Hypersensitivity
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Hypersensitivity. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Hypersensitivity.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic - A common interstitial lung disease caused by hypersensitivity reactions of PULMONARY ALVEOLI after i...
Anaphylaxis - An acute hypersensitivity reaction due to exposure to a previously encountered ANTIGEN. The reaction...
Angioedema - Swelling involving the deep DERMIS, subcutaneous, or submucosal tissues, representing localized EDEM...
Angioedemas, Hereditary - Inherited disorders that are characterized by subcutaneous and submucosal EDEMA in the upper RESPIRA...
Arthus Reaction - A dermal inflammatory reaction produced under conditions of antibody excess, when a second injection...
Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary - Hypersensitivity reaction (ALLERGIC REACTION) to fungus ASPERGILLUS in an individual with long-stand...
Asthma - A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATOR...
Asthma, Aspirin-Induced - Asthmatic adverse reaction (e.g., BRONCHOCONSTRICTION) to conventional NSAIDS including aspirin use....
Asthma, Aspirin-Induced - Asthmatic adverse reaction (e.g., BRONCHOCONSTRICTION) to conventional NSAIDS including aspirin use....
Asthma, Exercise-Induced - Asthma attacks following a period of exercise. Usually the induced attack is short-lived and regress...
Bird Fancier's Lung - A form of alveolitis or pneumonitis due to an acquired hypersensitivity to inhaled avian antigens, u...
Conjunctivitis, Allergic - Conjunctivitis due to hypersensitivity to various allergens....
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact - A contact dermatitis due to allergic sensitization to various substances. These substances subsequen...
Dermatitis, Atopic - A chronic inflammatory genetically determined disease of the skin marked by increased ability to for...
Dermatitis, Photoallergic - A delayed hypersensitivity involving the reaction between sunlight or other radiant energy source an...
Dermatitis, Toxicodendron - An allergic contact dermatitis caused by exposure to plants of the genus Toxicodendron (formerly Rhu...
Drug Eruptions - Adverse cutaneous reactions caused by ingestion, parenteral use, or local application of a drug. The...
Drug Hypersensitivity - Immunologically mediated adverse reactions to medicinal substances used legally or illegally....
Egg Hypersensitivity - Allergic reaction to eggs that is triggered by the immune system....
Environmental Illness - A polysymptomatic condition believed by clinical ecologists to result from immune dysregulation indu...
Epidermal Necrolysis, Toxic - An exfoliative disease of skin seen primarily in adults and characterized by flaccid bullae and spre...
Erythema Nodosum - An erythematous eruption commonly associated with drug reactions or infection and characterized by i...
Farmer's Lung - A form of alveolitis or pneumonitis due to an acquired hypersensitivity to inhaled antigens associat...
Food Hypersensitivity - Gastrointestinal disturbances, skin eruptions, or shock due to allergic reactions to allergens in fo...
Hereditary Angioedema Type III - A form of hereditary angioedema that occurs in women and is precipitated or worsened by high ESTROGE...
Hereditary Angioedema Types I and II - Forms of hereditary angioedema that occur due to mutations in the gene for COMPLEMENT C1 INHIBITOR P...
Hypersensitivity - Altered reactivity to an antigen, which can result in pathologic reactions upon subsequent exposure ...
Hypersensitivity, Delayed - An increased reactivity to specific antigens mediated not by antibodies but by cells....
Hypersensitivity, Immediate - Hypersensitivity reactions which occur within minutes of exposure to challenging antigen due to the ...
Immune Complex Diseases - Group of diseases mediated by the deposition of large soluble complexes of antigen and antibody with...
Latex Hypersensitivity - Allergic reaction to products containing processed natural rubber latex such as rubber gloves, condo...
Milk Hypersensitivity - Allergic reaction to milk (usually cow's milk) or milk products. MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY should be dif...
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - An acquired disorder characterized by recurrent symptoms, referable to multiple organ systems, occur...
Nut Hypersensitivity - Allergic reaction to tree nuts that is triggered by the immune system....
Peanut Hypersensitivity - Allergic reaction to peanuts that is triggered by the immune system....
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch - A systemic non-thrombocytopenic purpura caused by HYPERSENSITIVITY VASCULITIS and deposition of IGA-...
Respiratory Hypersensitivity - A form of hypersensitivity affecting the respiratory tract. It includes ASTHMA and RHINITIS, ALLERGI...
Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial - Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose similar to that found in hay fever except that sympt...
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal - Allergic rhinitis that occurs at the same time every year. It is characterized by acute CONJUNCTIVIT...
Serum Sickness - Immune complex disease caused by the administration of foreign serum or serum proteins and character...
Serum Sickness - Immune complex disease caused by the administration of foreign serum or serum proteins and character...
Sick Building Syndrome - A group of symptoms that are two- to three-fold more common in those who work in large, energy-effic...
Status Asthmaticus - A sudden intense and continuous aggravation of a state of asthma, marked by dyspnea to the point of ...
Urticaria - A vascular reaction of the skin characterized by erythema and wheal formation due to localized incre...
Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous - Disorder characterized by a vasculitic syndrome associated with exposure to an antigen such as a dru...
Wheat Hypersensitivity - Allergic reaction to wheat that is triggered by the immune system....
Wissler's Syndrome - A rheumatic syndrome of possibly allergic origin, usually affecting children and adolescents, and ch...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
