The Encyclopedia of Autoimmune Diseases (Facts on File Library of Health and Living)

A comprehensive A-to-Z reference covering the human immune system and what happens when it malfunctions, including details on a wdie range of autoimmune diseases, the latest information on treatments and suggestions on how to cope with them. Provides information on the symptoms, treatments, research, drugs, and organizations associated with more than eighty autoimmune diseases and related conditions. The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association estimates that one in five Americans, or 50 million people, suffer from autoimmune diseases.