Disease Tissues Attacked
Graves disease, Hashimoto thyroiditis Thyroid gland
Rheumatic fever Heart muscle
Systemic lupus erythematosus Joints, skin, and other organs
Rheumatoid arthritis Joints
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Insulin-producing cells in pancreas
Multiple sclerosis Myelin sheath around nerve cells
Table 22.5: Examples of autoimmune diseasesy