Some can be easily treated and are not life threatening. Others can be very serious and potentially fatal. Autoimmune disease may be restricted to one organ - thyroid or systemic, thus affecting many organs.

The autoimmune disorders list is as follows :- 1)Rheumatoid arthritis 2)Systemic lupus erythematosus 3)Inflammatory bowel disease 4)Multiple sclerosis 5)Type 1 diabetes mellitus 6)Guillain-Barre syndrome 7)Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy 8)Psoriasis

An autoimmune disease develops when your immune system, which defends your body against disease, decides your healthy cells are foreign. As a result, your immune system attacks healthy cells. Depending on the type, an autoimmune disease can affect one or many different types of body tissue.