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Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Immunological Target: Allergen ... fever, Urticaria, Allergic ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... #Types #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Definitions
Type I Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Production of lgE Antibodies that bind to harmless allergens
Type I Hypersensitivity ... clinical findings Definition ... cells recruited Complications ... Anaphylaxis #TypeI ... #Type1 #HypersensitivityReaction
Type IV Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Unique because it is entirely T-Cell mediated; exposure to
clinical findings Definition ... mediated; exposure to allergen ... development of allergen-specific ... Allergic reaction ... Initial exposure to allergen
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
Hypersensitivity: Definitions ... leading to an allergic ... leading to an allergic ... #Types #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Definitions