50% of patients no longer have any signs of disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Targeted therapies help many patients lead symptom-free lives
Biologics therapies inhibit the disease
Morbus Bechterew (Ankylosing Spondylitis)
Mostly affects younger people who have a hereditary predisposition
Cancer therapy cures an autoimmune disease
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
A disease that forms antibodies against its own body and can affect all organs
Targeted, symptom-oriented treatment is crucial
Scleroderma
Modern imaging techniques help in diagnosis and disease control
An attack of defense cells stops the gout attack
Gout
A metabolic disease that always comes on suddenly and goes quiet again on its own