HypersensitivityT78.4

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 06.12.2022

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Hypersensitivity

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Hypersensitivity reactions are defined according to a consensus statement of the World Allergy Organization (WAO) as objectively reproducible symptoms caused by exposure to a specific stimulus (mainly drugs = ADR) in a dose that is easily tolerated by normal subjects. Accordingly, this definition includes both allergic (mediated by specific immunological mechanisms) and non-allergic (pseudoallergy, idiosyncrasy, intolerance) reactions.

By way of example, the following clinical pictures can be classified as hypersensitivity reactions:

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Last updated on: 06.12.2022

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer