American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) | Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD)

Supported Diseases

Acquired pure red cell aplasia

Synonyms: Idiopathic pure red cell aplasia, Adult pure red cell aplasia, Acquired PRCA

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

Synonyms: ADE, ADEM

Addison's disease

Synonyms: Addison disease, Adrenal hypoplasia, Hypoadrenocorticism familial, Adrenal aplasia, Adrenal gland hypofunction

Allergic autoimmune thyroiditis

Alopecia areata

Synonyms: AA, Diffuse alopecia, Patchy alopecia, Marginal alopecia, Alopecia Celsi, Alopecia Cicatrisata, Alopecia Circumscripta, Cazenave's Vitiligo, Celsus' Vitiligo, Jonston's Alopecia

Alopecia universalis

Synonyms: Alopecia areata universalis, AU

Ankylosing spondylitis

Synonyms: Ankylosing spondyloarthritis, Bechterew syndrome, Marie-Strumpell spondylitis

Annular atrophic lichen planus

Synonyms: Annular atrophic LP

Annular lichen planus

Synonyms: Annular LP

Antiphospholipid syndrome

Synonyms: Familial antiphospholipid syndrome, Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, Lupus anticoagulant, familial, APS, Hughes syndrome

Antisynthetase syndrome

Synonyms: Anti-Jo1 syndrome, AS syndrome

Artritis idiopática juvenil

Synonyms: Artritis juvenil crónica, Artritis juvenil reumatoide, Artritis reumatoide juvenil

Atrophic lichen planus

Synonyms: Atrophic LP

Autoimmune atrophic gastritis

Autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy

Synonyms: Autoimmune Autonomic Neuropathy

Autoimmune encephalitis

Autoimmune enteropathy

Autoimmune gastrointestinal dysmotility

Synonyms: AGID

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Synonyms: Anemia hemolytic autoimmune, Acquired autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Familial auto-immune hemolytic anemia (subtype), Immuno-hemolytic anemia

Autoimmune hepatitis

Synonyms: Autoimmune chronic hepatitis, AIH

Autoimmune Inner Ear disease

Synonyms: AIED

Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome

Synonyms: ALPS, Canale-Smith syndrome, Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome type 1, autosomal dominant, FAS deficiency

Autoimmune myocarditis

Autoimmune oophoritis

Autoimmune pancreatitis

Synonyms: Lymphoplasmocytic sclerosing pancreatitis

Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1

Synonyms: APS 1, Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1, Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED), Hypoadrenocorticism with hypoparathyroidism and superficial moniliasis, Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome type 1, Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type 1, PGA 1, PGA-I, Whitaker syndrome, Type I Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome, Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type I

Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2

Synonyms: Diabetes mellitus, Addison's disease, myxedema, Multiple endocrine deficiency syndrome, type 2, Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome, type 2, Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2, Schmidt syndrome, Schmidt's syndrome, APS2, PGA 2, Polyglandular deficiency syndrome type 2, Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type II, PGA-II

Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 3

Synonyms: Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 3, APS3, Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type 3, PAS3, Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type III, PGA-III

Autoimmune retinopathy

Balo disease

Behçet disease

Synonyms: Behçet's syndrome, Behçet syndrome, BD, Behcet syndrome, Behcet's disease, Behçet’s disease, Behcet's syndrome, Behçet's disease

Blau syndrome

Synonyms: Arthrocutaneouveal granulomatosis, ACUG, Granulomatosis, familial, Blau type, Granulomatous inflammatory arthritis, dermatitis, and uveitis, familial, Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies, Granulomatosis, familial juvenile systemic, Jabs syndrome, Early onset sarcoidosis (former)

Bullous pemphigoid

Synonyms: Senile Dermatitis Herpetiformis, Pemphigoid, Parapemphigus, Old Age Pemphigus, Benign Pemphigus

Castleman disease

Synonyms: Angiofollicular ganglionic hyperplasia, Angiofollicular lymph hyperplasia, Giant lymph node hyperplasia, Benign giant lymphoma

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome

Synonyms: Catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, Thrombotic storm

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

Synonyms: CIDP, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis

Synonyms: CRMO, Multifocal osteomyelitis, chronic, Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, CMO, Chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis/Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis, CNO/CRMO

Cogan's syndrome

Synonyms: Cogan syndrome

Cold agglutinin disease

Synonyms: Anemia, hemolytic, cold antibody, Cold antibody hemolytic anemia, Cold antibody disease, CAD

Complement component 2 deficiency

Congenital heart block

Synonyms: Heart block congenital

Cutaneous lupus erythematosus

Synonyms: Lupus erythematosus, cutaneous

Demyelinating disease of central nervous system

Synonyms: Demyelinating CNS disease

Dermatitis herpetiformis familial

Synonyms: Dermatitis herpetiformis, Duhring-Brocq disease

Dermatomyositis

Synonyms: Adult dermatomyositis

Enfermedad de Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada

Eosinophilic cystitis

Eosinophilic fasciitis

Synonyms: Shulman syndrome, EF

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis

Synonyms: Eosinophilic gastritis, Eosinophilic enteritis, Eosinophilic gastroenteropathy, Eosinophilic esophagitis, EGE, Eosinophilic gastroenterocolitis

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Synonyms: CSS, Allergic granulomatous and angiitis, Allergic angiitis and granulomatosis, Allergic granulomatosis, Churg-Strauss vasculitis, Granulomatous allergic angiitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, EGPA

Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita

Synonyms: EB acquisita, EBA, Acquired epidermolysis bullosa

Erythema nodosum, idiopathic

Synonyms: Idiopathic erythema nodosum, Erythema nodosum of unknown etiology

Evans syndrome

Synonyms: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia and autoimmune thrombocytopenia, Evan syndrome

Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome

Synonyms: FCAS, Familial polymorphous cold eruption, Familial cold urticaria

Familial erythema nodosum

Synonyms: Erythema nodosum, familial

Febrile Ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease

Synonyms: FUMHD, Ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease, Variant of Mucha-Habermann disease

Felty's syndrome

Synonyms: Felty syndrome, Rheumatoid arthritis, splenomegaly and neutropenia, Familial Felty's syndrome

Fibrosis retroperitoneal

Synonyms: Enfermedad de Ormond

Giant cell arteritis

Synonyms: GCA, Temporal arteritis, Cranial arteritis, Horton’s disease, Horton's arteritis, Horton's giant cell arteritis, Horton’s syndrome, Horton's temporal arteritis, Arteritis temporalis, Arteritis cranialis

Giant cell myocarditis

Synonyms: GCM, Idiopathic giant-cell myocarditis

Glomerulonephritis

Synonyms: Bright's disease

Goodpasture syndrome

Synonyms: Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with pulmonary hemorrhage, Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease, Glomerulonephritis - pulmonary hemorrhage, Pulmonary renal syndrome

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Synonyms: GPA, WG, Wegener granulomatosis, Midline granulomatosis

Graves disease

Synonyms: Basedow disease, Exophthalmic goiter, Parry disease, Graves' hyperthyroidism

Guillain-Barre syndrome

Synonyms: Acute autoimmune peripheral neuropathy, GBS, Acute immune-mediated polyneuropathy, Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, Acute inflammatory neuropathy, Acute inflammatory polyneuropathy, Landry-Guillain-Barre-Strohl syndrome, Landry's ascending paralysis, Post-infective polyneuritis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome

Hashimoto encephalopathy

Synonyms: Hashimoto's encephalopathy, Steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis

Hashimoto's syndrome

Synonyms: Autoimmune thyroiditis, Hashimoto's disease, Thyroiditis, chronic, Hashimoto's struma, Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Henoch-Schonlein purpura

Synonyms: Purpura, Schonlein-Henoch, Anaphylactoid purpura, Vascular purpura, Henoch Schonlein purpura, Immunoglobulin A vasculitis, Immunoglobulin-A vasculitis

Hyper IgE syndrome

Synonyms: Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome, HIES, Hyper-IgE recurrent infection syndrome

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Synonyms: Fibrosing alveolitis, cryptogenic, Familial idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Fibrocystic pulmonary dysplasia, Fibrosing alveolitis

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Synonyms: ITP, Autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, Thrombocytopenic purpura autoimmune

IgA nephropathy

Synonyms: Nephritis, IGA type, IGAN, Glomerulonephritis, IGA, Berger's disease, Berger disease

IgG4-related dacryoadenitis and sialadenitis

Synonyms: Mikulicz's disease (former), Mikulicz disease (former), Mikulicz syndrome (former), Chronic dacryoadenitis and sialadenitis

Inclusion body myositis

Synonyms: IBM, Inflammatory myopathy, Sporadic inclusion body myositis

Insulin autoimmune syndrome

Synonyms: Hirata disease, Insulin autoimmune hypoglycemia

Interstitial cystitis

Synonyms: IC, Pelvic pain syndrome, Trigonitis, Painful bladder syndrome, PBS, Bladder pain syndrome, IC/BPS, IC/PBS, Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome, Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome

Juvenile dermatomyositis

Synonyms: Juvenile DM

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Synonyms: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid, Juvenile chronic arthritis, Juvenile arthritis

Kawasaki disease

Synonyms: Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, Kawasaki syndrome

Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome

Synonyms: LEMS, Eaton Lambert syndrome, Lambert Eaton syndrome, Myasthenic syndrome of Lambert-Eaton, Myasthenic-Myopathic syndrome of Lambert-Eaton

Lichen planopilaris

Synonyms: Follicular lichen planus, Frontal fibrosing alopecia (subtype), Kossard disease, Lichen planopilaris classic type, LPP, Lichen planus follicularis, Lichen follicularis

Lichen planus pemphigoides

Synonyms: LP pemphigoides

Lichen sclerosus

Synonyms: Lichen sclerosis, Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus, Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus

Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis

Synonyms: Limited cutaneous systemic scleroderma, CREST syndrome

Linear IgA disease

Synonyms: Linear IgA dermatosis, Linear immunoglobulin A (IgA) dermatosis, LAD, Linear IgA bullous dermatosis

Linear lichen planus

Synonyms: Blaschkoid LP, Blaschkoid lichen planus, Linear LP, LLP

Lupus

Synonyms: Systemic lupus erythematosus, Disseminated lupus erythematosus, Lupus erythematosus, Discoid lupus, Subacute cutaneous lupus, SLE

Mannose-binding lectin protein deficiency

Synonyms: MBL deficiency, Mannose-binding protein deficiency

Ménière's disease

Synonyms: Meniere's disease, Meniere disease

Microscopic polyangiitis

Mixed connective tissue disease

Synonyms: MCTD, Sharp syndrome

Mucous membrane pemphigoid

Synonyms: Benign mucosal pemphigoid, Benign mucous membrane pemphigoid, Cicatricial pemphigoid disease

Multiple sclerosis

Synonyms: MS

Myasthenia gravis

Myasthenia gravis congenital

Synonyms: Congenital MG, Myasthenia gravis pseudoparalytica, Erb-Goldflam syndrome

Narcolepsy

Synonyms: Narcoleptic syndrome, Gelineau syndrome, Gelineau's syndrome, Narcolepsy-cataplexy syndrome, Paroxysmal sleep

Neonatal systemic lupus erythematosus

Synonyms: Neonatal SLE, Neonatal lupus syndrome, Neonatal lupus, Congenital lupus erythematosus, Congenital lupus

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

Synonyms: Devic syndrome, NMO, Devic's neuromyelitis optica, Devic disease, NMO spectrum disorder, Neuromyelitis optica, Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid

Synonyms: Cicatricial pemphigoid, ocular, Pemphigoid, ocular cicatricial

Orofacial Granulomatosis

Palindromic rheumatism

Synonyms: Palindromic rheumatism syndrome, Hench-Rosenberg syndrome, Hench's syndrome

Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration

Paraneoplastic Neurologic Disorders

Synonyms: PND

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Synonyms: PNH, Marchiafava-Micheli disease

Pars planitis

Synonyms: Intermediate uveitis, Peripheral retinal inflammation, Vitritis

Parsonage Turner syndrome

Synonyms: Acute brachial neuritis, Acute brachial neuritis syndrome, Acute brachial radiculitis syndrome, Acute shoulder neuritis, Idiopathic neuralgic amyotrophy

Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with Streptococcus infections

Synonyms: PANDAS, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcus, Pediatric autoimmune disorders associated with Streptococcus infections

Pemphigus

Pernicious anemia

Synonyms: Acquired pernicious anemia, Biermer anemia, Addison-Biermer anemia, Addisonian anemia, Juvenile onset pernicious anemia, Biermer's disease

POEMS syndrome

Synonyms: Polyneuropathy organomegaly, Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, M protein, and Skin changes syndrome, Crow-Fukase syndrome

Polyarteritis nodosa

Synonyms: PAN, Periarteritis, Polyarteritis

Polymyositis

Primary agammaglobulinemia

Synonyms: Antibody Deficiency, Gammaglobulin Deficiency, Immunoglobulin Deficiency

Primary biliary cholangitis

Synonyms: PBC, Familial primary biliary cirrhosis, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Primary sclerosing cholangitis

Synonyms: Cholangitis, primary sclerosing, Sclerosing cholangitis

Progressive hemifacial atrophy

Synonyms: Parry-Romberg syndrome, Hemifacial atrophy, progressive, Romberg hemi-facial atrophy

Psoriatic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Synonyms: Juvenile psoriatic arthritis, Psoriasis-related JIA, Psoriasis-related juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Pure red cell aplasia

Synonyms: PRCA

Pyoderma gangrenosum

Rare lichen planus

Synonyms: Rare LP

Reactive arthritis

Synonyms: Post-infectious arthritis, Post-infectious reactive arthropathy, PIRA, Reiter syndrome, Reiter's syndrome

Relapsing polychondritis

Synonyms: Chronic atrophic polychondritis, Recurrent polychondritis, Polychondropathia

Restless legs syndrome, susceptibility to, 1

Synonyms: RLS1

Restless legs syndrome, susceptibility to, 2

Synonyms: RLS2

Restless legs syndrome, susceptibility to, 3

Synonyms: RLS3

Restless legs syndrome, susceptibility to, 4

Synonyms: RLS 4

Restless legs syndrome, susceptibility to, 5

Synonyms: RLS 5

Restless legs syndrome, susceptibility to, 6

Synonyms: RLS6, Periodic limb movements in sleep

Retroperitoneal fibrosis

Synonyms: Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis, Ormond's disease, IgG4-related retroperitoneal fibrosis, Ormond disease

Rheumatic Fever

Synonyms: Acute Rheumatic Fever, Inflammatory Rheumatism

Sarcoidosis

Synonyms: Sarcoid of Boeck, Schaumann's disease

Scleroderma

Secondary adrenal insufficiency

Selective IgA deficiency

Synonyms: IGAD1, Immunoglobulin A, selective deficiency of, IgA, selective deficiency of, Gamma-A-globulin, selective deficiency of, Immunoglobulin A deficiency 1

Síndrome de antisintetasas

Síndrome de Guillain-Barré

Synonyms: Síndrome de Guillain-Barré-Strohl

Sjogren syndrome

Synonyms: Sicca syndrome, Sjogren-Gougerot syndrome, Sjogren disease, Sjögren’s disease

Sjogren's syndrome, juvenile, secondary to autoimmune disease

Stiff person syndrome

Synonyms: Stiff man syndrome, Morsch Woltman syndrome, SPS, Moersch-Woltman syndrome, SMS, Stiff person syndrome and related disorders

Subacute cerebellar degeneration

Synonyms: Cerebellar degeneration, subacute, SCD, Alcoholic cerebellar degeneration, Nutritional cerebellar degeneration

Susac syndrome

Synonyms: Retinocochleocerebral vasculopathy, SICRET (small infarction of cochlear, retinal, and encephalic tissue) syndrome

Takayasu arteritis

Synonyms: TA, Young female arteritis, Takayasu disease, Pulseless disease, Aortic arch syndrome

Tolosa Hunt syndrome

Synonyms: THS, Painful ophthalmoplegia, Nonspecific inflammation of the cavernous sinus or superior orbital fissure, Tolosa-Hunt syndrome

Undifferentiated connective tissue disease

Synonyms: Undifferentiated connective tissue syndrome, UCTD

Unicentric Castleman disease

Synonyms: Unicentric angiofollicular ganglionic hyperplasia, Unicentric angiofollicular lymph hyperplasia, Localized Castleman disease

Vasculitis

Synonyms: Vasculitis, autoimmune, Angiitis, Autoimmune vasculitis

Vitiligo

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease

Synonyms: VKH syndrome, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome, Uveomenigitic syndrome, VKH disease

Warm antibody hemolytic anemia

Synonyms: Warm-reacting-antibody hemolytic anemia, Warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Warm antibody AIHA

Wells syndrome

Synonyms: Eosinophilic cellulitis, Bullous cellulitis with eosinophilia, Wells' syndrome

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