HYPERSENSITIVITY
AUTOIMMUNITY
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Question
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Symptoms may be vague
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No specific lab tests exist to confirm a diagnosis
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Symptoms may come and go, making it hard to pinpoint the problem
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -For many autoimmune diseases, the vague early symptoms and lack of specific diagnostic tests make them difficult to diagnose.
Detailed explanation-2: -Common ones include lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Autoimmune diseases can affect many types of tissues and nearly any organ in your body. They may cause a variety of symptoms including pain, tiredness (fatigue), rashes, nausea, headaches, dizziness and more.
Detailed explanation-3: -Part of the difficulty arises from the fact that each individual autoimmune disease is not very common in the general population. This makes it very challenging to identify environmental factors associated with that disease, also because these factors are expected to confer only a small increase in risk.
Detailed explanation-4: -Exams and Tests Tests that may be done to diagnose an autoimmune disorder include: Antinuclear antibody (ANA) tests. Autoantibody tests. Complete blood count (CBC) with white blood cell differential (CBC with WBC differential)