Multiple autoimmune disease in a patient with hyperprolactinemia

The “mosaic of autoimmunity” describes the multifactorial origin and diversity of expression of autoimmune diseases. The term implies that different combinations of the many factors involved in autoimmunity produce varying and unique clinical pictures that represent the wide spectrum of autoimmune d...

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Fecha de publicación:
2005
Institución:
Universidad del Rosario
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Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
Idioma:
eng
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oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/26037
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https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/26037
Palabra clave:
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Prolactin
Urticarial vasculitis
Jaccoud’s arthropathy
Sjögren’s syndrome
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Summary:The “mosaic of autoimmunity” describes the multifactorial origin and diversity of expression of autoimmune diseases. The term implies that different combinations of the many factors involved in autoimmunity produce varying and unique clinical pictures that represent the wide spectrum of autoimmune diseases. Most of the factors involved in autoimmunity can be categorized into four groups: genetic, immune defects, hormonal, and environmental.