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Autoimmune disorders

Scope Notes:
Autoimmune disorders are conditions caused by an immune response against the body's own tissues.

Broader Term:

Immune system, Immune system disorders

Narrower Term:

Lupus, Multiple sclerosis

Related Term:

HIV

ICF I:

  • b4 FUNCTIONS OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR, HAEMATOLOGICAL, IMMUNOLOGICAL AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS
  • s4 STRUCTURES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR, IMMUNOLOGICAL AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS

ICF III:

  • b435 Immunological system functions
  • s420 Structure of immune system

ICF IV:

  • b4350 Immune response
  • b4351 Hypersensitivity reactions

Changes:

7/28/05 revised. 20-Oct-94 Added term