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Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Immunological Target: Allergen ... fever, Urticaria, Allergic ... Gravis, Graves' Disease ... • Ex: Systemic Lupus ... #Allergic #Reactions
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Soluble antigen - Allergen-specific ... When the specific allergen ... hemolytic disease ... Pathophysiology #Allergy ... #Diagnosis #Reactions
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
, a disease with ... inflammatory skin disease ... This disease imposes ... Allergy. 2018;73 ... J Allergy Clin Immunol
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
- Allergic ... Graft Versus Host Disease ... Borrellia (Lyme disease ... Trypanosoma (Chagas disease ... #Transfusions #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Periodontal disease ... dentition/gingival disease ... loss • Late disease ... in early disease ... in case of PCN allergy
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... such as certain types ... CANDLE syndrome - Allergic ... ’s syndrome - Lupus ... neutrophils in the blood
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
congenital heart disease ... interstitial lung disease ... inflammatory bowel diseases ... infection, and allergic ... Seen in liver disease
Bradykinin-mediated Angioedema
Clinical features: Submucosal oedema (face, extremity, genitalia), Laryngeal dyspnea (25% of deaths), Recurrent attacks of
abdominal pain Types ... MGUS), autoimmune disease ... (lupus) • Iatrogenic ... mediated #Angioedema #allergy ... #immunology #diagnosis