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'''Hypersensitivity''' reactions include both [[allergy|allergies]], intolerances and certain [[autoimmune disease|autoimmune illnesses]]. Hypersensitivities are classified into four main types, with a fifth type also recognized.<ref name="Momatmanesh2020">{{Cite book | last = Momtazmanesh | first = Sara | last2 = Rezaei | first2 = Nima | date = 2020-01-01 | title = Hypersensitivity | url = http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012818731900032X|language=en|publisher=Elsevier|isbn=978-0-12-801238-3}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal | last = Shibani Basu | last2 = Bimal Krishna Banik | date = 2018-10-29 | title = Hypersensitivity: An Overview | url =https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/hypersensitivity-an-overview-105371.html|journal=Immunology: Current Research|language=en|volume=2|issue=1}}</ref> ==Hypersensitivity types == *Type I: Immediate reaction *Type II: Antibody-mediated reaction *Type III: Immune complex-mediated *Type IV: Cell-mediated or delayed-type reaction<ref name="Momatmanesh2020" /> *Type V: Antibody<ref name=":0" /> ==Hypersensitivity illnesses == Examples according to hypersensitivity type include: *Type I: [[Allergy]] including food allergies, [[asthma]], may cause anaphylaxis *Type II: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, [[myasthenia gravis]], acute rheumatic fever *Type III: [[systemic lupus erythematosus|Lupus]], and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. *Type IV: [[Multiple sclerosis]], [[rheumatoid arthritis]]<ref name="Momatmanesh2020" /> *Type V: [[Autoimmune disease|Autoimmune]], e.g. Graves' disease<ref name=":0" /> ==See also == *[[Mast cell activation syndrome]] (MCAS) ==Learn more == * [https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/hypersensitivity-an-overview-105371.html Hypersensitivity: an overview] ==References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Immunology]] [[Category:Sensitivity signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Diagnoses]] [[Category:Medical hypotheses]]
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