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Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity ... Types and Their ... cellular antigen, leading ... sclerosis #Hypersensitivity ... #Types #Classification
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
of hypersensitivity ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... antigens, leading ... Graft rejection #hypersensitivity ... allergy #table #classification
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
Hypersensitivity ... surfaces causes ... exposure to allergen causes ... #Hypersensitivity ... #Classification
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... have extra nodal involvement ... Low Grade - Slow growing ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #differential #algorithm
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
immune system, leading ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... vasculitis • Hypersensitivity ... #classification
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... activin A receptor type ... pulmonary Langerhans cell ... #Differential #Causes
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
, a type of dendritic ... various tissues, leading ... • Endocrine Dysfunction ... marrow: Organ dysfunction ... for endocrine dysfunctions
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
form of delayed-type ... hypersensitivity ... Well-circumscribed ... • No well-described ... to have a "wood-grain
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
anterior horn cell ... both increased hypersensitivity ... without sensory involvement ... This lesion causes ... This type of lesion
Common Malignancies That Cause Ascites
The most common malignancies causing ascites are ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric
- Signet ring cell ... type is especially ... direct peritoneal involvement ... CARCINOMATOSIS - Tumor cells ... malnutrition or liver dysfunction