A second difference between the adjustment disorder with depressed mood and other depressions is that the symptoms only last a short time after the stressful situation ends.
Even though asthma is not considered an autoimmune disease, it is a chronic illness which requires the same attention as any other chronic illness. If you have asthma and an autoimmune disease, it is important to keep both under control to prevent one disease from affecting the other.
Appointments & care. At Mayo Clinic, we take the time to listen, to find answers and to provide you the best care. Autoimmune pancreatitis, also called AIP, is a chronic inflammation that is thought to be caused by the body's immune system attacking the pancreas and that responds to steroid therapy. Two subtypes of AIP are now recognized, type 1 and type 2.