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Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity ... - Local and systemic ... Complement activation ... arthritis, and systemic ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... types of hypersensitivity ... they activate complement ... glomerulonephritis, Systemic ... #allergy #table
Type III Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Small antigen-antibody complexes (produced from normal immune response to
Type III Hypersensitivity ... the cause: • Systemic ... Erythematosus (SLE ... sickness #TypeIII #Type3 ... HypersensitivityReaction #Allergy
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... B-cell lymphomas), Systemic ... , Eczema, Drug Hypersensitivity ... , Sarcoidosis, SLE ... #allergy
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
activate the immune system ... diseases: - 10% SLE ... • Low serum C4 complement ... vasculitis • Hypersensitivity ... erythematosus (SLE
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Allergic Bronchopulmonary ... Hypersensitivity ... • Immediate type-skin ... • Systemic corticosteroids ... @PulmPEEPs #Allergic