Do you live with an autoimmune disease? One of the most talked about autoimmune diseases is coeliac disease, a condition that affects an estimated 70,000 Kiwis. Other examples of autoimmune disorders are Crohn's disease, lupus, multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and alopecia universalis. Do you live with an autoimmune disease? Maybe it's the immune systemIAIN MCGREGOR/Stuff.co.nz 7-year-old Katie McCann is suffering from a rare autoimmune disease - Juvenile dermatomyositis.
Source: Stuff October 21, 2020 21:45 UTC