TY - JOUR
T1 - The autoimmune tautology with a focus on systemic sclerosis
AU - Anaya, Juan Manuel
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2017/3
Y1 - 2017/3
N2 - In the current issue of IMAJ, Rossi et al. [1] report a unique case of multiple autoimmune syndrome (MAS) characterized by the coexistence of systemic sclerosis (SSc), autoimmune liver involvement, antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. MAS, first described in 1988 by two French physicians, Humbert and Dupond [2], is the best example of polyautoimmunity, the presence of more than a well-defined autoimmune disease (AD) in a single patient [3]. To define a patient with MAS, at least three ADs should coexist [2,3].
AB - In the current issue of IMAJ, Rossi et al. [1] report a unique case of multiple autoimmune syndrome (MAS) characterized by the coexistence of systemic sclerosis (SSc), autoimmune liver involvement, antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. MAS, first described in 1988 by two French physicians, Humbert and Dupond [2], is the best example of polyautoimmunity, the presence of more than a well-defined autoimmune disease (AD) in a single patient [3]. To define a patient with MAS, at least three ADs should coexist [2,3].
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M3 - Editorial
C2 - 28457099
AN - SCOPUS:85015376913
SN - 1565-1088
VL - 19
SP - 186
EP - 187
JO - Israel Medical Association Journal
JF - Israel Medical Association Journal
IS - 3
ER -