Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by microvasculature damages, immune system dysfunction and excessive deposition of collagen in skin and other organs [ 1].
But on balance, it does too little to protect Americans from chemicals that cause cancer and nervous system disorders, impaired fertility, immune system dysfunction and a host of other health problems.
Amid growing fears that vaccines may harm babies' immune systems, an independent panel of experts said today that childhood shots did not increase the risk of juvenile diabetes, a disease associated with immune system dysfunction, or certain serious infections like meningitis.
In one of these studies, marked hypothermia induced by CRRT led in some patients to shivering, profound peripheral vasoconstriction, and immune system dysfunction [14].
DiGeorge syndrome is a genetic disorder with multisystem involvement resulting in craniofacial and cardiac anomalies and parathyroid and immune system dysfunction.
Because immune system dysfunction may underlie this association, we sought to determine the prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) in patients with PAH.
In a patient sustaining high-energy trauma, immune system dysfunction results, as evidenced by decreased ability of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) in chemotaxis, decreased superoxide formation and decreased microbial elimination [4].
These toxic effects include reproduction and birth defects/failures, deformities, neurological damage, immune system dysfunction, endocrine disruptions, and cancer (Ahlborg et al. 1995; Amoah et al. 2006; Sosan et al. 2008; Leena et al. 2012).
