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hypersensitivityreaction agammaglobulinemia anaphylaxis cascade diagnosis inflammation inflammatory signs symptoms type1 type2 typei xlinked
Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Continued Innate Immunity • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
Continued Innate Immunity ... dead tissue • Complement ... Recruitment • Humoral ... #Inflammation #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
Humoral Immunity ... contribute to immunity ... repeat exposure #Humoral ... #Immunity #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Type I Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Definition: Production of lgE Antibodies that bind to harmless allergens
leading to an allergic ... Sensitization" to Allergen ... Initial exposure to allergen ... cells recruited Complications ... #Immunology #pathophysiology
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met: 1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
exposure to a likely allergen ... exposure to known allergen ... Signs / Symptoms / Complications ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology ... #immunology #diagnosis
Type II Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Definition: When antigens bind to the body's cell surfaces, forming
activates the complement ... HypersensitivityReaction #Allergy ... #Immunology #pathophysiology
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
deficiency in adaptive humoral ... immunity Signs ... Agammaglobulinemia #XLinked #pathophysiology ... #immunology
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