Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Diseases
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editors
2. Canadian Behcet and Autoinflammatory Disease Center (CAN-BE-AID), University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
Interests: pediatric rheumatology; autoinflammatory diseases; systemic vasculitides; systemic lupus erythematosus
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Interests: immunology; vaccination
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Autoimmune diseases arise from the persistent activation of self-reactive B and/or T lymphocytes due to the impairment of the physiological mechanisms of central and/or peripheral immunological tolerance. These multifactorial disorders typically involve a genetic predisposition—usually polygenic but often not well-defined—upon which diverse environmental factors act to trigger the autoimmune pathological process. Increasing evidence also highlights the role of the microbiome and epigenetic factors. Autoimmune diseases can affect individuals at any age, yet clinical features, pathological manifestations, and management strategies often differ significantly between pediatric, adult, and elderly patients. Finally, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has posed additional challenges in the field.
In this Special Issue, we aim to present the latest knowledge, ongoing advances, and future perspectives in biomedical research related to the diagnosis and management of autoimmune disorders. Moreover, articles investigating and discussing the immunopathogenic mechanisms, clinical characteristics (including comorbidities), and immune-mediated phenomena are also welcome.
Dr. Micol Romano
Prof. Dr. Dimitri Poddighe
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- autoimmunity
- autoinflammatory diseases
- rheumatology
- innovative and biological therapies
- comorbidity
- immune-mediated manifestations
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