Oral Allergies Flashcards
What is allergy?
When immune system reaction in exaggerated or inappropriate response to extrinsic antigen
What is auto-immunity?
When immune system responds in exaggerated or inappropriate way to intrinsic antigen
What is hypersensitivity?
When immune system responds in exaggerated or inappropriate way resulting in harm
Are allergies and autoimmunity types of hypersensitivity?
Yes
What are different forms of hypersensitivity?
Antibody mediated
Cell mediated
What types of hypersensitivity are antibody mediation?
Type 1, 2 and 3
What hypersensivity is cell mediated?
Type IV
What is type I hypersensivity
Immediate/ anaphylaxis
What is type II hypersensitivity?
Cytotoxic
What is type III hypersensivity?
Immune complex
What is type IV hypersensitivity?
Delayed
How is type I hypersensitivity mediated?
IgE
When get symptoms of type I hypersensitivity?
Immediate
What happens in type I hypersensitivty
Allegens causes antigen response causing which causes mast cell degranulations causing histamine and enzyme release
What does release of histamine cause?
Vascular dilation Increased vascular permeability = oedema Bronchospasm Urticarial rash Increased nasal/ lacrimal secretions
Common causes of type I response
Hay fever
Asthma
Allergies: penicillin, laxtex etc
How to diagnosis allergy for type I hypersensitivity?
Wheel and flare
Allergy applied using prick test and skin response is fast
What is wheel and flare?
Wheel - extravasation of serum into skin due to histamine
Flare - erythematous red patch caused axon response
Issue w/ wheel and flare test?
Can get late phase 6hrs after due leukocyte infiltrate and oedema