This article is designed to help you understand your pathology report for chronic atrophic gastritis of the stomach. Each section explains an important aspect of the diagnosis and what it means for you. What is chronic atrophic gastritis? Chronic atrophic gastritis is a medical condition where inflammation causes the lining of the stomach to become …
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Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is the term doctors use when a disease called lupus erythematosus affects the skin. About two-thirds of patients with lupus will develop CLE. Many patients with CLE also have other organs, such as the heart, lungs, kidneys, muscles, and joints, affected by lupus. Lupus erythematosus Lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease …
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Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune disease that causes fluid-filled blisters. The blisters commonly occur on the skin but can also develop inside the mouth and on the eye. An autoimmune disease is a condition that develops when the immune system inappropriately damages normal, healthy tissue in the body. The damage can be caused directly by …
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What is primary biliary cholangitis? Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease that damages the bile ducts inside and outside of the liver. The damage is caused by immune cells that attack the bile duct cells and prevent them from working normally. PBC occurs most commonly in middle-aged to elderly women, with over 90% …
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