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Polyautoimmunity in rheumatological conditions
Agata Matusiewicz1, Joanna Stróżyńska-Byrska1, Marzena Olesińska1
1Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland.
Abstract:
Co-occurrence of autoimmune diseases (ADs) within an individual is postulated to be a frequent phenomenon in rheumatic diseases. Similar clinical signs and symptoms, pathophysiological mechanisms, genetic factors within autoimmune diseases and aggregation of diverse ADs within families sustain the theory of shared pathogenesis of several ADs (autoimmune tautology). Polyautoimmunity (PA) is defined as the presence of more than one autoimmune disease in a single patient. When three or more autoimmune diseases coexist, this condition is called multiple autoimmune syndrome (MAS). This analysis summarizes an estimated prevalence of PA in the most common rheumatic diseases, the presumable risk factors for PA and influence of concomitant diseases on the course of disease.
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