 1 What is Auto Immune Disease?
Chapter 2 Addison's Disease
Chapter 3 Celiac Disease
Chapter 4 Myasthenia Gravis
Chapter 5 Psoriasis
Chapter 6 Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chapter 7 Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
Chapter 8 Epilogue
Kenneth Kee
Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"
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A Simple Guide to AutoImmune Diseases - Kenneth Kee
A
Simple
Guide
to
Auto Immune
Disease
by
Dr Kenneth Kee
M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)
Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)
Copyright Kenneth Kee 2012 Smashwords.com
Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com
Dedication
This book is dedicated
to my wife Dorothy
and my children
and Kelvin
This book describes the autoimmune diseases such as Psoriasis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosis and Myasthenia Gravis which are seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.
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Chapter 1
What is Auto Immune Disease?
An auto immune disease is a disease of the human body where the immune system of the
body attacks its own cells in the joints as in Rheumatoid arthritis
Or in the skin as in psoriasis
Or in the muscles as in Myasthenia gravis
Or throughout the body as in Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
There are over 80 different types of auto immune diseases in the body
What is the cause of Auto Immune Disease?
Normally the body immune system which consists of the white blood cells will attack the
harmful bacteria, cancer or other substances in the body and try to destroy them as antigens.
In the auto immune disease the body's immune system attacks the normal body cells instead.
Some of the organs or tissue damaged by the auto immune disease includes:
1. Bones and joints
2. Muscles
3. Blood vessels
4. Endocrine glands
5. Skin
6. Blood cells
The cause of this behavior is not known but