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Immunological hypersensitivity
From MEpedia, a crowd-sourced encyclopedia of ME and CFS science and history
Hypersensitivity reactions include both allergies, intolerances and certain autoimmune illnesses.
Hypersensitivities are classified into four main types, with a fifth type also recognized.[1][2]
Hypersensitivity types[edit | edit source]
- Type I: Immediate reaction
- Type II: Antibody-mediated reaction
- Type III: Immune complex-mediated
- Type IV: Cell-mediated or delayed-type reaction[1]
- Type V: Antibody[2]
Hypersensitivity illnesses[edit | edit source]
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: Lupus, and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.
- Type IV: Multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis[1]
- Type V: Autoimmune, e.g. Graves' disease[2]
See also[edit | edit source]
Learn more[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Momtazmanesh, Sara; Rezaei, Nima (January 1, 2020). Hypersensitivity. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-801238-3.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 Shibani Basu; Bimal Krishna Banik (October 29, 2018). "Hypersensitivity: An Overview". Immunology: Current Research. 2 (1).
