immune system disorder

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Introduction
Immune deficiencies
- Hereditary and congenital deficiencies
- Deficiencies caused by infection
- Deficiencies caused by drug therapy
- Deficiencies caused by malnutrition
- Deficiencies associated with limited environmental exposure
Allergies
- Type I hypersensitivity
  - Sensitization, activation, and effector phases
  - Type I allergic reactions
  - Typical type I allergens
  - Treatment of type I allergic responses
- Type II hypersensitivity
- Type III hypersensitivity
- Type IV hypersensitivity
  - Tuberculin-type hypersensitivity
  - Contact hypersensitivity and dermatitis
Autoimmune disorders
- Basic processes underlying autoimmunity
  - Alteration of self antigens
  - Release of sequestered self antigens
  - Cross-reaction with foreign antigens
  - Genetic factors
- Examples of autoimmune disorders
  - Autoimmune diseases of the thyroid gland
  - Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
  - Pernicious anemia and autoimmune gastritis
  - Rheumatoid arthritis
  - Systemic lupus erythematosus
  - Multiple sclerosis
  - Type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus
  - Other autoimmune disorders
Cancers of the lymphocytes
- Genetic causes of cancer
- Malignant transformation of lymphocytes
- Treatment of cancers through identification of antigens

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