Definition
& Types of Hypersensitivity Disorders
Definition:
a normal but
exaggerated or uncontrolled immune response to a persistent antigen and results in
inflammation and tissue
damage.
Four types of hypersensitivity disorders:
Type I
Type II
Type III
Type IV
Immediate or
allergic hypersensitivity
Antibody-Dependent
Cytotoxic hypersensitivity
Immune
Complex-Mediated hypersensitivity
T-cell mediated
hypersensitivity
