Diseases of the immune system (immunology)

Eosinophilic fasciitis

Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare disease characterized by symmetrical and painful inflammation, swelling and induration of the skin of the lower and upper extremities. Diagnosis is established by skin and fascia biopsy data.

Mastocytosis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Mastocytosis - infiltration of mast cells of the skin and other tissues and organs.

Hypersensitivity to medicines: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Hypersensitivity to drugs is an immune-mediated response.

Autoimmune conditions: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

In autoimmune conditions, antibodies to endogenous antigens are produced.

Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis is an acute, life-threatening, IgE-mediated allergic reaction that occurs in previously sensitized patients when they re-meet a familiar antigen

Allergic rhinitis

Allergic rhinitis is manifested by itching, sneezing, rhinorrhea, nasal congestion and sometimes conjunctivitis due to exposure to pollen or other allergens in a certain season or year-round.

Atopic and allergic conditions: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Hypersensitivity reactions of type I include atonic and many allergic disorders.

Allergy to latex: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Sensitivity to latex is an overly pronounced immune response to water-soluble proteins found in latex items (such as rubber gloves, dental cofferdam rubber, condoms, intubation tubes, catheters, enema tips with an inflatable latex cuff) that lead to urticaria , angioedema, anaphylaxis.

Congenital angioedema: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Congenital angioedema is a consequence of insufficiency (type 1, in 85% of cases) or dysfunction (type 2, in 15% of cases) of a C1-protein inhibitor that regulates complement activation along the classical pathway.

Angioedema

Angioedema is an edema of the deep layers of the dermis and subcutaneous tissues. It can be caused by medications, poison (especially animal origin), food or extracted allergens.

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