Hypersensitivity

Introduction: Hypersensitivity

Description of Hypersensitivity

Hypersensitivity: state of previously immunized body in which tissue damage results from the immune response to a further dose of antigen.
Source: Diseases Database

Hypersensitivity: state of previously immunized body in which tissue damage results from the immune response to a further dose of antigen.
Source: CRISP

Hypersensitivity: Altered reactivity to an antigen, which can result in pathologic reactions upon subsequent exposure to that particular antigen.
Source: MeSH 2007

Hypersensitivity: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Hypersensitivity:

• Abnormal
• Abnormal pain (6 causes)
• Sensitivity (50 causes)
• Condition
• Response
• Body
• Body symptoms (5672 causes)
• Body pain (23 causes)
• Stimulus

Hypersensitivity as a Symptom

Hypersensitivity (symptom): Another name for Hypersensitive.
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Hypersensitivity (symptom): Excessive sensitivity to sensations or stimuli...more »

More information on symptom: Hypersensitive:

• Hypersensitive

Terms associated with Hypersensitivity:

Terms Similar to Hypersensitivity:

• Allergy

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Anti-Allergic Agents
• Desensitization, Immunologic
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Hypersensitivity:

• Drug Hypersensitivity
• Hypersensitivity, Delayed
• Hypersensitivity, Immediate
• Immune Complex Diseases
• Wissler's Syndrome
• Environmental Illness
• Latex Hypersensitivity

Source - MeSH 2007

• chemical hypersensitivity
• delayed hypersensitivity
• drug hypersensitivity
• food hypersensitivity
• immediate hypersensitivity
• skin hypersensitivity

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Hypersensitivity

• immunopathology

Source - CRISP

The term Hypersensitivity can be used for:

• allergy
• flower pollen allergy
• grass pollen allergy
• tree pollen allergy
• weed pollen allergy

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Hypersensitivity:

• allergen

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Hypersensitivity

The following list attempts to classify Hypersensitivity into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Immune System Diseases
  • Hypersensitivity

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