Any condition in which the immune system reacts inappropriately to the body's own tissues and attacks them, causing damage and/or interfering with normal functioning. examples include Bright's disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritus, and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Refers to conditions in which the immune system goes awry and develops a response against its own cells or tissues.
the failure of an organism to recognize its own constituent parts as "self", which results in an immune response against its own cells and tissues.
A disease resulting from an immune reaction produced by an individual's white blood cells or antibodies acting on the body's own tissues or extracellular proteins.