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Categorized List of Autoimmune Diseases
This list of autoimmune diseases is categorized by organ and tissue type to help locate diseases that may be similar. Major Organs
 * Heart
 * Kidney
 * Liver
 * Lung
 * Skin

Glands
 * Endocrine
 * Adrenal Gland
 * Multi-glandular
 * Pancreas
 * Thyroid Gland
 * Exocrine
 * Reproductive Organs
 * Salivary Glands

Digestive System

Tissue
 * Blood
 * Connective Tissue, Systemic, and multi-organ
 * Muscle
 * Nervous System
 * Eyes
 * Ears
 * Vascular system

Autoimmune Comorbidities

Not Autoimmune

Hypersensitivity Classification
It is possible to classify autoimmune diseases by corresponding type of hypersensitivity: type I (i.e. urticaria induced by autologous serum), type II, type III, or type IV.

Qualifiers
The following qualifiers provide an indication of how the entry has changed from the prior version of the list, whether it is extremely rare, etc.

Autoimmune Comorbidities
This list includes conditions that are not diseases but signs common to autoimmune disease. Some, such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, are controversial. These conditions are included here because they are frequently listed as autoimmune diseases but should not be included in the list above until there is more consistent evidence.

Not Autoimmune
At this time, there is not sufficient evidence - direct, indirect, or circumstantial - to indicate that these diseases are caused by autoimmunity. These conditions are included here because:


 * 1) The disease was listed in the prior version of this table
 * 2) The disease is included in several widely used lists of autoimmune disease. It is included here to ensure that a person visiting this page does not conclude that the disease was not considered. Before moving a condition from here to the list of autoimmune diseases, references should be provided in the Wikipedia page for the condition that point to evidence of autoimmunity.