Incidence of some autoimmune diseases in Basrah Province

All the patients diagnosed as having autoimmune disease by the clinical examiner and confirmed the diagnosis by laboratory results. Serum samples obtained from patient’s blood and tested for the presence of specific autoantibodies using commercial ELISA kits. Out of 342 patients, 240(70.2%) were diagnosed with celiac disease, 94(27.5%) with Rheumatoid arthritis and 8(2.3%) with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Results of ELISA test indicated statistically significant increased level of antibodies specific to anti-gliadin (IgA and IgG) and anti-tTg (IgA and IgG) antibodies in patients with celiac disease (p-value< 0.001). Results indicated statistically significant level of (ANA) and (Anti-ccp) in individuals suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. Regarding to (anti-dsDNA), (anti-cardiolipin) and (anti-phospholipids), a statistically significant increased levels detected in individuals with SLE.