Types of Autoimmune Disease

It is possible to classify autoimmune diseases by corresponding type of hypersensitivity: type II, type III, or type IV. (No type of autoimmune disease mimics type I hypersensitivity.)

NameAccepted/
suspected
HypersensitivityAutoantibody
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)Accepted 
Addison's diseaseAccepted 
Bullous pemphigoidAccepted
Coeliac diseaseAcceptedIV?Anti-transglutaminase
Chagas diseaseSuspected 
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseSuspected anti-elastin
Crohns Disease (one of two types of idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease "IBD")Accepted 
Goodpasture's syndromeAccepted 
Kawasaki diseaseSuspected 
IgA nephropathySuspected 
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpuraAccepted 
Lupus erythematosusAccepted 
Multiple sclerosis (MS)Suspected
Myasthenia gravisAccepted 
NeuromyotoniaSuspected 
Pemphigus vulgarisAcceptedII 
PsoriasisSuspected  
Psoriatic ArthritisSuspected  
PolymyositisAccepted 
Primary biliary cirrhosisAccepted Anti-p62, Anti-sp100, Anti-Mitochondrial(M2)
Rheumatoid arthritisAccepted 
SclerodermaSuspectedIII
VitiligoSuspected 
Wegener's granulomatosisAccepted Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic(cANCA)

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