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Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity ... antibodies bind to mast ... during hemolytic disease ... , and systemic lupus ... - Contact dermatitis
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Allergen-specific lgE causes mast-cell ... to complement activation ... reaction, Haemolytic disease ... glomerulonephritis, Systemic lupus ... Examples: Contact dermatitis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... erythematosus [SLE ... • Drug-induced hypersensitivity ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
conjunctivitis, keratitis ... : • SLE • RA - ... Antibodies to type ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management