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BS: Hypersensitivity Flashcards

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Allergic rhinitis, sinusitis (Rx type)

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Type I Immediate Hypersensitivity

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Allergic rhinitis, sinusitis (manifestation)

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Increased mucous secretion, inflammation of upper airways and sinuses

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Food Allergies (Rx type)

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Type I Immediate Hypersensitivity

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Food Allergies (manifestation)

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Increased peristalsis due to contraction of intestinal muscles

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Bronchial Asthma (Rx type)

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Type I Immediate Hypersensitivity

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Bronchial Asthma (manifestation)

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Airway Obstruction caused by bronchial smooth muscle hyperactivity, inflammation and tissue injury in late phase

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Anaphylaxis (Rx type)

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Type I Immediate Hypersensitivity

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Anaphylaxis (manifestation)

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Hypotension caused by vasodilation, airway obstruction due to bronchoconstriction and laryngeal edema

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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (Rx type)

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Type II: Antibody-mediated hypersensitivity

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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (target antigen)

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erythrocyte membrane proteins (Rh blood group antigens, I antigens)

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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (mechanism)

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opsonization and phagocytosis of erythrocytes

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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (manifestation)

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Hemolysis, anemia

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Autoimmune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura (Rx type)

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Type II: Antibody Mediated Hypersensitivity

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Autoimmune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura (Target antigen)

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platelet membrane proteins

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Autoimmune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura (mechanism)

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Opsonization and phagocytosis of platelets

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Autoimmune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura (manifestation)

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Bleeding

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Goodpasture Syndrome (Rx type)

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Type II: Antibody Mediated Hypersensitivity

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Goodpasture Syndrome (Target antigen)

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noncollagenous protein in basement membrane of kidney glomeruli and lung aveoli

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Goodpasture Syndrome (mechanism)

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Complement and Fc receptor- mediated inflammation

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Goodpasture Syndrome (manifestation)

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Nephritis, lung hemorrhage

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Graves disease “hyperthyroidism” (Rx type)

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Type II: Antibody Mediated Hypersensitivity

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Graves disease “hyperthyroidism” (target antigen)

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Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor

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Graves disease “hyperthyroidism” (mechanism)

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Antibody-mediated stimulation of TSH receptors

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Graves disease “hyperthyroidism” (manifestation)

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Hyperthyroidism

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Myasthenia gravis (Rx type)

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Type II: Antibody-mediated hypersensitivity

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Myasthenia gravis (target antigen)

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acetylcholine receptor

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Myasthenia gravis (mechanism)

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antibody inhibits acetylcholine binding, down-modulates receptors

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Myasthenia gravis (manifestation)

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muscle weakness, paralysis

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Pemphigus vulgaris (Rx type)

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Type II: Antibody-mediated hypersensitivity

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Pemphigus vulgaris (target antigen)

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proteins in intercellular junctions of epidermal cells

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Pemphigus vulgaris (mechanism)

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antibody-mediated activation of proteases, disruption of intercellular adhesions

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Pemphigus vulgaris (manifestation)

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skin vesicles (bullae)

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Pernicious anemia (Rx type)

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Type II: Antibody-mediated hypersensitivity

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Pernicious anemia (target antigen)

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intrinsic factor of gastric parietal cells

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Pernicious anemia (mechanism)

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neutralization of intrinsic factor, decreased absorption of vitamin B12

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Pernicious anemia (manifestation)

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abnormal erythropoiesis, anemia

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Rheumatic fever (Rx type)

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Type II: Antibody-mediated hypersensitivity

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Rheumatic fever (target antigen)

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Streptococcal cell wall antigen; antibody cross-reacts with myocardial antigen

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Rheumatic fever (mechanism)

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inflammation, macrophage activation

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Rheumatic fever (manifestation)

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myocarditis, arthritis

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Systemic lupus erythematosus (Rx type)

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Type III: Immune complex hypersensitivity

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Systemic lupus erythematosus (antibody specificity)

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DNA, nucleoproteins

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Systemic lupus erythematosus (manifestations)

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Nephritis, arthritis, vasculitis

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Polyarteritis nodosa (Rx type)

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Type III: Immune complex hypersensitivity

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Polyarteritis nodosa (antibody specificity)

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Mostly unknown, sometimes microbial antigens

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Polyarteritis nodosa (manifestation)

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Vasculitis

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Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (Rx type)

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Type III: Immune Complex Hypersensitvity

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Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (Antibody specificity)

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Streptococcal cell wall antigens

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Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (manifestation)

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Multiple sclerosis (Rx type)

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Type IV: T-Cell Mediated Hypersensitivity

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Multiple sclerosis (Specificity of pathogenic T cells)

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Myelin proteins

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Multiple sclerosis (manifestation)

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Demyelination in the CNS, sensory and motor dysfunction

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Rheumatoid arthritis (Rx type)

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Type IV: T-Cell Mediated Hypersensitivity

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Rheumatoid arthritis (Specificity of pathogenic T cells)

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Unknown antigens in joint

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Rheumatoid arthritis (manifestation)

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Inflammation of synovium and erosion of cartilage and bone in joints

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Type 1 Diabetes (Rx type)

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Type IV: T-Cell Mediated Hypersensitivity

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Type 1 Diabetes (Specificity of pathogenic T cells)

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Pancreatic islet antigens

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Type 1 Diabetes (manifestations)

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Impaired glucose metabolism, vascular disease

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Crohn’s Disease (Rx type)

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Type IV: T-Cell Mediated Hypersensitivity

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Crohn’s Disease (Specificity of pathogenic T cells)

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Unknown, possibly intestinal microbes

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Crohn’s Disease (Manifestation)

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inflammation of the bowel wall; abdominal pain, diarrhea, hemorrhage

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Contact sensitivity (Rx type)

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Type IV: T-cell Mediated Hypersensitivity

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Contact sensitivity (Specificity of pathogenic T cells)

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Modified skin proteins

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Contact sensitivity (Manifestation)

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DTH reaction in skin, rash

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Chronic infections i.e. TB (Rxt type)

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Type IV: T-cell Mediated Hypersensitivity

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Chronic infections i.e. TB (Specificity of pathogenic T cells)

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Microbial proteins

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Chronic infections i.e. TB (manifestation)

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Chronic inflammation

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Viral hepatitis (Rx type)

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Type IV: T-cell Mediated Hypersensitivity

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Viral hepatitis (Specificity of pathogenic T cells)

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virally encoded proteins

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Viral hepatitis (manifestation)

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CTL-mediated hepatocyte death; liver dysfunction; fibrosis

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Super antigen-mediated diseases i.e. toxic shock syndrome

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Type IV: T-cell Mediated Hypersensitivity

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Superantigen-mediated diseases i.e. toxic shock syndrome (Specificity of pathogenic T cells)

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Polyclonal (microbial superantigens activate many T cells of different specificities

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Super antigen-mediated diseases i.e. toxic shock syndrome (manifestation)

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Fever, shock related to systemic inflammatory cytokine release

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