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Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Gravis, Graves' Disease ... Type III Hypersensitivity ... • Ex: Systemic Lupus ... #Reactions #Types ... #Classification
Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
drug reaction - ... dominant inherited disease ... dominant inherited disease ... #Types #Diagnosis ... #Treatment #management
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
during hemolytic disease ... , and systemic lupus ... - Contact dermatitis ... #Types #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Reactions
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
, Haemolytic disease ... glomerulonephritis, Systemic lupus ... Examples: Contact dermatitis ... #reactions #types ... #classification
Bradykinin-mediated Angioedema
Clinical features: Submucosal oedema (face, extremity, genitalia), Laryngeal dyspnea (25% of deaths), Recurrent attacks of
Angioedema Clinical ... abdominal pain Types ... MGUS), autoimmune disease ... (lupus) • Iatrogenic ... #immunology #diagnosis