Antibody-mediated (type II) hypersensitivity reactions

22 Novembro 2018, 14:00 • Margarida Blasques Telhada

Antibody-mediated (type II) hypersensitivity reactions. Transfusion reactions. Hemolytic disease of the newborn. Penicillin-induced hypersensitivity reactions. Immune complex-mediated (type III) hypersensitivity reactions. Examples of conditions involving type III hypersensitivity reactions: autoimmune diseases, drug reactions and infectious diseases. Delayed-type (type IV) hypersensitivity (DTH). Intracellular pathogens and contact antigens that induce delayed-type (type IV) hypersensitivity. Sensitization phase. Effector phase. Granuloma. Contact dermatitis.