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Review
. 1975;11(1):173-84.

Immunodeficiency and autoimmunity

  • PMID: 1096977
Review

Immunodeficiency and autoimmunity

J G Schaller. Birth Defects Orig Artic Ser. 1975.

Abstract

The following aspects of autoimmunity and immunodeficiency will be discussed: 1) Autoantibodies and autoimmunity and their relationships to human disease and particularly to the rheumatic diseases. 2) Relationships between human immunodeficiency diseases and autoimmunity including: a) autoimmune disease in patients with immunodeficiency; b) arthritis in patients with immunodeficiency; c) lupus-like illness in carriers of chronic granulomatous disease; d) occurrence of autoantibodies and autoimmunity in relatives of patients with immunodeficiency. 3) Immunodeficiency as a basis for human rheumatic or autoimmune diseases. The role of immunodeficiency in NZB mouse diseases and human SLE. 4) The role of viral infections in autoimmune disease.

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