By Professor Martin M Black, MD Pemphigus and its variants are rare autoimmune disorders characterized by loss of cell to cell cohesion between keratinocytes leading to intra-epidermal blistering. In all types of pemphigus, antibodies are directed against antigens in the…
The great thing about being young for the fortunate among us, was that there was nothing wrong with us that couldn’t be fixed. Teeth could be straightened by braces, eczema solved by salve, infected tonsils removed. Fairytales were plans. Flaws…
The word “auto” is the Greek word for self. If a person has an autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakenly attacks itself, targeting the cells, tissues, and organs of a person’s own body.
by Christopher D. Saudek, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, President, American Diabetes Association (July 2001). Steroids are commonly used in medicine, and their effects on blood sugar are often seriously underestimated. To give the bottom…
