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Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Angioedema - Classification ... : • Acute allergic ... exposure • Non-allergic ... or avoiding the allergen ... Treatment #management #allergy
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Immunological Target: Allergen ... fever, Urticaria, Allergic ... Antigen-Ab immune complexes ... #Allergic #Reactions ... #Types #Classification
Allergic Reaction Classification
Type 1 reaction: Acute anaphylactic reaction
Type 2 reaction: Cytotoxic reaction
Type 3 reaction: Immune complex
Type
Allergic Reaction ... Classification ... reaction: Immune complex ... delayed reaction #Allergic ... #Types #allergy
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
leading to an allergic ... cell surfaces causes ... antigen-surface complex ... causes development ... #Types #Classification
Causes of Angioedema: Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mast-cell mediated:
 • IgE dependent allergic reactions: Food, Drugs, Latex, Stings
Causes of Angioedema ... IgE dependent allergic ... Infections • CCV #Angioedema ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #allergy
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Mechanism of Action: Allergen-specific ... lgE causes mast-cell ... Antigen-antibody complex ... reactions #types #allergy ... #table #classification
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... histiocytosis • Allergic ... syndrome (episodic angioedema ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #allergy
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Soluble antigen - Allergen-specific ... When the specific allergen ... Antigen-antibody complexes ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification ... Pathophysiology #Allergy
Angioedema - Diagnostic Algorithm

#Diagnosis #Allergy #Angioedema #Hereditary #Acquired #C1Inhibitor #Bradykinin #Algorithm
Angioedema - Diagnostic ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Allergy #Angioedema ... C1Inhibitor #Bradykinin #Algorithm
There are 2 Major Types of Angioedema:
 - Mast cell / histamine mediated – usually presents
Major Types of Angioedema ... presents with angioedema ... AND allergic symptoms ... presents WITHOUT allergic ... #Classification